Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined House Democrats to introduce the Taxpayer Data Protection Act, a direct response to Elon Musk’s invasion of tens of millions of Americans’ privacy.
The Taxpayer Data Protection Act will stop people with conflicts of interest or without a security clearance from accessing the highly sensitive Treasury Department payment system — which is responsible for Social Security and Medicare benefits.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after Russell Vought was confirmed as the Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB):
“Our federal workforce deserves our nation’s utmost respect for their tireless service to the American people. Tonight, Senate Republicans, at the behest of President Trump, betrayed our federal workforce by confirming Russell Vought as the Director of OMB.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after Elon Musk and the Trump-Vance Administration shuttered the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID):
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) received access to the Treasury Department’s federal payment system, one of the most sensitive U.S. government databases:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after the Trump-Vance Administration rescinded a memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to freeze all federal grants and loans:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump-Vance Administration’s freeze on federal grants and loans:
“I applaud Judge AliKhan’s order blocking the Trump-Vance Administration’s hasty and illegal power grab seeking to freeze federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer L. McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Pete Hegseth as the next Secretary of Defense of the United States:
“On the 12th anniversary of Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta lifting the ban on women in combat, the U.S. Senate confirmed a man who says that never should have happened to be the next Secretary of Defense.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement on the passing of Henry L. Marsh III:
“Today, we mourn the loss of Henry Marsh, a tireless public servant who spent his life working to move our communities, Commonwealth, and country forward. Henry was a staunch civil rights leader and a true champion for justice and equality under the law.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer L. McClellan (VA-04) led her Virginia Democratic colleagues, Representatives Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03), Don Beyer (VA-08), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), and Eugene Vindman (VA-07) in urging President Donald Trump to revise or revoke his hiring freeze on federal civilian employees.