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April 10, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05), Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (MD-06) introduced two pieces of legislation, the SERVICE Act and the Ensuring Agency Service Quality Act, that would protect federal workers and their agencies from the reckless attacks of the Trump administration and secure their ability to continue serving the American people.

April 10, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement on House passage of H.R. 22, the SAVE Act, which threatens millions of Americans’ fundamental right to vote:

“The SAVE Act is the latest chapter in this country’s dark history of suppressing the sacred right to vote through a modern-day poll tax.

April 8, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Amidst widespread firings at federal health agencies, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) calls out the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans after Elon Musk’s DOGE purged thousands of personnel from the U.S.

April 7, 2025
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Last week in Washington, the House did not conduct much legislative business when Speaker Johnson cancelled votes after failing to kill a bill allowing new moms and dads in Congress to vote by proxy. As the first member of the Virginia General Assembly to be pregnant and give birth in office 15 years ago, I know all too well the challenges pregnant women and new moms face in public office. Yet, Speaker Johnson refuses to make meaningful accommodations for House members who are pregnant or starting a family. So much for his commitment to family values.

April 1, 2025

Washington, D.C. – In case you missed it: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Congresswoman Emilia Sykes (OH-13) reintroduced the Healthy Food Access for All Americans Act. This legislation would provide incentives to food providers to expand access to healthy foods in underserved communities and reduce the number of food deserts nationwide. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) reintroduced the Senate companion bill.

March 31, 2025
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Last week in Washington came with shocking news from The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg that he had accidentally been added to a Signal group chat between our nation’s top security officials discussing a pending attack on Yemen. “Signalgate” dominated the week — and the calls to my office from outraged constituents. 

March 31, 2025

Washington, D.C. – In case you missed it: This weekend, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) celebrated the life and legacy of James Solomon Russell with Saint Paul’s College Alumni, friends and family. Russell, who was born enslaved in 1857, lived a life of service as a priest and educator, founding what would become St. Paul’s College in Lawrenceville, VA.

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March 27, 2025

In the 1880s, my great grandfather founded a school in their rural community because the state of Alabama did not provide a good education to Black children.

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March 26, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) introduced H.R. 2313, the Celestial Time Standardization Act, a bill to establish a time standard for the Moon and other celestial bodies to improve interoperability in space exploration.

While Earth uses Coordinated Universal Time to standardize and synchronize timing, the Moon and other celestial bodies currently lack their own timing standard.

March 24, 2025
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During last week’s House recess I was back in the district sounding the alarm on the damage Trump and Congressional Republicans have inflicted on two cornerstones of well-being for every family — their health and education.