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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after being sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives for the 119th Congress:
“Today, I took the oath of office to serve another term in the U.S. House of Representatives with a profound sense of responsibility to the people of Virginia’s Fourth Congressional District.
The 118th Congress began with gridlock and chaos as House Republicans took a week to elect a speaker. It nearly ended the same way as House Republicans as a different speaker took us to the brink of a government shutdown.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after she voted in support of H.R. 10545:
“The 118th Congress began with gridlock and chaos as House Republicans took a week to elect Speaker Kevin McCarthy. It nearly ended the same way when, for the fifth time, House Republicans took us to the brink of a government shutdown under Speaker Mike Johnson. The entire time, House Democrats have stood ready to put the American people over politics.
Washington, D.C. — In case you missed it (ICYMI): Last night, the U.S. Senate passed Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan’s (VA-04) H.R. 7385 to rename the Petersburg Post Office as the “John Mercer Langston United States Postal Service Building.”
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after House Republicans brought H.R. 10515 to the floor:
We have reached the final vote week for the 118th Congress. Once again, we are racing against the clock to pass a funding bill and avoid a government shutdown before current funding expires Friday. But as I write this, no draft funding bill has been released….
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) introduced H.R 10382, the Amtrak Grant Flexibility Act, to expand funding opportunities and make it easier for Amtrak to complete future projects.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25 NDAA):
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20) announced their introduction of the Mental Health Enhancement, Navigation, and Treatment for Our Researchers Act of 2024 (MENTOR Act). This new bill would establish federal guidelines through the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to improve the mental health and mentoring of graduate and postdoctoral researchers.