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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.
The past two weeks have been a whirlwind as we witnessed the end of the Biden-Harris Administration and the beginning of the Trump-Vance Administration against the backdrop of celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Throughout these two weeks, I have pondered the same question Dr. King posed in the final year of his life:
“Where do we go from here? Chaos or community?”
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.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Chair of the Abortion Rights and Access Task Force for the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, issued the following statement after she voted against H.R. 21, the House GOP Reproductive Health Care Surveillance Act:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA-04) and Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) introduced H.R. 641, the Coordination for Soil Carbon Research and Monitoring Act, to empower the federal government to support interagency work around soil carbon sequestration research and monitoring.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after she voted against S. 5, the Senate-amended version of the Laken Riley Act, to protect immigrant communities and stand up for due process under the law:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) announced the winners of the 2024-2025 Congressional App Challenge for Virginia’s Fourth Congressional District: Saket Sambaraju and Abhinav Gitta. Saket and Abhinav designed MelanomAI, an application that scans images for melanoma skin cancer with a 92.28% testing accuracy.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement reflecting on the historic accomplishments of the Biden-Harris Administration: