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This week, Congress was back in session for votes, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a Joint Session of Congress, the House Armed Services Committee took up the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, and House Republicans censured Representative Adam Schiff in retaliation for his leading investigations into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia. This week also marked the one year anniversary of the overturning of Roe v.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling:
Last week everyone on the East Coast was talking about smoke from the Canadian wildfires. It was a reminder of the fact that climate change is already having devasting impacts on communities. This is particularly true for the communities of color and environmental justice communities I represent, who disproportionately suffer the health impacts of environmental pollution and climate change.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) voted to advance H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, out of the House Armed Services Committee to the House Floor for consideration.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) welcomed Joshua Crenshaw, a senior from Varina High School in Henrico, to Washington to celebrate his success in the annual Congressional Art Competition. Joshua took first place for his piece, “Just Sitting,” which was created using charcoal on paper.
Happy Juneteenth! I hope you are enjoying this state and federal holiday, which commemorates the abolition of slavery in America. Although the Emancipation Proclamation was issued January 1, 1863, liberating those enslaved in the states in rebellion, word did not reach Texas until Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston on June 19, 1865 with General Order No. 3 proclaiming freedom for the still enslaved people in Texas. The Thirteenth Amendment abolishing slavery was ratified nearly six months later on December 6, 1865. |
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) introduced the Growing Reputable Academic Departments (GRAD) Act to help bolster graduate-level STEM programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs).
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) marked her first 100 days in Congress, highlighting some of the major accomplishments she has made since being sworn in as the first Black woman to represent Virginia on March 7th.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) voted against H.J.Res. 44, a House resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) rule to tighten federal regulations on pistol braces.