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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.

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.

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.

Issues:Education
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.

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. 

March 20, 2025

Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order effectively dismantling the Department of Education:

Issues:Education
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Photo of Rep. McClellan with Sen. Hashmi, Del. Sickles, and local health care advocates.
March 20, 2025

Richmond, VA – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and General Assembly Members Senator Ghazala Hashmi (SD-15) and Delegate Mark Sickles (HD-17) held a press conference highlighting the importance of Medicaid to the state budget, local health care systems and warning

Issues:Health
March 17, 2025
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It was a tense week in Washington as the clock ticked towards a government shutdown. House Republicans completely cut Democrats out of the process to ram through a 6-month funding bill that gave Elon Musk and Donald Trump a blank check to continue raiding federal agencies and traumatizing the federal workforce to ultimately fund tax cuts for billionaires.

March 13, 2025

Richmond, VA – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) announced the start of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for high school students in Virginia’s Fourth Congressional District.