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This week, I was back in Virginia’s Fourth as Congress was in recess. It was a busy and exciting week! |
IN THE DISTRICT |
Small Business Week with Vice President Kamala Harris |
Richmond, VA – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) welcomed Vice President Kamala Harris to Richmond to celebrate National Small Business Week. Vice President Harris, Congresswoman McClellan, and Mayor Stoney toured Babylon Micro-Farms, a Richmond-based sustainable indoor farming startup that employs 35 Virginians and keeps all manufacturing local.
Richmond, VA – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) welcomed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to Richmond, where they toured Hope Pharmacy in the Market at 25th.
It was another incredible, productive week in Washington and the district. |
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after Fort Lee was renamed as Fort Gregg-Adams in honor of Lieutenant General Arthur Gregg and Lieutenant Colonel Charity Adams:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) voted against H.R. 2811, the Default on America Act, led by Speaker Kevin McCarthy. The extreme legislation is filled with severe spending cuts for fundamental social safety net programs that American families, seniors, and veterans rely on every day.
As I took my oath of office last month to become the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress, I felt the weight of history and my responsibility. I was sworn in during Women’s History Month on March 7, exactly 58 years to the day that voting rights activists faced the brutality of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. It reminded me that the past is still present as the country faces familiar fights for justice — including environmental justice.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court halted restrictions imposed by the lower courts on mifepristone in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. Food and Drug Administration: