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Richmond, Va. – In case you missed it: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Protect Our Care Virginia hosted a roundtable on Tuesday sounding the alarm on how the expiration of enhanced Premium Tax Credits (EPTC) under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) at the end of this year will drive up health care costs for Virginians and impact our entire health care system.
Richmond, VA – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement about the passing of Dale District Supervisor James M. “Jim” Holland:
“I am deeply saddened by the passing of Supervisor James M. “Jim” Holland. Chesterfield County and our Commonwealth have lost a passionate advocate and impactful leader.
Washington, D.C. – In case you missed it, this Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) introduced H.R. 5327, the Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia Federal Recognition Act, to extend federal recognition to the Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia.
Mama J’s Kitchen co-owner Lester Johnson is one of 400,000 Virginians who purchase health insurance through the Virginia Insurance Marketplace. As he prepared to renew his plan when open enrollment starts on Nov. 1, Lester checked his premium bill. Without the tax credit he receives to help lower his insurance premium, the cost of his insurance plan will double.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after the Trump Administration and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought announced mass firings amidst a federal government shutdown:
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after the Israeli government and Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement:
After weeks of inaction from Congressional Republicans, funding for the federal government ran out at midnight on October 1st. We are now in Day 6 of a government shutdown, leaving 750,000 federal workers furloughed with no idea of when they’ll receive their next paycheck and millions more uncertain of what the future holds.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Democratic members of Virginia’s congressional delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to OMB Director Russ Vought clarifying that threats to withhold or cancel back pay to furloughed federal workers would be illegal. The letter was signed by Representatives Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (VA-08), Robert C.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the League of Conservation Voters hosted a virtual press conference on the negative impacts of Trump’s government shutdown on communities across the country with U.S. Representatives Jennifer McClellan, Steven Horsford, Sean Casten, and Mike Levin and state partners in the Conservation Voters Movement (CVM).
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement on the impending shutdown of the federal government:
“Republicans control both chambers of Congress and the White House. They had every tool at their disposal to avoid a government shutdown. Yet their actions, or lack thereof, these past few weeks have caused immense uncertainty for millions of Americans and their livelihoods, amidst a health care and affordability crisis of their own making.