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Political violence reared its ugly head in America last week with the murder of Charlie Kirk at a Utah college debate event less than three months after the murder of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband. Just moments after Kirk was shot, we also witnessed another school shooting in Colorado. Both events sparked shock, anger, fear and hatred.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-04), Eugene Vindman (D-VA-07), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10), and James Walkinshaw (D-VA-11) released the following statement:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) — along with 22 bipartisan Members of Congress representing the Chesapeake Bay watershed region — called for a new Chesapeake Bay agreement that sets ambitious, measurable, and achievable targets, especially for water quality improvement and pollution reduction, in order to restore and protect the Bay.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) introduced H.R. 5243 to increase data transparency around Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits for seniors. The legislation would require companies that offer Medicare Advantage plans to submit enrollee-level data on supplemental benefits to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Congress is officially back in session — with 20 days to avoid a government shutdown by passing a funding bill. House and Senate Democrats stand ready to pass a bipartisan funding bill that improves the health, safety and economic well-being of every American. However, President Trump and the Republican House and Senate majority do not seem interested in doing that.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) announced the launch of her 2025 Veteran of the Year Program to honor and recognize veterans residing in Virginia’s Fourth Congressional District for their service.
Happy September!
August recess is over, and Congress is back in session with just 28 days to pass funding bills before current funding expires at midnight on October 1st. Absent Congressional action by then, we face a government shutdown. So once again, the shutdown countdown begins…
Things aren’t looking great.
Washington, D.C. – The Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) led by Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Lateefah Simon (CA-12) sent a letter to the Department of Labor (DOL) on three proposed rules that will rip away financial and job opportunities for women (RIN 1250-AA17, RIN 1205-AC21, and RIN 1235-AA51).
Tazewell, Va. — In case you missed it, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined advocates, doctors and community members at Tazewell County Public Library on Aug. 28 to sound the alarm on the recently-passed Republican cuts to Medicaid that will put rural hospitals across the commonwealth at risk of closure.
The woman who represents Virginia’s 4th Congressional District made a stop in Charlottesville on Wednesday, August 27, warning of the effects that federal cuts will have on the Commonwealth’s budget.