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Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) issued the following statement after voting to pass the bipartisan budget agreement and avoid a default on our nation's debt: "Virginia families and businesses cannot afford the economic catastrophe that a default on our debt would bring. "I voted in support of this imperfect legislation because, despite what the right-wing majority in ... Read More »

Leesburg, VA – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced new constituent casework milestones: successfully closing 10,262 cases for her constituents and returning a total of $18,125,726 to the hardworking taxpayers of Virginia’s 10th District. “Since my first day in Congress, advocating on behalf of my constituents and delivering results that improve their lives has been my top priorit... Read More »

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act 2.0 along with Representatives Tom Cole (R-OK), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI), as well as Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS). The legislation would reauthorize and increase funding for the National Institute of Health’s (NI... Read More »

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) introduced legislation to rename the Purcellville, Virginia, post office in honor of Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. Secretary of State who called Virginia’s 10th District home for many years. “Secretary Madeleine Albright was a fearless trailblazer for women and a devoted public servant who touched the lives of so many whom sh... Read More »

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) reiterated her support for comprehensive immigration reform that secures our border, provides a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders, and solves the workforce challenges facing businesses across the country. “Our immigration system is broken, and rather than work together on a bipartisan soluti... Read More »

Leesburg, VA – Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) has announced the winner of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for Virginia’s 10th Congressional District: the painting “Little Hope” by Linyue Tong, a Sterling resident and freshmen at Potomac Falls High School. Her piece will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol for one year and featured on House.gov’s Congressional Art Competition page. “I’m a... Read More »

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and John Rose (R-TN) led 22 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter requesting the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require the Chinese company Shein, the world’s largest fast-fashion company, to certify that their products do not utilize Uyghur forced labor. It has been reported that Shein is preparing for a U.S. In... Read More »

Washington, DC – U.S. Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA) and Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution that would designate April as “Parkinson’s Awareness Month.” Wexton announced on World Parkinson’s Day earlier this month that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. “Parkinson’s is not a death sentence... Read More »

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) issued the following statement on the Ghaisar family’s settlement with the Department of Justice in the civil lawsuit claiming wrongful death of their son, Bijan Ghaisar, at the hands of the U.S. Park Police in 2017: “The Ghaisar family has faced years of unjust obstacles and stonewalling in their pursuit of answers in this case. This settlemen... Read More »

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation to reform statutes of limitations (SOL) laws for child sexual abuse crimes. Only a small handful of states have fully eliminated statutes of limitations for criminal and civil child sexual abuse, exploitation, and trafficking cases as well as allowed for the revival... Read More »

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton shared a new report detailing the devastating impacts of House Republicans’ reckless plan to gut critical support for hardworking families in Virginia’s 10th District. “The extreme budget cuts being championed by House Republicans would be devastating to Virginians’ health, safety, and education here in the 10th District and all across the comm... Read More »

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), along with more than 70 other members of Congress, sent a letter to the U.S. State Department urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to designate U.S. Legal Permanent Resident and Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza as “unlawfully and wrongfully detained” under the Levinson Act (22 U.S.C. 1741 et seq.). The legislators also called upon the... Read More »

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced projects from across Virginia’s 10th Congressional District that she has submitted to the House Appropriations Committee’s FY 2024 Community Project Funding program. The Committee will evaluate the projects for inclusion in the annual appropriations bills later this year. “As a member of the Appropriations Committee, I’ve worke... Read More »

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced that she will be joining two New Democrat Coalition (NDC) Policy Task Forces: the Workforce Development Task Force and the National Security Task Force. “In Congress and during my time in the Virginia state Senate, I have a history of success working across the aisle to get results for my district,” said Congresswoman Jennifer ... Read More »

Leesburg, VA – Today, on World Parkinson’s Disease Day, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10) shared that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. She released a video, which can be found here. The transcript is below. “If there’s one thing that Democrats and Republicans can agree on, it’s that Parkinson’s Disease sucks. Today, on World Parkinson’s Day, I’m here to tell you that I’ve com... Read More »