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Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) introduced a resolution congratulating the city of Manassas on the 150th anniversary of its founding. The city’s rich and storied history began on April 1, 1873 when the Virginia General Assembly voted to incorporate the area on the land then known as “Manassas Junction” due to its location at the junction of the… Read more »

Washington, DC – Today, the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) announced the election of their new leadership and historic membership for the 118th Congress, including Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) as Outreach Task Force Co-Chair. The Caucus is led this Congress by Chair Lois Frankel (FL-22) and Vice Chairs Nikema Williams (GA-5) and Teresa Leger Fernández… Read more »

Leesburg, VA – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Acting Administrator Billy Nolen expressing their concern over the FAA's decision to end air traffic control services at Leesburg Executive Airport’s (JYO) remote… Read more »

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) issued the following statement on President Biden’s newly released budget. Wexton is a member of the House Appropriations Committee and the House Budget Committee: “President Biden has unveiled a robust and sensible budget that meets the needs of families in every community across America in this moment and builds on the… Read more »

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced that Washington Dulles International Airport will receive another $20 million from the Airport Terminals Program through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to support the creation of a new 14-gate terminal. The new terminal project, which has already received $49.6 million from… Read more »

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) announced the introduction of the Conducting Oversight to Secure Transparency (COST) of Relocations Act to require any federal agency preparing to relocate to conduct and release to the public a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis of the proposed move before it is carried out. The… Read more »

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) issued the following statement on why Springfield, Virginia is the optimal location to establish the new FBI headquarters, joining other bipartisan Virginia leaders today in calling for a fair evaluation of Springfield as a finalist for the move. Wexton could not attend the press event hosted by other elected leaders as she… Read more »

Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), along with co-leads Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), and Madeleine Dean (D-PA), introduced a resolution to officially designate February as “Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.” Millions of teens are affected by teen dating violence, which can include physical… Read more »

Washington, DC – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) announced the appointment of Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) to the House Budget Committee for the 118th Congress. Wexton also served on the Committee during the 117th Congress. The Committee’s chief responsibility is to draft an annual concurrent resolution on the budget that provides a Congressional framework for… Read more »

Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) issued the following statement on President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address to Congress: “Tonight, President Biden spoke about a strong and resilient America which has bounced back from the darkest days of the pandemic and is coming together to tackle the biggest challenges of our time. I share Joe Biden’s hope for our future – that we can and… Read more »