“Today we honor the memory of all those who have been victims of fatal anti-transgender violence -- who have been targeted for no other reason than how they identify. “Despite the significant progress we’ve made as a country in the past decade to advance LGBTQ rights, transgender Americans, particularly transgender women of color, still face alarming rates of violence. “The Trump administration ha... Read more »
November 18, 2019 Reps. Don Beyer and Jennifer Wexton and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton today sent a letter pressing FBI Director Chris Wray to authorize the release of 9-1-1 recordings connected to the November 2017 shooting of Bijan Ghaisar by U.S. Park Police. Their letter came a day after the three Members of Congress joined the Ghaisar family at a Lincoln Memorial vigil marking the two-... Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) introduced the Gun Violence Prevention Through Financial Intelligence Act, which would direct the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to assist financial institutions, through its Financial Institutions Advisory Program, in identifying and reporting suspicious or illegal financial activity related to firearms. “Banks, credit card companies, an... Read more »
In response to the release of the Department of Justice decision to close their investigation into the death of Bijan Ghaisar at the hands of the U.S. Park Police without any charges, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) released the following statement: “Bijan and his family deserve so much more than this. “Nearly two years to the day of Bijan Ghaisar’s death at the hands of the U.S. Park Police,... Read more »
Today, an amendment offered by Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) during the Science, Space, and Technology Committee markup of H.R. 4704, the Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act, was approved with unanimous support. The amendment adds a research topic to the competitive grant program created by the bill to advance research on drug and alcohol abuse as it relates to suicide. “When 25% of a... Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) introduced a bill to rename the downtown Leesburg post office after Norman Duncan, a World War II veteran and beloved member of the Loudoun County community. “Norman Duncan was a true giant in Loudoun County. Since my time in the State Senate, I’ve witnessed firsthand how his life of public service touched so many in our community, especially through hi... Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) led a bicameral letter urging the leadership of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to block any funding for the relocation of two Department of Agriculture (USDA) research agencies--the Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)--in the final Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations bills. Notably, the USDA’s... Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) pressed the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Kathy Kraninger, over potential conflicts of interest within the Bureau’s Student Loan Ombudsman office and its inadequate staffing. “It’s pretty swampy when the top student loan watchdog -- who is in charge of protecting student borrowers -- is a former top lawyer for a company acc... Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Congressman Mike Kelly (R-PA) introduced the Health Savings for Families Act. The bipartisan bill would give families the flexibility to utilize the tax advantages of both a Health Savings Account (HSA) and a health Flexible Spending Account (FSA)--helping them save money on health care. “Cost of care is at a reco... Read more »
Today, an amendment offered by Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) during the Science, Space, and Technology Committee markup of H.R. 4355, the Identifying Outputs of Generative Adversarial Networks (IOGAN) Act, was approved with bipartisan support. The IOGAN Act supports research to close existing gaps in the technology to identify outputs of generative adversarial networks (GANs), also known as... Read more »
