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Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted to pass H.R. 4502, a package of seven government funding bills, which focuses on investing in America. The transformative investments in the bill will create good-paying American jobs, grow opportunity for middle class and small businesses, and provide a lifeline for working families and the vulnerable. In addition,… Read more »

Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) attended President Joe Biden’s signing ceremony for the VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act this afternoon at the White House. Wexton was a strong advocate for the bill’s passage after hearing from local victim services agencies who are facing a funding crisis with federal awards being cut and have advocated… Read more »

Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted for H.R. 3985, the ALLIES Act, legislation to protect Afghan interpreters, contractors, security personnel, and other partners who face deadly retribution by the Taliban for their work with the United States government. This bipartisan legislation will expand and expedite the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV)… Read more »

Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced today that she has successfully secured $12,910,000 in federal funding for all ten of the Community Project Funding requests that she submitted as part of the fiscal year 2022 House appropriations packages. The requests include funding for local transportation and infrastructure projects, a first-time homebuyer down… Read more »

Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted today to approve the fiscal year 2022 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies funding bill, which would create jobs, rebuild crumbling infrastructure, expand access to safe affordable housing, and promote safety. “Our Transportation and Housing appropriations bill makes long-needed… Read more »

Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted today to approve the fiscal year 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill, which includes critical investments in child care and Early Head Start, gun violence prevention, mental health and substance abuse services, job creation, and K-12 and post-secondary education. “This… Read more »

Sterling, VA -- Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) hosted a roundtable to discuss the impacts on local families from the upcoming expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) advanced payments, which will be delivered to families beginning this Thursday, July 15th. “The expanded Child Tax Credit is a historic tax cut for working families that we passed as part of the American Rescue… Read more »

Sterling, VA -- Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced today that hardworking people across Virginia have received 3,963,158 Economic Impact Payments totaling $9,456,600,000 in 2021, which Wexton helped secure as part of the American Rescue Plan.   “As we come together to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, we also celebrate the remarkable progress we've made as… Read more »

Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted to pass the “Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America (INVEST in America) Act,” which includes funding for a new interchange at Route 7 and Route 690 (Hillsboro Road) in Purcellville and the revitalization of Mathis Corridor in Manassas. Wexton fought to… Read more »

Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted to approve the fiscal year 2022 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding bill, which includes critical investments in global health, gender equity, and the foreign policy workforce as well as record funding for Radio Free Asia to counter Chinese disinformation. “This legislation addresses our most… Read more »