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Sterling, VA – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced that restaurants in Virginia-10 will be able to apply for direct relief through the Restaurant Revitalization Fund beginning Monday, May 3, at 12:00 p.m. ET. Applicants can register on the U.S. Small Business Administration application portal beginning today, Friday, April 30. The $28.6 billion… Read more »

Washington, DC -- Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) met this week with county and town elected officials and other stakeholders to discuss local funding priorities for Virginia’s 10th District. Below are more details about the groups Wexton met with and the funding projects they discussed: Frederick Water Diehl Project Wexton met with Chuck DeHaven, Chair of the Frederick… Read more »

Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s first joint address to Congress tonight: “President Biden spoke powerfully tonight about the remarkable progress we have made in our fight against COVID and presented a bold plan to invest in American families and jobs which will enable our country to emerge stronger on the other side of this… Read more »

Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced 19-year-old childhood cancer advocate, Caoilinn McLane, as her virtual guest for President Biden’s first address to Congress. Caoilinn is a Virginia-10 constituent and recently participated in a roundtable hosted by Congresswoman Wexton with kids and young adults who had or currently have cancer. The… Read more »

Sterling, VA – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) announced that more help is here for local businesses and jobs as the Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program will be reopening for applications beginning today, April 26, 2021. Wexton helped secure additional funding for the program as part of the American Rescue Plan’s support for… Read more »

After the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it would officially withdraw the previous Administration’s proposed rule which would have removed protections under the Equal Access Rule and would allow for discrimination against transgender Americans seeking emergency shelter, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) released the following… Read more »

Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted for H.R. 51, legislation to grant statehood to Washington, D.C. The Washington, D.C. Admission Act would admit D.C. as the 51st state -- securing for the city’s 712,000 residents voting representation in Congress and full self-government. Currently, Americans living in the District are subject to federal taxes and… Read more »

Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted to pass H.R. 1333, the NO BAN Act, and H.R. 1573, the Access to Counsel Act of 2021. Together, this landmark legislation would prevent future presidents from issuing travel bans that discriminate based on religion, such as the previous Administration’s Muslim Ban, while protecting certain due process protections for… Read more »

Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted to pass the bipartisan Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, which included an amendment co-authored by Wexton and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to ensure no provisions of the bill are construed to limit existing laws related to domestic violence, sexual… Read more »

Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted to pass H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, landmark legislation that will help close the gender wage gap by strengthening equal pay protections for women. The bill would create more effective remedies for women who are not being paid equal pay for equal work, including requiring employers to prove that pay… Read more »