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Washington, DC -- Representative Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and members of the Congressional Task Force on Digital Citizenship released the following statement as the House of Representatives approved the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes an amendment requiring U.S. Intelligence agencies to review and report on foreign disinformation… Read more »

Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted to pass the bipartisan Conference Report on the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes five provisions authored by the Congresswoman as well as other critical priorities for the U.S. Military and Virginia’s 10th Congressional District.  "This year's defense authorization is an… Read more »

Washington, DC -- Yesterday evening, the U.S. Senate passed a bill authored by Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10) to rename the downtown Leesburg post office in honor of Norman Duncan, a longtime Virginia resident, World War II veteran, and advocate for caregivers. “I’m so pleased that my legislation to recognize beloved Loudouner Norman Duncan by renaming a post office in his… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Over five years after corrosion and structural weakness led to lane closures and the imposition of a weight limit, Memorial Bridge fully reopened today with all lanes open to traffic. The historic bridge, which connects Arlington National Cemetery in Northern Virginia and the Lincoln Memorial in the District of Columbia, was repaired with a $227 million rehabilitation… Read more »

Washington, DC -- Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10) voted to pass the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act to end the federal prohibition and criminalization of marijuana. “I am proud to support the MORE Act’s passage to federally decriminalize marijuana and address the toll criminalization has taken, particularly on communities of… Read more »

In response to a budget proposal released Monday night by WMATA detailing drastic cuts to service and layoffs of an additional 2,400 employees, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10) released the following statement: “Severe cuts to service and layoff of thousands of employees proposed by WMATA would be disastrous for our region, local economy, and especially for working… Read more »

Sterling, VA -- Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10) is encouraging Virginians to take advantage of the ongoing Open Enrollment period to sign up for affordable health insurance coverage. Virginians looking to get covered or change their plan can do so at HealthCare.gov now through December 15. “The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has underscored just how critical it is that… Read more »

In response to the Senate’s vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10) released the following statement: "Senate Republicans have rammed through an extreme Supreme Court Justice just in time to hear a case that could rip away health care from millions of Americans. Yet, for more than five months, they have… Read more »

In response to Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announcing charges filed against the two U.S. Park Police officers for the 2017 killing of Bijan Ghaisar, U.S. Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and Don Beyer (D-VA) and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) issued the following statement: "After nearly three years of stonewalling, lies, and cover up, this is… Read more »

Washington, DC -- U.S. Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), Don Beyer (D-VA), and Gerry Connolly (D-VA) today called for a court order to extend Virginia’s voter registration deadline following extended disruptions of the Virginia Department of Elections website on the final day of registration. Their statement came as the Virginia Information Technologies… Read more »