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Ashburn, VA -- Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-Leesburg) hosted a town hall-style discussion at the Ashby Ponds retirement community in Ashburn, Virginia, on Monday. Wexton spoke about the two bipartisan bills she has successfully passed through the House in the first seven months, and provided updates on work that she is doing in Congress to advance the priorities of Virginia's 10th Congressiona... Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton decried the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to begin issuing termination letters to employees who declined to relocate to Kansas City, Missouri by September 30th--including at least some who made extension requests that were left unanswered. Notably, Congresswoman Wexton wrote to Secretary Sonny Perdue on July 17, requesting further information... Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) joined Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chairman Mike Thompson (D-CA) and 212 Members of the House Democratic Caucus wrote to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell demanding he immediately call the Senate back into session to pass H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, and H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act. Both these bipartisan bil... Read more »

Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) attended a vigil for the victims of recent incidents of gun violence outside of the National Rifle Association (NRA) headquarters where she called on attendees to honor the victims of gun violence with action. Yesterday’s vigil was organized by the Northern Virginia chapters of the Brady Campaign and the March For Our Lives. WATCH: Congresswoman Wexton urges vi... Read more »

Leesburg, VA -- Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) called for the opening of an impeachment inquiry into the conduct of President Donald Trump: “I believe my constituents sent me to Congress, in part, because of my reputation for being thoughtful and deliberate. I did not run for office with the purpose of impeaching the president, but I did take an oath to uphold and defend the Constitu... Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives passed Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton’s (D-VA) bipartisan Expanding Findings for Federal Opioid Research and Treatment (EFFORT) Act, which directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support research on opioid addiction. Wexton introduced the bill alongside Republican Congressman Jim Baird (R-IN) in June. “The opioid crisis has impacted too many families in ... Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) introduced the Personal Needs Allowance (PNA) Modernization Act to align the Personal Needs Allowance with today’s economic realities and to improve the financial security of Medicaid beneficiaries living in nursing facilities. “The paltry Personal Needs Allowance of just thirty dollars a month strips too many of our seniors and disabled Americans of the... Read more »

Yesterday, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) led a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue following reports from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) employees that requests for personal extensions to the July 15th deadline have not been approved or have been left unanswered. “It is unacceptable that the Secretary has denied or not responded to urgent personal extension requests from ... Read more »

Today Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-Va) joined U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on a bicameral letter led by the Senator to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue about the proposed relocation of the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The letter is also signed by Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ben Cardin ... Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which builds a strong national defense and prioritizes American servicemembers. The bill includes an amendment authored by Congresswoman Wexton to support intelligence servicemembers transitioning into the public sector workforce. “This year’s defense bill meets our national security challe... Read more »