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33 press releases and posts, newest first.
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Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), House Administration Committee Ranking Member Joe Morelle (NY-25) and members of Virginia’s Democratic congressional delegation held a public shadow hearing Thursday in Fairfax to confront the Trump…
“Where the Trump Administration is sowing fear and confusion, we’re providing facts and defending the right to vote. We came together in Fairfax to make clear that every eligible American, no matter who they support, can cast a ballot with confidence.”
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Representative Walkinshaw introduced bill to fix federal employee personnel record errors.
“Federal employees have suffered enough under the Trump administration’s mass firings and attacks on our civil service. They should not have to chase down missing paperwork to document their service and access the benefits they earned.”
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Virginia Democrats released statement on eighth anniversary of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder.
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Democrats Demand Answers on DHS Funding Pro-Trump Political Ads Ahead of Midterm Elections
Demanded answers from DHS Secretary on use of taxpayer funds for pro-Trump political advertisements.
“This disturbing pattern of redirecting congressionally appropriated funding to advantage one political party must cease immediately.”
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Walkinshaw Calls for Investigation into Trump's DHS-Funded Political Ads
Called for investigation into Trump's use of DHS funds for political TV ads.
“Trump is using your tax dollars at the Department of Homeland Security to pay for his own political TV ads. Republicans handed DHS historic levels of funding. Now it turns out Trump is spending it on himself. These aren't PSAs. One is nearly identical to a Trump 2024 campaign ad. And they're illegal. Federal law bans…”
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Pressed GAO to examine military service members' mental health care access during deployments.
“At a minimum, they deserve safe and adequate places to sleep, access to basic necessities, and living conditions that protect their physical and mental health.”
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Walkinshaw Cosponsors Bipartisan Shenandoah VALOR Act to Preserve Historic Battlefields
Cosponsored bipartisan legislation to expand Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District.
“The Shenandoah Valley is an important part of our nation’s history, and we have a responsibility to preserve the places that tell that story. I’m proud to support the Shenandoah VALOR Act to expand these preservation efforts and ensure future generations can experience and learn from these historic landscapes.”
Shenandoah Valley VALOR ActPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesAI-read
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Led Virginia delegation letter opposing Trump administration's proposal to rescind the Roadless Rule.
“This proposal would strip protections from approximately 84% of Virginia’s roadless areas, opening these lands to road construction, logging, and other industrial activities. The consequences for Virginia’s environment, economy, and public health would be severe, falling squarely on the families and communities we…”
Roadless Rule Rescission OppositionPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesAI-read
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Walkinshaw , Thompson Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Recognize our POW/MIA Servicemembers
Introduced bipartisan resolution designating September 18, 2026, as National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
“On National POW/MIA Recognition Day, we honor the courage and sacrifice of those who endured captivity, those who have been accounted for, and those who remain missing. I am proud to co-lead this bipartisan resolution with Congressman Thompson and reaffirm our nation’s enduring commitment to bring every servicemember…”
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Led bipartisan coalition of 110 lawmakers urging Congress to reject federal employee pay freeze.
“These challenges have come on top of just a 2 percent pay raise in 2025 and a 1 percent raise in 2026. Asking these public servants to now accept a pay freeze as the cost of living continues to rise amounts to an effective pay cut”
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Introduced bill to strengthen oversight of CISA's cyber workforce after mass employee cuts.
“America’s cyber defenses are only as strong as the people behind them.”
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Urged Trump administration not to deport people facing persecution in China.
“Many people who have fled persecution in the PRC come to the United States with an expectation that they can find refuge.”
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Introduced bipartisan bill requiring intelligence community to report on AI use under FISA Section 702.
“Congress must have strong oversight and transparency over federal AI use.”
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Walkinshaw Presses Postal Service Leadership for Transparency After Troubling GAO Findings
Criticized Postal Service leadership for cutting service while raising prices, demanded greater transparency.
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Introduced bipartisan bill to locate, return Ukrainian children abducted by Russia and hold perpetrators accountable.
“Russia is running a deliberate campaign to erase these children's identity and steal Ukraine's future.”
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Introduced bipartisan bill requiring annual Medicare telehealth data reporting and transparency.
“Telehealth can be a lifeline when getting to a doctor is difficult, especially for seniors, people with disabilities, and patients in rural communities. It also gives patients greater flexibility to manage chronic conditions, access behavioral health services, and receive routine follow-up care.”
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Walkinshaw Warns Trump’s Census Plan Could Exclude Millions of People and Shortchange Communities
Warned Trump's proposed Census citizenship question could exclude millions and reduce federal funding.
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Demanded Elon Musk testify under oath after GAO found DOGE DHS savings claims vastly overstated.
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Virginia Members Of Congress Welcome Investigation Of ICE Encounter With Jose Mejia Hernandez
Supported Arlington County Police investigation into ICE encounter that injured José Mejía Hernandez.
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Walkinshaw Statement on Holding Leon Black in Contempt
Called for holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt for defying congressional subpoenas.
“Billionaire Leon Black refused to testify today, defying two congressional subpoenas. Black paid Jeffrey Epstein more than $180 million over six years, yet the last time he appeared before Oversight, he walked out rather than answer questions about their relationship and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) used to silence…”
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Walkinshaw Statement on Reports That USPS Defied Court Order in Implementing Trump Mail Voting Order
Criticized USPS for defying court order on Trump mail voting executive order.
“The United States Postal Service appears to have defied a court order and moved forward with a 'slapdash' implementation of Trump’s Executive Order. Postmaster General David Steiner has made a grave mistake in allowing USPS to become a partisan tool.”
2026 Midterm Election Interference ConcernsVoting AccessAI-read
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Walkinshaw Statement on Trump’s Proposed Federal Employee Pay Freeze
Criticized Trump's proposed federal employee pay freeze as inadequate amid inflation.
“Freezing federal employee pay in 2027 would be the latest in a long line of attacks on the federal workforce by the Trump administration. Federal workers have already absorbed firings, DOGE chaos, and repeated efforts to strip away their civil service protections. Now, with prices rising at 3.4 percent over the past 12…”
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Democrats Demand Answers Over ICE’s $17 Million Electric Shock Glove Contract
Demanded ICE answers on $16.7 million electric shock glove contract for detainees.
“Incorrectly labeling migrants who largely have no criminal record as inmates and associating them with aggression shows that ICE does not intend to use the G.L.O.V.E. for de-escalation, but rather as nothing more than another weapon in ICE’s arsenal.”
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ICYMI: Op-Ed by Rep. James Walkinshaw: This is the cost of Trump’s ever-widening immigration trap
Criticized Trump's mass deportation agenda as causing deaths and closing legal immigration pathways.
“ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas, apparently even if it requires traumatizing children.”
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Led 134 colleagues demanding release of $3 billion in global health funding before September 30 expiration.
“The Department and OMB’s refusal to spend GHP funding as directed by Congress and the concerning PEPFAR implementation changes defy the law and threaten lives, internationally and in the U.S..”
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Called on GAO to review CISA workforce cuts' impact on critical infrastructure defense.
“At precisely the moment when our adversaries are accelerating attacks against critical infrastructure, the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the nation’s lead civilian cyber defense agency, has lost nearly one-third of its workforce, raising serious concerns about the…”
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ICYMI: Op-Ed by Rep. James Walkinshaw: Back to School Costs More This Year. That Was a Choice.
Criticized Trump tariffs for raising back-to-school costs for families.
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Opened investigation into ICE agent pointing gun at U.S. citizen.
“This footage and the incident it depicts are deeply concerning. They echo the larger pattern of dishonesty and dangerous, unjustified escalation we have unfortunately seen from DHS agents across the country, which resulted in the tragic deaths of Ruben Ray Martinez, Renee Good, Alex Pretti, Joan Sebastian Durán…”
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Praised modernizing government technology through the Technology Modernization Fund.
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Walkinshaw, Beyer, Subramanyam Conduct Unannounced Oversight Visit at Chantilly ICE Facility
U.S. Representatives James Walkinshaw (VA-11), Don Beyer (VA-08), and Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) released the following statement after conducting an unannounced oversight visit yesterday evening at ICE’s temporary holding facility in…
“We exercised our right to direct congressional oversight over ICE facilities after hearing reports of overcrowding and lengthy stays at a facility designed for temporary processing. At the time of our visit, we did not witness overcrowding. ICE staff asserted that they are complying with a recent court order limiting…”
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Reps. Walkinshaw and Subramanyam Demand Answers on Interior Department Relocation from Reston
U.S. Representatives James Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) are demanding answers from the Department of the Interior (Department) regarding its plans to relocate federal employees.
“Relocating BIO staff will significantly undermine the agency’s ability to serve the American people. Staff will no longer be able to seamlessly collaborate with their partner contractors in Reston, and many federal employees will likely choose to resign rather than navigate a more costly and time-consuming commute and…”
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Walkinshaw Calls for Elon Musk Subpoena as GAO Report Exposes DOGE’s Fraud
Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11), a Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement.
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Walkinshaw Joins Colleagues to Protect Federal Workers Impacted by OPM Cyberattack
Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) joined Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and colleagues in introducing the Reducing the Effects of the Cyberattack on OPM Victims Enduring Response and Protecting…