Rep. Jennifer McClellan
@mcclellan.house.gov
Proud Mom, Democrat, and First Black Congresswoman from Virginia. Representing VA-04 in the U.S. House of Representatives. 🔺
ICE’s terror cannot become the new normal in America. Even Republican communities are saying enough is enough.
February 8, 2026 at 4:55 PM
ICE’s terror cannot become the new normal in America. Even Republican communities are saying enough is enough.
The House returned from recess this week to a snowed-in Washington, DC, a partial government shutdown and Senate Amendments to a funding bill that extends current Department of Homeland Security funding through 2/13.
Keep watching for what you may have missed.
Keep watching for what you may have missed.
February 7, 2026 at 12:29 AM
The House returned from recess this week to a snowed-in Washington, DC, a partial government shutdown and Senate Amendments to a funding bill that extends current Department of Homeland Security funding through 2/13.
Keep watching for what you may have missed.
Keep watching for what you may have missed.
This week, I anchored the @cbc.house.gov special order hour kicking off our celebration of Black History Month as we fight back against the Trump Administration’s efforts to erase our history. #BHM2026
February 5, 2026 at 10:56 PM
This week, I anchored the @cbc.house.gov special order hour kicking off our celebration of Black History Month as we fight back against the Trump Administration’s efforts to erase our history. #BHM2026
I joined @repmmm.bsky.social to introduce the RMUC Act, which invests in our energy sector’s ability to respond to cybersecurity attacks, protect our energy grid and bolster the security of the utility system we rely on to power American industry, especially in our rural communities.
February 5, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I joined @repmmm.bsky.social to introduce the RMUC Act, which invests in our energy sector’s ability to respond to cybersecurity attacks, protect our energy grid and bolster the security of the utility system we rely on to power American industry, especially in our rural communities.
Today, we celebrate #TransitEquityDay on Rosa Parks’ 113th birthday in honor of her courage on a city bus in 1955 that challenged the conscience of our nation.
As we face chaos, Rosa’s legacy calls on us to stay vigilant and meet this moment with the courage of those who came before us. #BHM2026
As we face chaos, Rosa’s legacy calls on us to stay vigilant and meet this moment with the courage of those who came before us. #BHM2026
February 5, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Today, we celebrate #TransitEquityDay on Rosa Parks’ 113th birthday in honor of her courage on a city bus in 1955 that challenged the conscience of our nation.
As we face chaos, Rosa’s legacy calls on us to stay vigilant and meet this moment with the courage of those who came before us. #BHM2026
As we face chaos, Rosa’s legacy calls on us to stay vigilant and meet this moment with the courage of those who came before us. #BHM2026
HBCUs and PBIs serve as crucial support for Black students and help advance innovation in STEM. Yet they continue to face systemic underfunding.
That's why I introduced the GRAD Act alongside Rep. Adams and Rep. Clarke to address these disparities and bolster STEM research at HBCUs and PBIs.
That's why I introduced the GRAD Act alongside Rep. Adams and Rep. Clarke to address these disparities and bolster STEM research at HBCUs and PBIs.
February 4, 2026 at 9:26 PM
HBCUs and PBIs serve as crucial support for Black students and help advance innovation in STEM. Yet they continue to face systemic underfunding.
That's why I introduced the GRAD Act alongside Rep. Adams and Rep. Clarke to address these disparities and bolster STEM research at HBCUs and PBIs.
That's why I introduced the GRAD Act alongside Rep. Adams and Rep. Clarke to address these disparities and bolster STEM research at HBCUs and PBIs.
FirstNet plays a critical role in keeping first responders connected during natural disasters.
With FirstNet reaching the end of its current authorization, I've joined Rep. Neal Dunn to sponsor legislation that extends the program and strengthens its governance, transparency and accountability.
With FirstNet reaching the end of its current authorization, I've joined Rep. Neal Dunn to sponsor legislation that extends the program and strengthens its governance, transparency and accountability.
February 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM
FirstNet plays a critical role in keeping first responders connected during natural disasters.
With FirstNet reaching the end of its current authorization, I've joined Rep. Neal Dunn to sponsor legislation that extends the program and strengthens its governance, transparency and accountability.
With FirstNet reaching the end of its current authorization, I've joined Rep. Neal Dunn to sponsor legislation that extends the program and strengthens its governance, transparency and accountability.
Vulnerable communities have borne the brunt of the health and environmental impacts of energy projects while struggling to pay their energy bills.
I joined @energycommerce.bsky.social Democrats to ensure projects approved by FERC benefit ratepayers without harming disadvantaged communities.
I joined @energycommerce.bsky.social Democrats to ensure projects approved by FERC benefit ratepayers without harming disadvantaged communities.
February 4, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Vulnerable communities have borne the brunt of the health and environmental impacts of energy projects while struggling to pay their energy bills.
I joined @energycommerce.bsky.social Democrats to ensure projects approved by FERC benefit ratepayers without harming disadvantaged communities.
I joined @energycommerce.bsky.social Democrats to ensure projects approved by FERC benefit ratepayers without harming disadvantaged communities.
On #WorldCancerDay, we remember those who lost their lives to cancer, honor survivors and those undergoing treatment, and thank the health care providers and researchers fighting for a world free from this horrible disease.
February 4, 2026 at 3:22 PM
On #WorldCancerDay, we remember those who lost their lives to cancer, honor survivors and those undergoing treatment, and thank the health care providers and researchers fighting for a world free from this horrible disease.
In the midst of our technological landscape, we must consider the role American robotics plays in addressing 21st-century challenges.
That’s why I introduced the National Commission on Robotics Act with Reps. Obernolte and Latta, a bill to help the U.S. remain a leader in robotics development.
That’s why I introduced the National Commission on Robotics Act with Reps. Obernolte and Latta, a bill to help the U.S. remain a leader in robotics development.
February 4, 2026 at 2:38 PM
In the midst of our technological landscape, we must consider the role American robotics plays in addressing 21st-century challenges.
That’s why I introduced the National Commission on Robotics Act with Reps. Obernolte and Latta, a bill to help the U.S. remain a leader in robotics development.
That’s why I introduced the National Commission on Robotics Act with Reps. Obernolte and Latta, a bill to help the U.S. remain a leader in robotics development.
The 15th Amendment was ratified on this date in 1870, prohibiting the denial or abridgment of a citizen’s right to vote on the basis of race, color or previous condition of servitude.
Yet across the South, states used poll taxes, literacy tests and violence to keep Black men from voting. #BHM2026
Yet across the South, states used poll taxes, literacy tests and violence to keep Black men from voting. #BHM2026
February 3, 2026 at 11:10 PM
The 15th Amendment was ratified on this date in 1870, prohibiting the denial or abridgment of a citizen’s right to vote on the basis of race, color or previous condition of servitude.
Yet across the South, states used poll taxes, literacy tests and violence to keep Black men from voting. #BHM2026
Yet across the South, states used poll taxes, literacy tests and violence to keep Black men from voting. #BHM2026
The government entered a partial shutdown this past weekend as Congressional Republicans refused to reign in an out-of-control Department of Homeland Security as its ICE and Border Patrol agents create a public safety crisis in communities across America.
Read more in my newsletter below ⬇️
Read more in my newsletter below ⬇️
Weekly Newsletter, 2.3.26
I hope you are staying warm in the midst of freezing winter weather and icy roads! With another wintry mix forecast for Wednesday on top of still icy roads, be sure to monitor the National Weather Ser...
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February 3, 2026 at 10:59 PM
The government entered a partial shutdown this past weekend as Congressional Republicans refused to reign in an out-of-control Department of Homeland Security as its ICE and Border Patrol agents create a public safety crisis in communities across America.
Read more in my newsletter below ⬇️
Read more in my newsletter below ⬇️
Two weeks ago, I voted against funding DHS without significant reforms to address the public safety crisis created by the Trump Administration and its Congressional Republican enablers.
Today, I again voted no on extending funding for DHS. Here’s why 🧵
Today, I again voted no on extending funding for DHS. Here’s why 🧵
February 3, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Two weeks ago, I voted against funding DHS without significant reforms to address the public safety crisis created by the Trump Administration and its Congressional Republican enablers.
Today, I again voted no on extending funding for DHS. Here’s why 🧵
Today, I again voted no on extending funding for DHS. Here’s why 🧵
The Department of Homeland Security is out of control. ICE and Border Patrol are abducting, intimidating and killing people with impunity. The American people have had enough.
I joined Sunrise on @thehill.com to discuss the need for DHS reforms and more.
I joined Sunrise on @thehill.com to discuss the need for DHS reforms and more.
February 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
The Department of Homeland Security is out of control. ICE and Border Patrol are abducting, intimidating and killing people with impunity. The American people have had enough.
I joined Sunrise on @thehill.com to discuss the need for DHS reforms and more.
I joined Sunrise on @thehill.com to discuss the need for DHS reforms and more.
On February 2nd, 1959, Lance Newman, Michael Jones, Ronald Deskind and Gloria Thompson entered Stratford Junior High School in Arlington County to become the first students to desegregate a Virginia public school. #BHM2026
February 2, 2026 at 10:03 PM
On February 2nd, 1959, Lance Newman, Michael Jones, Ronald Deskind and Gloria Thompson entered Stratford Junior High School in Arlington County to become the first students to desegregate a Virginia public school. #BHM2026
Happy Groundhog Day!
This year, Virginia’s own Chesapeake Chuck predicts an early spring. Thank you to Chuck and all his friends at the Virginia Living Museum for always giving us a wildly good time!
This year, Virginia’s own Chesapeake Chuck predicts an early spring. Thank you to Chuck and all his friends at the Virginia Living Museum for always giving us a wildly good time!
February 2, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Happy Groundhog Day!
This year, Virginia’s own Chesapeake Chuck predicts an early spring. Thank you to Chuck and all his friends at the Virginia Living Museum for always giving us a wildly good time!
This year, Virginia’s own Chesapeake Chuck predicts an early spring. Thank you to Chuck and all his friends at the Virginia Living Museum for always giving us a wildly good time!
The deadline for my Black History Month Essay Contest is one week away! Middle and high schoolers in VA-04: make sure to submit your essays by February 9th.
🚨 Calling all VA-04 middle and high school students! 🚨
Research Black history in Virginia and beyond, write an essay and join my #BlackHistoryMonth Essay Contest by February 9, 2026! More info about submitting below ⬇️
Research Black history in Virginia and beyond, write an essay and join my #BlackHistoryMonth Essay Contest by February 9, 2026! More info about submitting below ⬇️
February 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
The deadline for my Black History Month Essay Contest is one week away! Middle and high schoolers in VA-04: make sure to submit your essays by February 9th.
Congratulations, Mad Skillz!
"Words For Days Vol. 1" won for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album at the 68th annual Grammy Awards. This is the second-consecutive year Mad Skillz has been nominated in the category.
Richmond hip-hop artist Mad Skillz wins Grammy: 'This is for Virginia'
"Words For Days Vol. 1" won for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album at the 68th annual Grammy Awards. This is the second-consecutive year Mad Skillz has been nominated in the category.
www.wtvr.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Congratulations, Mad Skillz!
66 years ago, 4 NC A&T students were refused service at a Greensboro Woolworth store.
Day after day, they fought for their right to simply eat at a restaurant. After 5 months, the store began to serve Black customers.
The Greensboro Four remind us that we must keep pushing for justice. #BHM2026
Day after day, they fought for their right to simply eat at a restaurant. After 5 months, the store began to serve Black customers.
The Greensboro Four remind us that we must keep pushing for justice. #BHM2026
February 1, 2026 at 7:33 PM
66 years ago, 4 NC A&T students were refused service at a Greensboro Woolworth store.
Day after day, they fought for their right to simply eat at a restaurant. After 5 months, the store began to serve Black customers.
The Greensboro Four remind us that we must keep pushing for justice. #BHM2026
Day after day, they fought for their right to simply eat at a restaurant. After 5 months, the store began to serve Black customers.
The Greensboro Four remind us that we must keep pushing for justice. #BHM2026
This year marks a century of national Black History commemorations. In 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson established Negro History Week to promote information about Black culture to the world.
As a history maker, I remain committed to telling the often untold stories that shaped our nation. #BHM2026
As a history maker, I remain committed to telling the often untold stories that shaped our nation. #BHM2026
February 1, 2026 at 4:11 PM
This year marks a century of national Black History commemorations. In 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson established Negro History Week to promote information about Black culture to the world.
As a history maker, I remain committed to telling the often untold stories that shaped our nation. #BHM2026
As a history maker, I remain committed to telling the often untold stories that shaped our nation. #BHM2026
Welcome to Virginia’s Fourth Congressional District, Walk for Peace!
January 31, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Welcome to Virginia’s Fourth Congressional District, Walk for Peace!
Trump’s DOJ continues its pattern of persecuting his personal enemies list and anyone who fights back with the arrest of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, who covered protests at Minnesota’s Cities Church.
Freedom of the press must be protected, not prosecuted.
Freedom of the press must be protected, not prosecuted.
Journalist Don Lemon promises to fight federal charges following his arrest after Minnesota church protest | CNN Politics
A defiant Don Lemon vowed to fight the charges brought against him by federal prosecutors Friday, after he and another independent journalist were arrested in connection with a protest at a church in ...
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January 31, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Trump’s DOJ continues its pattern of persecuting his personal enemies list and anyone who fights back with the arrest of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, who covered protests at Minnesota’s Cities Church.
Freedom of the press must be protected, not prosecuted.
Freedom of the press must be protected, not prosecuted.
DHS and ICE need reform now to stop them from detaining and deporting people with no due process, terrorizing communities and killing people with no accountability.
I joined CNN’s The Story Is to share my concerns over the crisis that this mass detention-deportation campaign has created.
I joined CNN’s The Story Is to share my concerns over the crisis that this mass detention-deportation campaign has created.
January 30, 2026 at 4:57 PM
DHS and ICE need reform now to stop them from detaining and deporting people with no due process, terrorizing communities and killing people with no accountability.
I joined CNN’s The Story Is to share my concerns over the crisis that this mass detention-deportation campaign has created.
I joined CNN’s The Story Is to share my concerns over the crisis that this mass detention-deportation campaign has created.
Liam Ramos and his family entered the United States legally, seeking asylum. ICE used him as bait to arrest his father, who has no criminal record.
Now, Liam is sick and depressed in a detention facility over 1,300 miles from home.
DHS must release Liam and his father now. #BringLiamHome
Now, Liam is sick and depressed in a detention facility over 1,300 miles from home.
DHS must release Liam and his father now. #BringLiamHome
January 29, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Liam Ramos and his family entered the United States legally, seeking asylum. ICE used him as bait to arrest his father, who has no criminal record.
Now, Liam is sick and depressed in a detention facility over 1,300 miles from home.
DHS must release Liam and his father now. #BringLiamHome
Now, Liam is sick and depressed in a detention facility over 1,300 miles from home.
DHS must release Liam and his father now. #BringLiamHome
Less than two weeks until the deadline for my Valentines for Vets program! Make sure to deliver or send your cards in, and call my Richmond office with any questions.
Thrilled to launch my Valentines for Veterans program again this year!
Do you live in VA-04? Write a Valentine’s Day card for a veteran in our community and send it to one of my district offices by February 9th! More info below ⬇️
Do you live in VA-04? Write a Valentine’s Day card for a veteran in our community and send it to one of my district offices by February 9th! More info below ⬇️
January 29, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Less than two weeks until the deadline for my Valentines for Vets program! Make sure to deliver or send your cards in, and call my Richmond office with any questions.