Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan

As we celebrate #SmallBusinessWeek, I visited Tiny Treasures Child Care Center in Hopewell and spoke with Tyesha Evans about how we can support small businesses like hers.

@RepMcClellan, Member of @HouseCommerce, will deliver remarks to business leaders and fellow policymakers at this year’s #CTIASummit on May 6. More: bit.ly/4crfGqv.

This week, we kicked off celebrating America’s 250th birthday with Virginia’s Tribal Nations and a royal visit, House Republicans struggled to govern, the DHS shutdown ended with a whimper and SCOTUS dealt a devastating blow to the Voting Rights Act. Keep watching for more of what you may have missed.

This month’s episode of Moments with McClellan stars the 2016 National Teacher of the Year: @RepJahanaHayes! Keep watching to see why once a teacher, always a teacher ⬇️

Our farmers face a series of new challenges with the climate crisis and rising costs, in an industry that already operates on tight margins. Until Republicans stop playing partisan games and work with Democrats to develop a bill that gives our farmers the resources and opportunities they asked for, I will continue to stand against House Republicans’ misplaced priorities.

This bill also undermines public health by cutting funding for conservation and protecting the devastating $187 billion in cuts to SNAP and other nutrition programs made in the Big Ugly Law — condemning families and children to go hungry. For these reasons, I voted against this Farm Bill until we put forth a bill that addresses these persistent issues.

As the number one private industry in the Commonwealth, Virginia boasts a flourishing agricultural sector. We rely heavily on our farms, 90% of which are family-owned, to keep families fed and ensure our local economies and communities thrive. Here’s why the Republican Farm Bill fails to deliver for farmers 🧵

Last night, House Republicans chose a $70 billion blank check to ICE and CBP over ending the DHS shutdown. Read New Dem Leadership's full statement.

Watch my full remarks here with @EnergyCommerce: youtu.be/agsCmmMi7v0?si…

As energy demand skyrockets, Congress must take action to address the impact of data centers and protect consumers and businesses from rising costs. Yet as President Trump’s war with Iran spikes energy costs, Republicans have focused on stripping investment from renewable energy sources that could help us combat this crisis. Today’s Energy Subcommittee hearing focused on meeting exploding demand affordably is a day late and a dollar short. We can and must do more.

The vast majority of Americans across the political spectrum do not want FISA to be reauthorized in its current state. I oppose authorization without reforms to protect privacy rights and civil liberties from an Administration that seeks to weaponize these tools to target its political enemies.

The language of the Fourth Amendment clearly protects the people from unreasonable searches and seizures. Instead of upholding our constitutional rights, Speaker Johnson chose to bend the knee to the Trump Administration’s goals of conducting widespread, unchecked surveillance of the public.

Today, the House voted to reauthorize Section 2 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). I voted no. Here’s why 🧵