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Jennifer Wexton

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Jennifer Lynn Wexton is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Virginia's 10th congressional district since January 3, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Wexton has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and women's rights during her time in office. She has a background in law and public service, having previously served as a prosecutor and a state senator in Virginia.

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Feb 17, 2021

So are you familiar with the U.S. Capitol Police's strategic plan for 2021 to 2025 which was issued under Chief Sund?

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Feb 17, 2021

I was especially inspired to hear how staff was so quick thinking on January 6.

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Feb 17, 2021

Now, it has come to my attention that you all don't have the ability to do video conferences for your sessions, for your clinicians. Is that true?

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Feb 17, 2021

3.2 is to establish processes and implement a department-wide framework for converting information and data into actionable communications for the workforce.

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Feb 17, 2021

Will you commit to having public press briefings in the future, from this point going forward?

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Feb 17, 2021

Are they specialized in law enforcement and military PTSD?

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Feb 17, 2021

So is it safe to say that that structure failed on January 6?

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Feb 17, 2021

I never, ever want to lose that. And so January 6 felt like a huge violation.

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Feb 17, 2021

I think it is very clear that Officer Liebengood would still be with us today but for the events of January 6.

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Feb 17, 2021

I just want assurances that is something that is a priority and something you all will actually explore. Will you provide those assurances?

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Feb 17, 2021

They felt very responsible for it, not to mention the fact that, as more facts come out, it appears that leadership had intelligence about just how damaging and how violent this demonstration could become.

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Feb 17, 2021

And then there was some discussion from Representative Clark and Representative Newhouse about these daily intelligence reports that came out in the days following.

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Feb 17, 2021

I can't stop thinking about those that are going to have lasting mental health injuries and damage as a result of that day.

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Nov 20, 2020

COVID cases in my district are doubling, tripling, or worse. From the D.C. suburbs to the rural areas, no part is immune. What is it going to take to burst the bubble our Senate colleagues are living in and wake them up to reality? Because…

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Sep 30, 2020

I thank Chairwoman Waters for working with me on this important legislation and for her unwavering commitment to defending human rights and demanding accountability, two things that H.R. 6270 would do. I also wish to thank Representatives…

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Sep 30, 2020

I claim time in opposition to this motion to recommit. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Virginia is recognized for 5 minutes.

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Sep 30, 2020

The gentlewoman will not yield, no. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Michigan raises a couple of points in his argument saying that H.R. 6270 is redundant because of the McGovern bill. None of the disclosures that are required by this bill…

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Sep 30, 2020

The gentleman is trying to make this about me, and nothing could be further from the truth. This is about the Uyghur people. This is not about me. This is not about an election. Before I was even elected to Congress, I met with Uyghur…

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Jul 29, 2020

It is probably a lot harder for you to do your job if you don't have the information, the demographic data to do your assessment with, is that correct?

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Jun 25, 2020

The horrifying murder of George Floyd awoke the conscience of America to a generations-old system of racial injustice. Since then, Americans--led mostly by young people--in all 50 States and in every part of my district have taken to the…

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Jun 16, 2020

One of the most stabilizing things that Congress did in the CARES Act was to expand unemployment benefits by increasing the benefits by an extra $600 per week.

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Mar 10, 2020

I represent a district in Northern Virginia that includes one of the largest populations of Uyghur Muslims in the United States.

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Feb 13, 2020

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank Congresswoman Speier for introducing this important resolution. In 1923 Alice Paul introduced the equal rights amendment to include women in our Nation's founding documents. Nearly 100 years…

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Jan 15, 2020

Before coming to Congress, I served for 5 years in the Virginia General Assembly, and the proudest vote I ever took in Richmond was to pass Medicaid expansion in Virginia. Today, as a result of that expansion, more than 375,000 Virginians…

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Dec 19, 2019

When the American people sent us to Congress, they sent us here with policies they wished us to act upon--a wish list, if you will. And now, in the holiday season, let's reflect on what we have delivered for the American people from that…

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