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Jonathan Jackson

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Jonathan Luther Jackson is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Virginia's 2nd congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party and has been in office since January 2023. Jackson has focused on various issues during his tenure, including community development and public safety. He has been an outspoken advocate for his constituents and has participated in discussions on national security and civil rights.

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July 22, 2026

They should be paying the taxes as opposed to having tax loopholes.

Jonathan Jackson

Jul 22, 2026

It's wrong, and that kind of highlights something bigger.

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Jul 2, 2026

We cannot accept a nation where a teenager’s bus ride home becomes a battleground, and where families are left to mourn preventable tragedies.

duckworth.senate.gov
May 12, 2026

This bill is not a serious attempt to address crime; it is a regressive, discriminatory, and counterproductive piece of legislation that will only worsen the challenges facing our communities.

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Sep 3, 2025

dangerous sign that the president is signaling to turn American troops on American citizens on American soil.

commondreams.org
May 10, 2025

As we honor our mothers, we must also recognize that too many are being failed by a system that should protect them.

commondreams.org
May 10, 2025

We will continue fighting for mothers today, tomorrow, and every day for their right to safe, dignified care, bodily autonomy, compassionate treatment, and healthy equity in America.

commondreams.org
May 1, 2025

We will continue fighting for mothers today, tomorrow, and every day for their right to safe, dignified care.

commondreams.org
May 1, 2025

As we honor our mothers, we must also recognize that too many are being failed by a system that should protect them.

commondreams.org
Mar 4, 2025

Congress seemed to favor incentivizing onsite storage, which appears to be a different thing than prohibiting off-site storage.

nbcnews.com
Feb 24, 2024

You must put one foot in the system and one foot outside. We must fight for change. We cannot adjust to the party; we must change the party. Got that right to vote, 18 years ago after much bloodshed and – and death, and yet 18 years later…

nbcnews.com
Feb 13, 2024

Recently, Democratic Representative Jonathan Jackson and Don Davis and I filed the FAIR Labels Act of 2024.

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Feb 13, 2024

I can rest well knowing there is something in Washington that is working exceedingly well, and that is your advocacy on behalf of all of Americans and our food security.

congress.gov
Nov 6, 2023

It is important for Congress to maintain its Article I powers over foreign policy, and it does that by including a sunset.

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Sep 26, 2023

Are we not better off having a constructive engagement relationship with South Africa to bridge the divide?

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Sep 26, 2023

I am concerned that if we do not step up, that there will be a vacancy and other people will find an opportunity.

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Sep 26, 2023

I want to first thank the outstanding leadership in South Africa.

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Sep 18, 2023

I think we all know what success looks like for the CHIPS Act 20 years from now.

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Sep 18, 2023

So we have to light a very expensive spark, and that spark has to catch fire.

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Sep 18, 2023

My sense is that the CHIPS Act should best be understood as an industry subsidy but as an industry catalyst.

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Jun 21, 2023

I find it remarkable that we have had a 200-plus-year relationship with Africa and we did not have an African trading policy officially until 2000--it's rather reprehensible.

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Jun 21, 2023

The AGOA--African Growth Opportunity Act--is up for renewal in 2025. Please share with us your insights on what that bill should look like.

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Jun 12, 2023

What can we do, as Members of Congress, to help ameliorate this bridge, make things better going forward?

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Jun 12, 2023

As it relates to the African American farmers, they have been excluded, denied, locked out, left behind.

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Jun 12, 2023

These communities have been under-invested in for centuries.

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