Jennifer Wexton

U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton of Virginia stepped into the House Monday to speak about one of her latest pieces of legislation, but this time was different. Wexton used a text-to-voice application to deliver her speech.

Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., who has Progressive Supra-nuclear Palsy, type-p (PSP-P), used a text-to-speech app to deliver a speech Monday.

Northern Virginia Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton will retire after receiving a new diagnosis of what she called “a kind of Parkinson’s on steroids.” News4’s Drew Wilder spoke with a neurologist, and NBC News’ Scott Wong tells what impact the open seat could have on a political level.

Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., will not seek reelection in Congress but will complete the remainder of her term after being diagnosed with atypical Parkinsonism, she announced Monday.

Wexton called it “a kind of Parkinson’s on steroids.”