Congressman Gerry Connolly has served on the Committee on Oversight and Reform since he was sworn in to Congress in 2009, including as a subcommittee chairman for six years.
He is currently the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation. He previously served as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations in the 117th Congress, then the largest and most active Oversight and Reform subcommittee. Under Congressman Connolly's leadership, the Subcommittee on Government Operations moved more bills, conducted more hearings, and sent more oversight letters than any other Oversight and Accountability subcommittee.
Congressman Connolly is the top legislator on the full Committee, having passed the most standalone Oversight bills through the Committee and the full House over the course of the past four Congresses.
Oversight Highlights
October 9, 2013 - Rep. Connolly Defends Obama Administration from GOP Witch Hunt:
April 10, 2014 - Rep. Connolly denounces GOP witch hunt into Obama administration official:
March 17, 2019 — Rep. Connolly exposed the true extent of Governor Snyder's role in the lead water crisis in Flint, Michigan:
"I'm glad you're sorry now. I'm glad you're taking action now. But it's a little bit late for the kids in Flint whose health has been compromised. For people whose health and immunity systems were already compromised. For a city in America that is on its knees because of your emergency manager's decision to save $4 million."
July 7, 2016 - Rep. Connolly Questions FBI Director Comey at Oversight Hearing:
September 12, 2016 - Rep. Connolly slams Republicans for hypocrisy and selective outrage in the Hillary Clinton emails investigation:
July 12, 2018 - Rep. Connolly Calls Out GOP Hypocrisy on the Russia Investigation:
— Rep. Gerry Connolly (@GerryConnolly) July 12, 2018
June 12, 2019 - Rep. Connolly Slams Trump Administration's Census Citizenship Question:
The sole purpose of the citizenship question is to frighten and bully communities of color into silence. It is cynical and counterproductive to the mission of the Census.
But the worst part? Trump added the question BECAUSE of the harm it causes, not in spite of it. pic.twitter.com/oCo8KNP7Ts
— Rep. Gerry Connolly (@GerryConnolly) June 12, 2019
July 12, 2019 - Rep. Connolly Slams Trump Administration's Treatment of Children at the Border:
I didn't believe what was happening to these children at first. I thought I was reading a horror story. Our children, their children -- it doesn't matter. ANY child within our care is our child.
— Rep. Gerry Connolly (@GerryConnolly) July 12, 2019
March 11, 2020 - Rep. Connolly Calls Out the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans for Politicizing the COVID-19 Pandemic:
We did not politicize this issue. It was politicized the moment the CDC budget was slashed and the global health desk at the NSC was hollowed out.#COVID19 isn’t going anywhere. It’s time for the administration to wake up. pic.twitter.com/ozrXGyX4cG
February 24, 2021 - Rep. Connolly to Election Deniers: "I didn't vote to overturn an election, and I won't be lectured by people who did about partisanship:"
Facts are stubborn things. And despite all the gaslighting from enablers of the former president, the facts here aren't up for debate.
Louis DeJoy, and the Board of Governors that hired him, oversaw a political crusade to undermine the Postal Service before an election. pic.twitter.com/wPrQZH3A0k
April 14, 2021 - Rep. Connolly exposes the true motivation of DC statehood opponents:
The GOP has a predilection for disenfranchising voters of color. We've seen it time and again. Can't win them over with ideas? Easy – just don't let them vote.
February 3, 2022 — Rep. Connolly questions victims, many of whom are his constituents, of the toxic workplace Dan Snyder created and perpetuated at the Washington Commanders. #ReleaseTheReport:
There are real victims of Dan Snyder's culture of harassment and exploitation. Today we heard their stories.
July 13, 2022 - Rep. Connolly exposes the absurdity of anti-choice legal arguments that led to the repeal of Roe v. Wade:
Justice Alito tells us that since no mention of abortion exists in the Constitution, surely such a right cannot possibly exist. Tell me, where in the Constitution is the Supreme Court granted the authority to overturn laws passed by the Congress?
— Rep. Gerry Connolly (@GerryConnolly) July 13, 2022
October 17, 2022 - Rep. Connolly slams Trump for lining his pockets by charging the Secret Service exorbitant rates to stay at Trump Hotel.
November 17, 2022 - Rep. Connolly on Frivolous Republican Investigations into President Biden:
Republicans are dusting off their tired, worn out, Obama-era playbook of frivolous "investigations" and manufactured "scandals" designed to disguise their own extremism and grind the business of government to a halt.
