Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to President Trump requesting substantive documentation regarding Elon Musk’s formal role within the Trump Administration following the President’s direct contradiction of a sworn statement by a White House official that Mr. Musk is not a part of the U.S. DOGE Service. “I write to expr... Read More »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and House Democrats in announcing a new effort to hear directly from Americans harmed by the Trump Administration. “If you have lost your job, been denied important services, or face other impacts because of Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s ex... Read More »
Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement following reports that the Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General is launching an audit of the federal government’s payment system after Elon Musk’s DOGE team accessed the system. “Oversight Democrats were one of the first to throw the flag on this. Elon M... Read More »
The Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General on Friday said it was launching an audit of the security controls for the federal government’s payment system, as Democratic lawmakers raised red flags about the access provided to Trump aide Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency team. The audit will also review the past two years of the system’s transactions as it relates to Musk’s a... Read More »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement in response to reports of a Trump-Musk order to fire hundreds of thousands of public servants: “When you see government as your opportunity to turn a profit, you will never serve the public good. This mindless approach to slashing the federal workforce and gutting vi... Read More »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (VA-11), former President of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Parliamentary Assembly), Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), former House Majority Leader, Congressmen Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and William Keating (MA-09), Ranking Member of the Europe Subcommittee, and , issued the following statement on th... Read More »
Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and Workforce, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, demanded President Trump reverse his unlawful firing of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Member Gwynne Wilcox and that he produce documents... Read More »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement in response to President Trump’s executive order calling for the widespread, indiscriminate, and likely illegal mass firing of government workers as Trump and Elon Musk continue to raid taxpayer-funded government programs and services: “This is a dark day for the Uni... Read More »
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, joined U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD), and U.S. Reps. Don Beyer, Suhas Subramanyam (both D-VA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today in requesting answers and commitments from the ... Read More »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, wrote a letter to Marco Rubio, Acting Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), requesting documents and information on the Trump-Musk effort to freeze foreign aid and purge USAID.... Read More »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a statement following the Senate’s party-line vote to confirm Russell Vought—a lead architect of Project 2025—as Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): “Despite Mr. Vought’s recent orchestration of the illegal, chaotic, and damaging funding freeze, Senate Republicans confirm... Read More »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Shontel Brown, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, and Rep. Yassamin Ansari led all Committee Democrats in sending a letter to Deputy Inspectors General Sciurba, Vint, Erickson, Shoemaker, and Rocque and Inspector General Marti... Read More »
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) on Thursday knocked President Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk over what he called a new McCarthy Era for government employees. “It really is sort of like the McCarthy Era 2.0 [for a lot of] federal employees and for all of us as well, so, but they’re standing up and they’re being heard, and I think that’s a hopeful sign that … Elon Musk and Donald Trump aren’t gonn... Read More »
Below is Ranking Member Gerald E. Connolly’s opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today’s Committee hearing on President Trump and Elon Musk’s dangerous efforts to dismantle the federal workforce. Given concerning recent reports of Elon Musk’s efforts to infiltrate and eviscerate government agencies, Ranking Member Connolly called for the subpoena of Mr. Musk to testify before the Commi... Read More »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Steny Hoyer, the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, hosted a roundtable with major federal employee groups and civil service organizations to coordinate action on the Trump Administration’s unprecedented and dangerous attacks ... Read More »
