In honor of Sunshine Week, Committee Democrats released a memo entitled “Exposing DOGE’s Dark Dealings,” highlighting Democrats’ work – and recent wins – in the fight to bring DOGE out of the darkness and ensure the American people can hold the Trump-Musk Administration accountable for the chaos, corruption, and destruction wrought by Musk’s DOGE. Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Com... Read More »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott, Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and Workforce, sent a letter to the Secretary of Education Linda McMahon urging the Department of Education to put the wellbeing of American families and students ahead of tax cuts for billionaires and halt the illegal sh... Read More »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to 24 federal agencies exposing the Trump Administration for eliminating staff responsible for facilitating Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and jeopardizing the American people’s right to access federal agency information. “Recent reporting indicates that Trump Administration... Read More »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, wrote a letter to Amy Gleason, the supposed “Acting Administrator” of DOGE, calling for much-needed transparency into the DOGE workforce, their potential conflicts of interest, and possible ethics violations. Despite promising that DOGE would be “maximally transparent,” Elon Musk is a walking confli... Read More »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy demanding a copy of the agreement the Postmaster General signed with DOGE, allowing Elon Musk to infiltrate the independent U.S. Postal Service, gain access to its data and systems, and make drastic cuts to the service. “I write to request information ... Read More »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led Committee Democrats in introducing the “Protect Our Watchdogs Act,” and introduced the “Keep the Watchdogs Running Act,” to guard from any attempts to terminate inspectors general without cause and allow them to carry out their critical oversight work during a government shutdown. “Preside... Read More »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request demanding DOGE stop lying to the American people and start providing clear answers about its operations. The request follows Elon Musk and the Trump Administration’s repeated ... Read More »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the former President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement: “Israel and Hamas must recommit to the implementation of a ceasefire and secure an end to this brutal war. Hamas must release all hostages, Israel must stop the escalation and allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza... Read More »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led Committee Democrats in introducing the “Protect Our Watchdogs Act,” and introduced the “Keep the Watchdogs Running Act,” to guard from any attempts to terminate inspectors general without cause and allow them to carry out their critical oversight work during a government shutdown. “Preside... Read More »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a statement marking the start of the 21st Annual Sunshine Week, which serves to remind all Americans about the fundamental importance of having an open, transparent, and accountable government. Stay tuned this week as Oversight Democrats underscore the importance of transparency and account... Read More »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services, and Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce, led Committee Democrats in sending a letter to Chairman James Comer demanding an immediate... Read More »
U.S. Representative Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, joined Reps. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Ranking Member of the Constitution and Limited Government Subc... Read More »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after Postmaster General Louis DeJoy sent a letter to Congress admitting he “signed an agreement with the General Services Administration and DOGE representatives” and is allowing Elon Musk to infiltrate the U.S. Postal Service: “The only thing worse for the Postal S... Read More »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after a federal judge ordered multiple government agencies, including the Department of Defense, the Department of Treasury, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to immediately re-hire workers unlawfully fired by Elon Musk and DOGE: “This is a win for our democrac... Read More »
A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate tens of thousands of fired federal employees across six agencies, calling their terminations “unlawful.” U.S. District Judge William Alsup ruled that the Trump administration must immediately reinstate all of the probationary employees it fired from the departments of Defense, Treasury, Agriculture, Energy, Interior and Vete... Read More »
