Brett Samuels
A group of House Democrats is reportedly asking the FBI to investigate whether White House senior adviser and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner leaked classified information to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.
Six House Democrats wrote a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray following a report… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11), Mike Quigley (IL-05), Jerry Nadler (NY-10), Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), and Hank Johnson (GA-04) sent the following letter to Chief Justice John Roberts in support of the release of audio recording of arguments in Trump v. Hawaii. Click here for the signed letter or see below.
The Hon. John G. Roberts, Jr.
Chief Justice of the United… Read more »
A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for our area this evening into tomorrow. Here is some helpful information from Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Fairfax and Prince William counties.
VDOT is responsible for plowing most roads in Northern Virginia. To report a road problem, call 1-800-367-7623 (1-800-FOR ROAD). VDOT has a new web tool that shows the status of plowing in… Read more »
Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Vice Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released the following statement on the House Majority’s addition of the Holman Rule to H.Res 787:
“Last night, without any public debate, House Republicans snuck into legislation the Holman Rule – a cynical and dangerous attack on federal workers that allows Members of… Read more »
Nicole Ogrysko
House Republicans want to reinstate the “Holman Rule,” a little-known provision that allows lawmakers to make changes to a federal employee’s salary, for another year.
In devising the rules of debate for a House resolution, lawmakers added another section that would extend the Holman Rule through the end of the… Read more »
Pete Kasperowicz
Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to fire former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, which will likely reduce his pension benefits, has Democratic lawmakers and a key government employee union warning that Republicans are coming after federal workers.
Sessions fired McCabe just before the FBI veteran's… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly and members of the National Capital Region requested the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development continue to provide the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) with $150 million in federal funds for critical capital and safety improvements. The letter was signed by Minority Whip Steny Hoyer and… Read more »
Today, during a business meeting of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Republicans blocked all consideration of Democratic requests to allow Members to offer, debate, and vote on 13 motions to subpoena critical documents and testimony within the Committee’s core oversight jurisdiction. Under Chairman Gowdy’s tenure, the Committee has not issued a single subpoena… Read more »
Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Government Operations subcommittee, announced today that the General Services Administration (GSA) Inspector General Carol Ochoa will review the FBI Headquarters decision.
“I am pleased Inspector General Ochoa has launched a review of the GSA’s FBI headquarters decision. It was deeply… Read more »
Jack Pointer
The General Services Administration’s inspector general will review the agency’s decision to scrap a longtime plan to relocate the FBI’s headquarters to the D.C. suburbs.
Rep. Gerald E. Connolly — one of several legislators who strongly criticized the move — announced the decision Wednesday.
“I am pleased… Read more »
