In advance of President Trump’s G20 visit, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) led a bipartisan letter urging the Trump administration to review a list of judges for human rights violations and possible sanctions. The letter was signed by Representatives Chabot, Deutch, Engel, Harris, Kaptur, Kelly, Meeks and Sires.
In their letter the Members wrote that, “Over the past three years,… Read more »
Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va)
In the wake of World War II, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt took noble action to ensure that the unrelenting conflicts that had defined the early 20th century wouldn’t doom future generations. His vision was clear: “to defend life, liberty, independence and religious freedom, and to preserve human rights and justice” in their own lands, the global… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) will join community organizations from across Northern Virginia on July 10 for a town hall focused on Alzheimer’s.
“We’ve all witnessed firsthand a family member suffer from this disease, and are all too familiar with the devastating effect it has on everyone around them, especially the immediate caregivers” Connolly said. “We are making strides… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly, Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, Representatives Hoyer, Cummings, Scott, McEachin, Beyer, Sarbanes, Raskin, Brown and Delaney sent a letter requesting Secretary Chao reverse the FTA decision to withhold five percent of federal transit grants from the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia. The members write… Read more »
Virginia Representatives Don Beyer and Gerry Connolly issued the following statement today on the case of Dr. Radwan Ziadeh, currently under consideration by the Department of Homeland Security:
“The Department of Homeland Security's announcement that it intends to deny asylum to Virginia resident Dr. Radwan Ziadeh, a Syrian legal scholar and human rights advocate, is completely… Read more »
Rebecca Savransky
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) late Wednesday criticized President Trump for holding a reelection fundraiser at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C.
During an interview on CNN, Connolly said he has "insisted" that Trump's "whole relationship with the Trump hotel becomes a massive conflict of interest the day he was sworn in."
Connolly called it a… Read more »
Jessie Bur
The transparent reporting of spending data through Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA) requirements will go a long way to increasing public trust in the government, according to legislators and agency officials who spoke at the DATA Summit on June 29.
“Back when I was growing up, people used to trust the government,” said GSA’s Technology Transformation… Read more »
Patricia Sullivan
Northern Virginia congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D) saw The Washington Post’s story Tuesday about President Trump’s fake Time magazine cover on display throughout his businesses and thought he’d have “a little fun,” his communications director said.
Connolly’s staff quickly created his own mock Time cover and posted it to Twitter, and the five-term congressman… Read more »
Jason Squitieri
As President Donald Trump holds his first re-election fundraiser Wednesday night at the hotel he owns in Washington, one Democratic congressman is slamming the President over the move, arguing it is "just plain wrong."
An invitation to the event, held at the Trump International Hotel, showed that tickets started at $35,000 per person, with a $100,000 price tag to sit… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), co-chair of the House Green Dogs, released the following statement on EPA Administrator Pruitt’s decision to roll back the Waters of the U.S. safeguards:
“Administrator Pruitt has once again substituted his political ideology over overwhelming scientific evidence and years of stakeholder collaboration and compromise. This dirty water giveaway will have… Read more »
