Mallory Shelbourne
A Democratic lawmaker on Tuesday mocked President Trump on Twitter after a report in The Washington Post said the president’s golf clubs display a fake Time magazine cover showing Trump.
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) tweeted a fake Time magazine cover of his own.
“Wow, my first cover of Time. Asked my staff to frame this and hang it in all four of my offices.… Read more »
Jason Miller
In a rocky FITARA sea of red and yellow “Fs” and “Ds,” the U.S. Agency for International Development stood out like a lighthouse.
USAID became the first agency earlier this month to receive an “A” on the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
While most agencies stagnated, USAID lifted its grades… Read more »
Joe Davidson
In November, fuming members of Congress demanded to know how the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) would stabilize a long-term care program that shocked participants with price hikes of as much as 126 percent.
Seven months later, they are still waiting for answers – but not patiently.
It was at a House government operations subcommittee hearing a few days after… Read more »
Jim Zarroli
In ordinary times, New York-based Vornado Realty Trust would be a natural candidate to take on a major construction project such as the long-awaited rebuilding of FBI headquarters.
As with so much about the Trump era, however, the ordinary rules don't apply.
A commercial real estate firm, Vornado is widely reported to be a finalist to build a new campus for the FBI… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement on the release of the Senate GOP's health care repeal proposal:
"The Senate health care repeal is just as mean as House bill. It contains devastating cuts to Medicaid. It limits essential health benefits. It defunds Planned Parenthood. No wonder it was crafted behind closed doors.
"Rather than dismantle the… Read more »
Richard Lardner
Legislation that would hit Russia with economic sanctions and limit President Donald Trump's authority to lift the penalties faces an uncertain future in the House despite the bill's heavily bipartisan backing in the Senate.
Instead of moving for a quick vote to build on the burst of momentum created in the Senate, where the measure won 98 votes last week, the… Read more »
John D. McKinnon
When Silicon Valley executives arrived at the White House Monday to talk about modernizing federal computer systems, there was plenty of common interest at stake. The administration wants to cut redundancies and modernize the way Americans interact with their government, and tech companies see a $90 billion-a-year business.
But those companies also face a common… Read more »
Rachael Kalinyak,
Congressmen Jamie Raskin, D-Md., Gerry Connolly, D-Va., and over 100 members of the House sent a letter to Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., expressing their opposition to the proposed policy changes President Donald Trump has proposed in his fiscal 2018 budget request.
These four changes would amount to a total loss of $149… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Brad Schneider (D-IL), Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) and 170 Democratic colleagues introduced a resolution condemning President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement and urging the Administration to reverse course and maintain U.S. participation.
H.Res.390 emphasizes the dire consequences of global climate change for our national security, public… Read more »
Erich Wagner
More than 100 Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Thursday to oppose the cuts to federal employee retirement programs as outlined in President Trump’s fiscal 2018 budget proposal.
Lawmakers, led by Reps. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., and Gerry Connolly, D-Va., described Trump’s budget request as an “assault” on… Read more »
