Richard Reeve
On Capitol Hill Wednesday, everyone is talking about the president firing FBI Director James Comey.
One of the big headlines today is that the Senate intelligence committee has invited Comey to an interview, a closed-door meeting next Tuesday.
Many are calling for appointing a special prosecutor to look into this as well. Normally that appointment would be made by… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement on President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey:
"President Trump fires FBI Director Comey in the midst of his investigation into Trump aides coordinating with Russia to interfere with our election. If it were about previous misjudgements, this would have happened in January. Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Peter J. Roskam (R-IL), Mike Kelly (R-PA), and Ami Bera (D-CA), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Korea, released the following statement on the election of Moon Jae-in as President of the Republic of Korea:
“We extend our sincere congratulations to President-Elect Moon Jae-in and wish him and his administration well in the months and… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement on Republican efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act:
"Trumpcare 3.0. No hearings. No CBO score. No idea how many people will be affected.
This morning the House GOP will attempt to gut the protection on pre-existing conditions. Don't be fooled. The Upton amendment is a fig leaf that won't cover much. The… Read more »
Tony Ware
Employees who refuse to follow an order that would violate a law, rule or regulation would be protected from retaliation if new legislation gets signed into law.
The Follow the Rules Act — introduced by Reps. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., and Gerry Connolly, D-Va. — adds a clarification to the Whistleblower Protection Act spurred by a misinterpretation by the U.S. Court of… Read more »
Morgan Chalfant
Lawmakers on Wednesday grilled information security officers at the Department of Education and IRS over a data breach of an information-sharing tool that potentially exposed the personal information of 100,000 Americans earlier this year.
The chief information officers at both organizations came under harsh criticism from members of the House Oversight Committee… Read more »
On Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 3:30 pm, Congressman Gerry Connolly will hold his 2017 Congressional Art Competition Awards Ceremony at the McGuire Woods Gallery, Workhouse Arts Center, 9518 Workhouse Road, Lorton, VA.
“I am pleased to invite all Virginia 11th district student artists, their families, and art educators to join me in celebrating this year’s 2017 Congressional… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Korea, delivered the following remarks on the House floor in support of H.R. 1644, the Korean Interdiction and Modernization of Sanctions Act. Connolly recently returned from visiting the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
“I rise today in support of H.R. 1644, the Korean Interdiction and Modernization of… Read more »
Iulia Gheorghiu
Some of the Democratic Party’s most liberal members are hoping to push their party further to the left on environmental issues, prioritizing progressive goals over collaboration with the administration of President Donald Trump.
The stance can be seen most clearly with a new bill that aims to transition the U.S. to all-renewable energy by 2050, the “100 by ’50” Act,… Read more »
Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 657, the Follow the Rules Act, legislation introduced by Representatives Sean Duffy (R-WI) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA). The bill seeks to address a misinterpretation of the Whistleblower Protection Act by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the case of Rainey v. MSPB. The legislation would clarify that, under the Whistleblower… Read more »
