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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement on U.S. airstrikes in Syria: "We must respond to the use of chemical weapons. We should have responded in 2013 and it was Congress that balked. A fifty-nine cruise missile strike can't be a substitute for a policy going forward. Congress and the new Administration must begin a dialogue and debate about our Syria policy." Read more »

As Congress prepares to begin work on the 2017 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization legislation, a bipartisan coalition of 15 regional members of Congress today urged their colleagues not to further overburden operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport by adding more flight traffic. In their letter, the members point out that when Congress established the… Read more »

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine and Representative Gerry Connolly, along with U.S. Senators Ben Cardin, Mark Warner, Chris Van Hollen and Representatives Steny Hoyer, Eleanor Holmes Norton, John P. Sarbanes, John Delaney, Don Beyer, Barbara Comstock, Anthony Brown and Jamie Raskin, have sent a letter to Congressional appropriators calling for continued federal investment in the Washington… Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Tom Rooney (R-FL) reintroduced the Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure the immediate payment of military death benefits to survivors of fallen servicemembers during federal government shutdowns or any other circumstance when federal spending authority lapses. “With another government… Read more »

Today, Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Eliot Engel (D-NY) and David Cicilline (D-RI), led a letter with other House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats urging Speaker Ryan to immediately require Chairman Nunes be recused from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The letter was signed by… Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) introduced the Medicaid Expansion Incentive Act, legislation that would allow funds designated for states that have opted out of Medicaid expansion to be transferred to states that are participating in the expansion effort. The unspent federal funds could be used to potentially maintain a 100 percent federal match for expansion costs, increase… Read more »

Max Smith Will Metro be noticeably better, and remain on the right track, after 24/7 track work ends this summer? Will the budget woes that contributed to the Metro fare hikes and service cuts coming in July cause lingering problems? The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s Subcommittee on Government Operations is set to press Metro’s general manager and chief… Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), co-chair of the House Green Dogs, released the following statement on President Trump's Executive Order to undo the Clean Power Plan: "Draconian cuts to the EPA, assaults on basic science and climate research, and now rescinding the Clean Power Plan will not "Make America Great Again" or make climate change disappear. The Obama Administration made… Read more »

This week, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) was presented with the Save The Children’s “Congressional Champion for Children" Award. The reception was held on Capitol Hill in front of more than 400 people. Also receiving awards were Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Congressman Ed Royce (R-CA). “Thank you, Save the Children, for hosting this advocacy summit and presenting me with this… Read more »

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is vowing to move past last week's failed health care legislation. The president now must decide on whether to back administrative changes to fix Obama's health care law or undermine it as prices for insurance plans rise in many markets. Over the weekend, Trump tweeted a promise of achieving a "great healthcare plan" because Obamacare will… Read more »