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Peter Alexander, Dartunorro Clark and Haley Talbot Businessman Louis DeJoy, a top donor to President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee, has been picked to be the new head of the U.S. Postal Service. DeJoy, a native of Brooklyn, New York, is a North Carolina-based businessman who formerly ran New Breed Corp.,… Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Government Operations subcommittee, released the following statement on the reports that Louis DeJoy will be named the new Postmaster General: "President Trump rewards a partisan donor by installing him at the United States Postal Service. The Postal Service is in crisis and needs real leadership and someone with knowledge of the… Read more »

Representative Gerry Connolly (VA-11) joined Representative Rob Wittman (VA-01) in introducing a bipartisan resolution designating May 3-9, 2020 as Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW). H.Res. 949 commends federal, state, county and local government employees, as well as members of the uniformed services, for their tireless and dedicated efforts, and details the significant… Read more »

Lia Russell Agency watchdogs told Congress that the $2.2 trillion in spending to speed recovery and heal economic damage caused by the pandemic would be subject to quick oversight. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released a readout of a meeting with agency Inspectors General, and reported that audits of key programs… Read more »

Lisa Rein and Jacob Bogage President Trump on Friday threatened to block an emergency loan to shore up the U.S. Postal Service unless it dramatically raised shipping prices on online retailers, an unprecedented move to seize control of the agency that analysts said could plunge its finances into a deeper hole. “The Postal… Read more »

Jory Heckman Congress has approved nearly $3 trillion to keep government services and the economy running during the coronavirus pandemic, but standing up the layers of oversight into that spending has gone less smoothly. The House approved a resolution Thursday to create a select committee on the coronavirus, under the… Read more »

Jonathan O'Connell, David A. Fahrenthold, and Joshua Partlow Congressional Democrats are pressing the General Services Administration for information about President Trump’s D.C. hotel lease, after Trump’s company said it asked the federal government to include it in any accommodations it may make for private tenants during the… Read more »

Eric Yoder Leading House Democrats on civil service issues have proposed additional benefits to make up for the personal and financial disruptions that federal employees are experiencing because of the novel coronavirus. “Many civil servants and contractors find themselves at the forefront of combatting the virus. At the same… Read more »

Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) More than 170 people have died. More than 7,800 are infected in more than twenty countries and officials expect the already grave situation to worsen. While it may seem a world away, the new coronavirus out of Wuhan, China is a crisis in its own right that is demanding a… Read more »

By Rebecca Klar Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) will bring Hatice Cengiz, the fiancée of murdered Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, as his guest to the State of the Union on Wednesday. “Hatice’s courage to sit in the House Chamber Tuesday night should serve as a clarion call to the President that no matter how high it… Read more »