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Two Northern Virginia representatives are pushing the Obama Administration to do more to get Egypt to release an American citizen from Falls Church who has been imprisoned under brutal conditions for nearly two and a half years. Read more. Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerald Connolly (D-VA) joined Congressman Will Hurd, Congressman Jason Chaffetz, Congressman Elijah Cummings, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, and Congressman Mark Meadows today to advance the Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Act through the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and send it to the House floor, where it is expected to pass next week. Read more. Read more »

A year after joining a national campaign for better pay and benefits, workers at Reagan National and Dulles International airports are shifting their fight to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Read more. Read more »

Congress wants to know exactly what led to an explosive rate increase for 274,000 current and retired federal employees who are buying long-term care insurance. Read more. Read more »

Federal officials on Wednesday admonished Metro for the manner in which it stores and secures trains in rail yards, saying the agency's employees have "universal misunderstandings" on how rail cars should be stowed – oversights that potentially put employees and passengers at risk. Read more. Read more »

According to a new FTA report, Metro employees aren't properly securing and storing rail cars and equipment in rail yards. Read more. Read more »

On Monday, August 22, 2016, Congressman Gerry Connolly will host a Senior Issues Forum to provide pertinent information to seniors and retirees on the current state of the Social Security and Medicare programs, as well as how to protect one from becoming a victim of tax fraud and abuse scams. Read more Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly released the following statement on the FTA's WMATA stop signal overrun investigation released today. Read more. Read more »

Last week, for the first time ever, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was forced to issue a domestic travel warning to pregnant women planning to visit Miami, a popular getaway destination. This marks a sad milestone in our country's history. Read more. Read more »

Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) sent a letter to the general manager of the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority, requesting a briefing on WMATA's security protocols. Read more. Read more »