In the News

Congressional representatives from Virginia and the District of Columbia today announced that the National Park Service (NPS), jointly with the District Department of Transportation, has been awarded a $90 million FASTLANE Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for repairs to Arlington Memorial Bridge. Read more. Read more »

Today, Reps. Gerry Connolly and Ted Poe released the following statement after the Senate passed the bipartisan Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act (HR 3766). HR 3766 first passed the House unanimously in December. The amended version of the House bill passed the Senate today and the House is expected to take it up soon. Read more. Read more »

Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court deadlocked 4-4 on the President's Immigration Executive Actions. Read more. Read more »

At about 9:45 p.m., Connolly, D-11th, said he was among a long list of fellow Democrats waiting their turn to speak in support of a vote on proposed legislation that to ban those who listed on the federal terrorism no-fly list from purchasing guns. Read more. Read more »

At about 9:45 p.m., Connolly, D-11th, said he was among a long list of fellow Democrats waiting their turn to speak in support of a vote on proposed legislation that to ban those who listed on the federal terrorism no-fly list from purchasing guns. Read more. Read more »

Today, Representative Gerry Connolly joined other House Democrats in a sit-in on the House Floor to protest congressional inaction on gun safety in the aftermath of the most recent gun violence tragedy in Orlando, Florida. Connolly released the following statement. Read more. Read more »

Last week, America woke to what has become an all-too-common nightmare. A man driven by hate and armed with assault weapons carried out our nation's worst mass shooting. In its aftermath 49 were dead, 53 injured, and communities across our country were left violated, vulnerable and wondering how this could happen again? Read more. Read more »

Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Reps. Mark Meadows (R-NC), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), and Stephen F. Lynch(D-MA) introduced a bipartisan discussion draft of postal reform legislation. Read more. Read more »

Representatives Gerry Connolly and Mark Sanford, along with a bipartisan group of 53 Members of Congress, sent a letter today to President Obama urging him to refrain from permitting harmful seismic blasting in the Atlantic Coast. Read more. Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly released the following statement on Governor McAuliffe's Executive Directive to strengthen safety oversight of Metro. Read more. Read more »