In the News

The House of Representatives passed H.R. 757, the North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2016, The legislation included two Connolly's amendments, one to provide for the reunification of Korean families separated by the 38th Parallel, and another to ensure that U.S. policy towards North Korea is informed by the recommendations made in the landmark Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in North Korea conducted by the United Nations. Read more. Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly released the following statement in advance of President Obama's Gun Violence Town Hall meeting hosted at George Mason University's Fairfax campus this evening. Read more. Read more »

U.S. Representatives Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Nita Lowey (NY-17), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23), Eliot Engel (NY-16), Albio Sires (NJ-8), Susan Davis (CA-53), and Jerrold Nadler (NY-10) today sent a letter to President Barack Obama calling for immediate punitive sanctions in response to Iran's recent violation of international law by test-firing medium-range ballistic missiles in October and November 2015. Read more. Read more »

Following the adoption of a federal budget in December that did no harm to federal workers, unlike previous congressional plans, one veteran of legislative battles sees reason for optimism. Read more. Read more »

Congressman Connolly shared his thoughts on transportation issues facing Prince William County, and efforts to begin the conversation on extending Metro to Prince William. Read more. Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly, co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Korea, released the following statement in response to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's apology and compensation offer to South Korean "Comfort Women" victims. Read more. Read more »

After spending 444 days in captivity, and more than 30 years seeking restitution, the Americans taken hostage at the United States Embassy in Tehran in 1979 have finally won compensation. Read more. Read more »

Washington-area elected officials repeatedly sounded the alarm in recent years that the dysfunction and austerity ruling Congress were hurting the local economy to the point where it lagged behind the nation's. Read more. Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly announced that compensation for victims and families of the 1979 Hostage Crisis was included in the final Omnibus spending package. Read more. Read more »

Congressman Connolly issued the following statement in support of the bipartisan Omnibus Spending Bill that avoids a government shutdown restores funding for our nation's defense and domestic priorities. Read more. Read more »