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Congressman Connolly released the following statement in support of the tax extenders package that passed the House on Thursday. Read more. Read more »

The House of Representatives passed the First Responders Passport Act of 2015 today. The legislation, cosponsored by Congressman Gerry Connolly, would waive passport fees for first responders deployed in the aftermath of international disasters. Read more. Read more »

Rep. Connolly released the following statement on the restoration of the full $150 million federal contribution to Metro in the Omnibus legislation. Read more. Read more »

Congressman Connolly issued the following statement on the three-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook Tragedy. Read more. Read more »

Today the Air National Guard chose Joint Base Langley-Eustis (JBLE) for an Air Force Cyber Operations Squadron. Virginia's bipartisan delegation, including Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S Reps. Scott Rigell (R-VA-2), Bobby Scott (D-VA-3), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Rob Wittman (R-VA-1), and Randy Forbes (R-VA-4), has advocated to locate the cyber facility at JBLE since December 2014. Read more. Read more »

Today, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee advanced H.R. 4180 the Fraud Reduction and Analytics Act of 2015, bipartisan legislation introduced by Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Ranking Member Gerry Connolly (D-VA) to combat fraud at federal agencies and save American taxpayer dollars. Read more. Read more »

Today, the House passed the bipartisan Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act. The legislation will increase public oversight over foreign aid by requiring federal agencies show both where taxpayer money is spent around the world and how effective that aid has been. Read more. Read more »

Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Jared Polis (D-CO) led more than 70 members of Congress in sending a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan urging him to reject attempts to block the acceptance of refugees and calling on him to increase funds in the end-of-year Omnibus spending bill to ensure a thorough and expeditious refugee vetting process. Read more. Read more »

Congressman Connolly released the following statement in support of the 5-year, $305 billion highway transportation bill that passed the House on Thursday. Read more. Read more »

Legislation will help increase the survival rate from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) by eliminating the threat of frivolous lawsuits through development of a nationally uniform baseline of protection for persons who use an automatic external defibrillator (AED) while attempting to save a life during a medical emergency. Read more. Read more »