Connolly Statement on New Metro General Manager
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement on Metro's announcement of new General Manager Paul Wiedefeld. Read more.
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Connolly Statement on New Metro General Manager
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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement on Metro's announcement of new General Manager Paul Wiedefeld. Read more. Connolly Statement on the Release of Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Text
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Congressman Connolly released the following statement on the Administration's release of the TPP agreement text. Read more. New FITARA Scorecard to Measure Federal Agency Progress Implementing IT Reforms
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Today, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held its second hearing to examine progress being made by federal agencies to implement the Federal IT Acquisition and Reform Act (known as FITARA) and released a new scorecard giving agencies a letter grade on their initial efforts to achieve implementation benchmarks. Read more. Connolly Statement on Latest Metro Setback
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Congressman Connolly released the following statement after WMATA announced talks with a potential GM candidate have broken off. Read more. Connolly Floor Speech in Support of the Bipartisan Budget Agreement, Providing Sequestration Relief and Avoiding Catastrophic Default
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Today, Rep. Connolly spoke on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of the bipartisan budget agreement that provides sequestration relief and avoids a catastrophic default. Read more. Connolly, Poe, Rubio, Cardin Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Foreign Aid Reform Bill
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Reps. Ted Poe (R-TX) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA) along with Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) announced the introduction of the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act (HR 3766). This bipartisan bill would increase public oversight over foreign aid by requiring federal agencies to show both where taxpayer money is spent around the world and how effective that aid is. Read more. Connolly Seeks to Create Helsinki-Style Commission for the JCPOA
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Congressman Gerry Connolly (VA-11) introduced bipartisan legislation to create a Congressional-Executive commission to oversee the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Connolly was joined by Representatives Jim Langevin, Steve Israel, Gregory Meeks, Bill Foster, Ami Bera, Kathleen Rice, Dan Kildee, John Delaney, David Cicilline, and Richard Hanna. Read more. Reps. Push for Cameras in the Courtroom Outside the Supreme Court, Introduce Bipartisan Eyes on the Courts Act
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Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (VA-11), along with Reps. Mike Quigley (D-IL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Ted Poe (R-TX) continued their call for greater public access to our federal court deliberations with a rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. Read more. Connolly Announces Deadline to Apply for Congressional Nominations to U.S. Service Academies
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Congressman Gerry Connolly announced this year's deadline for students wishing to apply for one of the nation's service academies is Friday, Oct. 16th 2015. This includes applications to the U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Read more. WaPo: Prince William County explores Metro expansion
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On Tuesday, the board will consider a resolution to support a bill, introduced by Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.), that would allow a federally funded feasibility study on expanding Metro to the county. Connolly is seeking to add the board's approval to a list of supporters that includes the Prince William Chamber of Commerce, the Dale City Civic Association and the town of Dumfries. Read more. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
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