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Drivers traveling to the new FBI headquarters can save nearly 10 minutes daily if the agency is relocated to Springfield rather than either site in Prince George's County, according to an analysis compiled by Fairfax County. Read more. Read more »

Joint statement from Reps. Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Steny Hoyer (MD-5), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC), Chris Van Hollen (MD-8), Donna F. Edwards (MD-4), John Sarbanes (MD-3), John Delaney (MD-6), Don Beyer (VA-8), Barbara Comstock (VA-10). Read more. Read more »

An amendment sponsored by Congressman Gerry Connolly to increase federal funding for Veterans Treatment Courts to $6 million passed the House Wednesday evening as part of a major appropriations bill. Read more. Read more »

Small Business Committee Chairman Steve Chabot (R-OH) and Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) have introduced H.R. 2586, the Export Coordination Act of 2015, a bill to improve the coordination of federal export promotion resources and to streamline the export process so that more small businesses can sell goods overseas. Read more. Read more »

The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department is receiving $504,666 in federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to enhance live fire training and firefighter fitness programs, Congressman Gerry Connolly announced. Read more. Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly will hold his 23nd Telephone Town Hall Meeting for constituents of the 11th Congressional District of Virginia on Monday, June 1, beginning at 8 p.m. Read more. Read more »

The Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), co-Chaired by Rep. Gerry Connolly, issued the following statement on the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) finalized the Clean Water Rule. Read more. Read more »

On May 19, 2015, Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, and Congresswoman Barbara Lee have introduced the Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2015 (H.R. 2408) to develop evidence-based policies to cut child poverty by half in 10 years. Read more. Read more »

In a statement today on the House vote on the National Defense Authorization Act, Congressman Gerry Connolly said he opposed the bill because it fails to end sequestration, pits domestic investments versus defense investments, and includes an anti-immigrant amendment that denigrates those who choose to serve our nation in uniform. Read more. Read more »

In a statement at Thursday's hearing of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on advancing American economic interests in Asia, Congressman Gerry Connolly said the trade agreement being negotiated with 11 Pacific Rim nations to strengthen economic ties to the region must be consistent with American values. Read more. Read more »