Today, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Chairman of the House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Trade, and Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), Chairman of the House Ways & Means Subcommittee on Oversight, led 50 of their colleagues in writing to President Joe Biden to urge him to… Read more »
Today, the House adopted an amendment offered by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) to the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021. The amendment would strengthen the 2016 Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights by providing survivors the right to be informed of the status and location of sexual assault evidence collection kits. Survivors are empowered by greater transparency into… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly, Chairman of the House Government Operations subcommittee, released the following statement on the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) study release on the Trump administration’s proposed OPM-GSA merger.
“This report clearly and definitively rejects the Trump administration’s half-baked plan to abolish the Office of Personnel… Read more »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, sent a letter to Anita Adkins, Acting Director of the National Finance Center (NFC), requesting a briefing and information about their responsibility in delaying annuity payments to new federal retirees.
“One report found that the NFC normally transmitted service… Read more »
Yesterday, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) was unanimously re-elected to another term as Co-Chair of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, also known as the House Green Dogs.
“I thank my colleagues for their trust and confidence to serve another term as Co-Chair of the House Green Dogs,” Connolly said. “We have important and urgent work to… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly, Chairman of the House Government Operations subcommittee, released the following statement on the inclusion of $1 billion for the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) in the American Rescue Plan. The legislation now heads to President Biden to be signed into law.
“Throughout this global health crisis, millions of Americans facing illness,… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) in introducing the Empowering Law Enforcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act. The legislation would enable local law enforcement to block the sale or transfer of any weapon regulated under the National Firearms Act (NFA) if law enforcement determines that an individual poses a danger to themselves or… Read more »
On March 9, 2021, as the House prepares to pass the American Rescue Plan that includes policies to reduce child poverty, Congressman Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), and Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) introduced the Child Poverty Reduction Act of 2021 to commit the nation to cutting child poverty by half… Read more »
Today, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Rep. Ro Khanna (CA-17) and 22 of their colleagues in sending a letter to President Joe Biden & Vice President Kamala Harris urging them to overrule the Senate parliamentarian’s decision not to include a $15 minimum wage in the Budget Reconciliation package. Citing both concrete precedent and the severity of the economic crisis, their… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly, President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement after President Biden released today’s report on the murder of Connolly’s constituent, Jamal Khashoggi:
“This report lays the blame for the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi, my constituent, directly at the feet of… Read more »
