Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement on Postmaster General DeJoy’s reorganization plan:
“This is deliberate sabotage to disrupt mail service on the eve of the election— an election that hinges on mail-in ballots. Postmaster General DeJoy should be focused on ensuring… Read more »
Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11), Congresswoman Alma S. Adams (NC-12), Rep. Peter A. DeFazio (OR-04), and Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) led 127 other Members of Congress in sending a letter to Speaker Pelosi requesting strong support for the United States Postal Service in forthcoming COVID-19… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) today joined Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), and Joe Kennedy III (D-MA) and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) in submitting a public comment letter signed by 145 members of the House and Senate to Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson urging him to rescind the proposed rule change to the Equal Access Rule… Read more »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, as well as Committee Member and Co-Chair of the Whistleblower Protection Caucus Rep. Jackie Speier introduced the Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act to strengthen whistleblower protections for federal… Read more »
Today, Rep. Gerry Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, introduced the Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 2020. This legislation would reauthorize the Merit Systems Protect Board (MSPB) for five years beginning in 2021.
The MSPB is an independent entity within… Read more »
Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform; Senator Gary Peters, the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman on the Subcommittee on Government Operations; and Senator Tom Carper issued the following joint statement after the Treasury Department and U.S. Postal… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement on the Veterans Administration Office of Inspector General report on the Washington, D.C. VA Medical Center.
“This is a very troubling report that describes a culture of indifference and callousness to patients experiencing mental health… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement after the Senate coronavirus proposal included language reportedly requested by the President to keep the FBI Headquarters in downtown Washington, D.C.
“More than 150,000 Americans have died from coronavirus, millions are unemployed, state and… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14), Chair of the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee, introduced legislation today that would better address domestic violence in the U.S. military. The provisions included in the legislation were also included in the House-passed version… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement after the Washington Post reportedthat President Trump is demanding language to keep the FBI’s headquarters at its current location in the next coronavirus package.
“Even in the midst of the worst pandemic in a hundred years, the President… Read more »
