On Monday May 6th, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, will hold a field hearing examining the effects the longest ever government shutdown had on federal contract employees. Many federal contract employees were never made whole following the shutdown and continue to fear the financial threat posed by repeated government shutdowns. This… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and Congressman Steve Chabot (R-OH) reintroduced the bipartisan Global Health Security Act, which reaffirms the United States’ commitment to promoting global health security. The legislation is cosponsored by Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Ann Wagner… Read more »
Russell Berman
Tricia Newbold set an important mark when she became the first official currently serving in the Trump White House to take accusations of wrongdoing to Congress—and to put her name publicly behind them.
But Democrats on Capitol Hill say that, beyond Newbold, there is a small army of whistleblowers from across… Read more »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, led House Democrats in sending a letter urging the House Committee on Appropriations to deny funds for the implementation of President Trump’s government reorganization plan and the proposed merger of Office of… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and Congressman Michael Turner (R-OH), former President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, introduced a resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States remains committed to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The bipartisan… Read more »
This week, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, Rep. Mark Meadows, the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Reps. Katherine Clark, Don Young, and Van Taylor introduced two bills to help protect the health benefits of federal workers… Read more »
Today, members of the National Capital Region Congressional Delegation sent a letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development requesting $150 million in federal funding for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). This funding is part of a federal-state partnership between the federal government, Virginia, Maryland, and… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement on the Federal Transit Administration’s decision to certify the Metro Safety Commission and release $48.5 million in grant funding that had been withheld:
“I welcome the FTA’s announcement that it will certify the Metro Safety Commission. I helped lead the… Read more »
Yesterday, 48 House members sent a bipartisan letter to Chairwoman Nita Lowey and Ranking Member Kay Granger urging the House Appropriations Committee to include back pay for federal contractor employees in upcoming government funding legislation. The letter was led by Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and… Read more »
Today, Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA), co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Korea, and Ted Yoho (R-FL) introduced the Partner with Korea Act, bipartisan legislation that builds on the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) and encourages greater ties between American and Korean businesses.
The legislation would create an allotment of 15,000 E-4 highly skilled work visas… Read more »
