Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Government Operations subcommittee, led 62 members of the House in sending a letter to President Trump urging him to issue an Executive Order mandating telework for all eligible federal employees and contractors.
“We write to urge you to issue an Executive Order mandating telework for all eligible federal employees and… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement after Virginia reported its first death due to COVID-19.
"I am heartbroken to learn that we have lost a fellow Virginian to COVID-19. This is a public health crisis. We must all take it seriously and act with urgency. Please be safe and take all precautions." Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) signed a bicameral letter, led by U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao in support of the National Park Service’s (NPS) grant application for $102 million in federal funds to reconstruct nearly eight miles of the northern section of the George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP).
The George Washington Parkway… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly, Chairman of the Government Operations subcommittee, and Representatives John Sarbanes (D-MD) and Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) introduced the Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act, legislation to expand federal telework.
“In the face of the coronavirus threat, federal agencies are expected to have a robust continuity of operations plan ready for immediate… Read more »
Yesterday, Congressman Gerald E, Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, joined Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee Chairman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Stephen Lynch (D-MA) to send letters seeking detailed information from the Department of Health and… Read more »
Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Steve Chabot (R-Ohio)
More than 170 people have died. More than 7,800 are infected in more than twenty countries and officials expect the already grave situation to worsen. While it may seem a world away, the new coronavirus out of Wuhan, China is a crisis in its own right that is demanding a… Read more »
SEEC Co-Chairs Reps. Gerry Connolly, Doris Matsui and Paul Tonko and Vice-Chairs Reps A. Donald McEachin, Chellie Pingree, Matt Cartwright, Mike Quigley and Alan Lowenthal made the following statement in response to the Moving Forward infrastructure investment framework released by Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chair DeFazio, Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Pallone, and… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), and the entire Virginia congressional delegation in urging the U.S. Army National Guard to prioritize funding for a new aviation facility in Richmond, Va. as part of the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP). With the current facility already impacting mission execution, the funding will help… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and 18 of their colleagues sent a bicameral letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler urging the EPA to clarify its position on the enforcement of the Chesapeake Bay Agreement Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) pollution reduction targets.
The Members write, “We were deeply… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly, Chairman of the Government Operations subcommittee, released the following statement in advance of today’s House Oversight hearing “Reaching Hard-to-Count Communities in the 2020 Census:”
Thank you, Chairwoman Maloney, for calling this important hearing. Census Day is less than three months away, and I am concerned that the Census Bureau is not… Read more »