Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the author of the Global Health Security Act, released the following statement on the White House's announcement of Dr. Stephanie Psaki as the first United States Coordinator for Global Health Security:
"I welcome the appointment of Dr. Stephanie Psaki as the United States Coordinator for Global Health Security, a position created by my legislation –… Read more »
House Republicans rejected an amendment from Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) that would have officially included in legislative text recent polling that reveals a vast majority of students, Democrats and Republicans alike, prefer to enroll in college in a state with less restrictive abortion laws. Connolly offered the amendment to H.R. 6914, the so-called Pregnant Students’ Rights Act,… Read more »
Yesterday, Rep. Gerry Connolly (VA-11) joined Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) and Rep. Sean Casten (IL-06) introduced the Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2023, a bill to support access to lower-priced generic prescription drugs.
To limit competition and reap above-market profits longer, name-brand drug manufacturers use “Pay-for-Delay” patent settlements that… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, released the following statement in support of the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) expansion of infertility coverage benefits for Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) program enrollees.
“As a longtime proponent of better, more… Read more »
Today Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-Virginia) and Ron Estes (R-Kansas) introduced bipartisan legislation to address a critical shortage of certified nursing assistants (CNAs). The Ensuring Seniors' Access to Quality Care Act will allow nursing homes that have been forced to suspend in-house CNA education programs after receiving a certain level of penalties to resume those programs once… Read more »
Today, to mark National Infertility Awareness Week, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced bipartisan legislation to expand and protect access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) that millions of Americans need to have children, including Senator Duckworth who relied on IVF to have her two daughters. The… Read more »
Reps. Gerry Connolly (VA-11) and Scott Franklin (FL-18) today introduced the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act. This bipartisan bill would save lives by establishing a uniform base of liability protection for businesses that acquire automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and the good Samaritans who use them. AEDs are used to assist victims of out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrests (SCA).… Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin (VA-04), along with U.S. Reps. Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Jennifer Wexton (VA-10), Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), Elaine Luria (VA-02), Don Beyer (VA-08), Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) and U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a letter to the Virginia General Assembly, urging for prompt action to be taken to protect abortion access for all… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Government Operations subcommittee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), sent a letter to Director Kiran Ahuja in support of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) stated interest in expanding Federal medical coverage to include infertility diagnosis and treatment, which includes accessing assistive reproductive… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's outrageous and misguided decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood:
"For the first time, SCOTUS has ripped away an established right from the American people. This is yet another stain on the Court. It's a dark moment for American women and for all of us… Read more »
