Congressman Gerry Connolly will hold his 10th annual Open Season Workshop this Saturday, December 1, 2018 to assist federal employees, retirees, service members, and veterans in navigating changes to the 2019 Federal Employees Health Benefits Plans (FEHBP), and dental and vision insurance programs. The program will feature a panel of experts, including representatives from the various… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly will hold his 10th annual Open Season Workshop on Saturday, December 1, 2018 to assist federal employees, retirees, service members, and veterans in navigating changes to the 2019 Federal Employees Health Benefits Plans (FEHBP), and dental and vision insurance programs.
This year, the federal government’s Open Season for federal employees and retirees to… Read more »
Robert McCartney
Democrats’ takeover of the U.S. House in Tuesday’s election instantly strengthened the Washington region’s deep blue congressional delegation, a change that may advance local goals such as Metro funding, statehood for the District, and protecting federal workers and the Chesapeake Bay.
“It’s the difference… Read more »
Paul Blumenthal and Chris D'Angelo
After Democrats won control of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, President Donald Trump will face actual oversight from Congress for the first time. His most controversial policies will immediately come under investigation ― as will the scandals that circled the first two years of his… Read more »
Today, during a business meeting of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Republicans blocked consideration of 11 more Democratic requests to allow Committee Members to offer, debate, and vote on subpoenas—bringing the total number of subpoena motions denied by Oversight Committee Republicans during Donald Trump’s Presidency to 64.
“For the last two years, I have implored… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined 65 Democratic Members of Congress to send the following statement to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell:
“Once again, we are urgently requesting that Senate leadership postpone any proceedings on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court until a thorough FBI investigation into the multiple allegations of sexual assault… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) sent letters to GSA Administrator Emily Murphy and SSA Acting Commissioner Nancy Berryhill requesting an update on the status of the fourth hearing room at the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Washington Hearing… Read more »
Mitch Miller
Political winds are again swirling around FEMA as the organization races to get ready for Hurricane Florence and what’s expected to be a major recovery effort after it makes landfall.
FEMA Administrator Brock Long and the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday rejected a Democratic senator’s claim that nearly… Read more »
By Rep. Gerry Connolly
President Trump and Republicans in Congress rammed their tax scheme through Congress without a single hearing or considering any Democratic amendments. Unlike many members of Congress, I met with community stakeholders and held a public roundtable to hear firsthand how the bill would affect our region.… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Vice Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released a new congressional report that found the Republican tax law will disproportionately hurt Northern Virginia homeowners, especially those with home equity loans. The report, prepared by the Democratic staff of the House Oversight and Government Reform… Read more »
