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Connolly Unanimously Elected Vice-Ranking Member of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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On Monday evening, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) was unanimously elected Vice-Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Connolly was also named Ranking Member of the Government Operations Subcommittee, a position he held in the previous Congress. “As the House’s primary investigative committee, the Oversight and Government Reform Committee has a…

Connolly Statement on President Trump’s Federal Hiring Freeze

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement on President Donald J. Trump’s federal hiring freeze: “An across-the-board federal hiring freeze is a mindless way to manage. It fails to differentiate critical from non-critical issues. It fails to take into account the need to actually beef up certain capabilities in the federal government, like cybersecurity. This…

Connolly Statement on Trump Inaugural Address

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump’s Inaugural address: “A troubling inaugural address. President Trump offered a dark, dystopian, and defiant inaugural speech that begins a new presidency without aspiration or reconciliation. It failed to unify or reach out to the entire nation, and insists on Trump's view of patriotism and…

Connolly Refuses to Attend Inauguration

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) issued the following statement on his decision not to attend the Inauguration: "After long reflection I have decided that I cannot attend the inauguration of Donald J Trump on Friday. His behavior and harmful words during and after the campaign have left the country I love with open, bleeding wounds. Instead of binding those wounds, he has poured salt on…

Connolly Opposes Republican Budget Resolution

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Congressman Gerry Connolly issued the following statement in opposition to the Republican budget resolution.  I had a friend who often said, “if you are going to be a phony, at least be sincere about it.” This would be good advice for House Republicans who brought their budget resolution to the Floor today for a vote. House Republicans complained that 79 bipartisan hearings and…

Connolly Statement on House Republican Rules Package for the 115th Congress

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Congressman Gerry Connolly released the following statement on the House Republican rules package for the 115th Congress: "Today, I opposed the House Republican rules package for the 115th Congress. This proposal ushers in a new era of unified Republican government. One in which facts – when inconvenient – do not matter and ethics are subject to the interpretation of the…

Connolly Named New Dem Whip

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Today, New Dem Chair-Elect Rep. Jim Himes (CT-04) announced that Congressman Gerry Connolly, who previously served as a Vice-chair but was term-limited, will remain in leadership and serve as the Coalition's Whip. “With the election of Donald Trump, the New Democrat Coalition is more important than ever before,” said Congressman Gerry Connolly. “We will be the front line in winning…

Connolly to Hold FEHBP Open Season Workshop for Federal Employees and Retirees on December 3

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Congressman Gerry Connolly will hold his 8th annual Federal Open Season Workshop on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at the Fairfax County Government Center to assist federal employees and retirees in navigating through the many changes in the 2017 Federal Employees Health Benefits Plans (FEHBP), dental and vision insurance programs. The federal government’s Open Season for federal employees…

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