Skip to Content

Connolly Reiterates Demand for Release of ICE Detainees

| Posted in In the News

Yesterday, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, sent a letter to the Acting Director of U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement to request specific information on the health and safety protocols practiced at the Farmville Detention Center, and again demand the release of all detainees in ICE custody for the duration…

Connolly Calls on Secretary DeVos to Resign

| Posted in In the News

Today, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations and former Chairman of Fairfax County, Virginia, released the following statement calling on Education Secretary DeVos to resign.   “Secretary Betsy DeVos is a political zealot whose inexperience is matched only by her ineptitude. If she actually cared about our Fairfax County…

Connolly Leads Letter Requesting Federal Support for Assisted Living Facilities

| Posted in In the News

Today, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Reps. A. Donald McEachin (D-VA), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), and Elaine Luria (D-VA) sent a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requesting federal support for assisted living…

Federal workers are returning to the office. Some members of Congress say they shouldn’t be.

| Posted in In the News

Eric Yoder With the number of coronavirus cases increasing across much of the country, leading members of Congress on civil service issues are challenging orders by federal agencies for teleworking federal employees to return to their regular worksites. “I think we have to press the pause button immediately,” Rep. Gerald E.…

Connolly Statement on OPM IG's Review of Agency Re-entry Plan

| Posted in In the News

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement in response to the Inspector General for the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) decision to review the agency’s plan to return employees to their offices.   “In response to my request, the OPM Inspector General will review the agency’s plan to return…

Government Operations Subcommittee Examined Need for Sufficient, Evidenced-Based Plan for Reopening Government Workplaces

| Posted in Press Releases

Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a hearing examining how the government can protect federal employees while continuing operations and providing vital resources to the public. Members and witnesses agreed that the Administration’s guidance for reopening government workplaces is unclear, incomplete, and poses risks to the…

National Capital Region Delegation Urges House Leaders To Issue Mask Directive To Members Of Congress

| Posted in Press Releases

Members of Congress representing the National Capital Region today wrote to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy urging them to “issue strong, explicit directives to Members of the House regarding proper face coverings” as Congress prepares to cast votes next week. The letter, led by Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) and signed by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA),…

Connolly Demands Urgent Investigations to Ensure Health and Safety of Federal Workforce as Agencies Reopen Offices

| Posted in Press Releases

Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, sent letters to 24 federal offices of Inspectors General (IGs) requesting their plans to oversee agency plans to return employees to federal office buildings.  “Given the many shortcomings identified in the Administration’s reopening guidelines, as well as the Administration’s unwillingness to…

Connolly Statement in Advance of Today’s Oversight Hearing on Supporting Essential Workers During the COVID Crisis

| Posted in Press Releases

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Government Operations subcommittee, released the following statement in advance of today’s House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing, “No Worker Left Behind: Supporting Essential Workers.” “No Worker Left Behind: Supporting Essential Workers” Committee on Oversight and Reform 12:00 PM, Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Rep. Gerald…

Welch, Connolly, and Lynch Lead Legislation to Protect Dr. Fauci and Other Experts from Political Retribution

| Posted in Press Releases

Reps. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), and Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.) introduced legislation Wednesday to protect Dr. Anthony Fauci and other directors of National Research Institutes and Centers from being fired for politically-motivated reasons. As Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH),…

Back to top