Eric Yoder
Leading House Democrats on civil service issues have proposed additional benefits to make up for the personal and financial disruptions that federal employees are experiencing because of the novel coronavirus.
“Many civil servants and contractors find themselves at the forefront of combatting the virus. At the same… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA-11), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), Donald S. Beyer Jr. (D-VA-08), Katie Porter (D-CA-45), and Jason Crow (D-CO-06) today called on the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to open an official investigation into HHS’ mismanagement of materials from the National Strategic… Read more »
Today, Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan provided a video briefing to Members of the Committee on Oversight and Reform and Reform on the devastating impact the coronavirus crisis has had on the finances of the Postal Service and the steps Congress and the President must take to ensure continued delivery of essential information, packages, and services.
“The Postal Service is fighting… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Charlie Crist (D-FL) led 43 Members of Congress in writing to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to request emergency assistance for state and local governments in the next COVID-19 relief package.
Crises on the scale of global pandemic put tremendous strain on state and local governments,… Read more »
A bipartisan congressional delegation today wrote to FEMA Administrator Peter Gaynor urging the Administration to increase the federal government’s allotment of emergency medical supplies and equipment to the National Capital Region. The letter was signed by U.S. Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Don Beyer (D-VA), Rob Wittman (R-VA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA),… Read more »
Today, Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) in sending a letter signed by 135 of their colleagues urging House and Senate leaders to prioritize assistance for hungry and food insecure families in upcoming COVID-19 emergency relief packages.
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Today, Representatives Gerry Connolly, Bobby Scott, Don Beyer, A. Donald McEachin, Elaine Luria, Abigail Spanberger, and Jennifer Wexton, as well as U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, sent a letter urging Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to provide Virginia maximum flexibility to use funding from the coronavirus economic relief package to help address budget… Read more »
Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Congressman Anthony G. Brown (D-MD), and seven members from the National Capital Region Delegation sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf urging the Administration to fully invoke the Defense Production Act to ensure local medical professionals have… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Don Beyer (D-VA), and Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) this evening held an urgent conference call with representatives of over a dozen Virginia lending institutions to discuss questions and concerns about the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan program. The program, established by the CARES Act to support small businesses hurt by the COVID-19… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Congresswoman Angie Craig (D-MN) and 85 other bipartisan Members of Congress in introducing the All Dependent Children Count Act which would expand the definition of a dependent for the Recovery Rebates for Individual sections of the CARES Act to include: children younger than 19, students 24 and younger, and no age limit for dependents who… Read more »
