Today, the House Oversight and Reform Committee advanced H.R. 7340, the Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act, legislation authored by Chairman Gerry Connolly to protect federal employees from the coronavirus.
Chai Suthammanont was a federal employee who lost his life after contracting the coronavirus while working as part of the kitchen staff at a Quantico daycare center. He is one of many… Read more »
On Monday, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a hearing to examine Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s potential conflicts of interest and evaluate how his continued leadership could jeopardize the Postal Service and the mail-in voting process for the 2020 election. The hearing also discussed his potentially criminal campaign… Read more »
On Monday, September 14, 2020, at 12:00 p.m. E.T, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, will hold a hearing to examine Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s potential conflicts of interest and evaluate how his continued leadership could jeopardize the Postal Service and the mail-in voting process for the 2020… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the correspondence he has received from 24 federal agency Inspectors General (IGs) in response to his June 15, 2020 letter requesting the IGs oversee agency plans to return employees to federal office buildings.
“Whether it is rushing to… Read more »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy in response to DeJoy’s inadequate response to the Subcommittee’s August 26, 2020, document request regarding his secret communications with the Trump campaign. Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement on the U.S. General Services Administration’s Office of Inspector General “Alert Memorandum: Concerns Regarding PBS’s Communication and Cleaning Procedures for Coronavirus Disease.”
“It is unconscionable that more than two weeks could pass between… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement on the House Oversight Committee’s announcement that it will issue a subpoena to Postmaster General DeJoy.
“Mr. DeJoy's testimony before our committee has left us with more questions than answers. He has repeatedly demonstrated an… Read more »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to follow-up on his responses to questions on Monday during testimony before the Committee on Oversight and Reform and to request information about his secret communications with the Trump campaign.
“As Postmaster General,… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement in advance of today’s House Oversight hearing on the USPS.
“Protecting the Timely Delivery of Mail, Medicine, and Mail-in Ballots.”
Committee on Oversight and Reform
10:00 AM, Monday, August 24, 2020
Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA)
I want to thank… Read more »
Opinion by Greg Sargent
Because the crush of President Trump’s corruption and wrongdoing has been so relentless, it often can seem like media scrutiny and congressional oversight have been reduced to nothing more than dead letters.
But in the case of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s operational changes to the U.S.… Read more »
