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Connolly, Maloney, DeFazio Statement on Acting DOT IG Refusal to Avoid Conflicts of Interest

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Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, the Chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, issued the following statement after Acting Inspector General Elliott told the Committees in a letter that he would not resign…

Connolly, Maloney, Sarbanes, and Carper Introduce Legislation to Increase Transparency of Executive Branch’s Senior Leaders

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Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Gerry Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Committee Member John P. Sarbanes introduced the Periodically Listing Updates to Management Act of 2020 (The PLUM Act) to increase the transparency of the most senior leaders of the Executive Branch by modernizing the…

Connolly Requests Plan to Reduce Passport Processing Backlog

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Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Government Operations subcommittee, sent a letter to the State Department requesting a plan to reduce the current backlog processing passports. “I write to express deep concern that the Department of State has essentially halted all routine passport processing and that plans to address the growing backlog of passport…

Virginia Congressional Delegation Urges Secretary Ross to Give Virginia Priority on Redistricting Data

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Today, the Virginia Congressional delegation sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross urging the Trump administration to give Virginia priority on releasing redistricting data. The letter was signed by Reps. Connolly, Scott, Wittman, Griffith, Beyer, McEachin, Riggleman, Wexton, Cline, Luria, and Spanberger. “We request that the Department of Commerce and the Census Bureau work…

Chairs Maloney, Connolly, and Rouda Issue Statement on Top Interior Department Official’s Ethics Violations

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Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Rep. Harley Rouda, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, issued the following statement in response to a report by the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior which found that…

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

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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),…

Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats Criticize Administration Over Apparently Retaliatory Firing Of State IG

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Led by Chairman Eliot L. Engel, all Democratic members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs today called on the Trump Administration to reverse the President’s apparently retaliatory May 15 firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed that he recommended Mr. Linick’s removal while the Office of Inspector General (OIG) was…

Oversight Chairs Respond to Sudden Resignation of Pentagon IG Official

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Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following the statements in response to the resignation of Principal Deputy Department of Defense Inspector General Glenn…

Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce “Postal Preservation Act” to Save the Postal Service from Closing Its Doors

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Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Rep. Peter King introduced the Postal Preservation Act. The coronavirus crisis is wreaking havoc on the U.S. Postal Service.  Without immediate help from Congress and the Administration, the Postal Service—a…

Top House Democrats Introduce Legislation to Protect Inspectors General from Political Retaliation

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Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, introduced the Inspector General Independence Act to protect Inspectors General across the…

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