Transportation & Infrastructure

Martin DiCaro Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood defended his long-awaited report on fixing Metro against early criticism on Monday, as critics argued it fell short in recommending workable solutions to the transit agency’s most pressing problems. A day after his 19-page report was leaked to the Washington Post,… Read more »

Today the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform passed H.R. 4171, the Telework Enhancement Act Pilot Program, a bipartisan measure that extends a pilot program promoting telework in federal agencies.The bill was introduced by Congressman Greg Gianforte (R-MT) and Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA). “With the vast geography of Montana, teleworking makes it easier for the… Read more »

Ryan M. Kelly Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-11th, with support from Rep. Tom Garrett, R-5th, introduced a resolution Thursday night that condemns the “violent and hateful attacks carried out in Charlottesville.” The resolution specifically condemns the actions of white supremacists, white nationalists, neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux… Read more »

Today, Representatives Gerry Connolly, Steny Hoyer, Eleanor Holmes Norton, John Sarbanes, John Delaney, Donald S. Beyer, Jr., Barbara Comstock, Anthony Brown and Jamie Raskin sent a letter to FEMA Administrator Brock Long in support of WMATA’s FY17 application for Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP) funds. The funding would allow Metro to protect the transit system and its customers and… Read more »

Martin DiCaro Five months after Virginia hired him to craft a regional consensus around Metro governance reforms and funding needs, former U.S.… Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement on reports of Secretary LaHood's Metro recommendations: "The fact that it is Virginia's suburban compact members and not the state government in Richmond who pay Metro subsidies has been dismissed in Secretary LaHood's report. No one should dictate to them who should represent them on the Metro board. I will oppose any… Read more »

Today, all Democratic Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sent letters to all Cabinet Secretaries and other federal agency heads requesting documents about how their Departments are spending federal taxpayer funds on products or services provided by businesses owned by or affiliated with the Trump Organization. “The American people deserve to know how… Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly, Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, Representatives Hoyer, Cummings, Scott, McEachin, Beyer, Sarbanes, Raskin, Brown and Delaney sent a letter requesting Secretary Chao reverse the FTA decision to withhold five percent of federal transit grants from the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia.  The members write… Read more »

On Monday, June 19th at 7:00 PM Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) will host a town hall meeting at the Sunset Hills Montessori School in Reston, VA. Connolly will provide a congressional update and then take audience questions. Due to space constraints, RSVPs are required. You can RSVP here. For additional information please contact our office at: 703-256-3071. When: June 19, 7:00 PM -… Read more »

Bill McAllister Forty-eight years after President Richard M. Nixon pleaded with postal unions to support his plan for an independent postal service, another Republican president appears to be saying those unions might have achieved too many benefits with their collective-bargaining rights. That seems to be what Donald Trump’s proposed federal budget for fiscal 2018 is saying. The… Read more »