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Congressman Connolly to Kickoff Infrastructure Week Across NoVa

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On Tuesday, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Government Operations subcommittee, will kick off his “Infrastructure Week,” a series of events demonstrating the critical investments the bipartisan infrastructure law will support throughout Northern Virginia. Connolly’s first event will be a roads and bridges roundtable at the Stringfellow Park and Ride Station in…

Connolly, Wexton, Beyer Send Letter to MWAA Requesting Update on Issues Impeding Silver Line Phase 2 Operational Readiness and Urging Accountability for Delays

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Today, U.S. Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), and Don Beyer (D-VA) wrote to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) emphasizing their concerns over delays of the completion of the Silver Line Phase 2 extension and requesting an update on outstanding issues that are impeding the declaration of operational readiness. “We understand that several…

Connolly Community Project Funding Requests Included in FY22 Appropriations Package

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Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, announced the inclusion of nine of his Community Project Funding (CPF) requests in the FY 2022 omnibus appropriations package, which passed the House last night and now heads to the Senate.  “I was proud to secure the funding for these community projects, totaling nearly $12…

Connolly Statement on Senate Passage of the Postal Service Reform Act

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Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement after the Senate passed the bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act. "After more than a decade of hard work and negotiations, the Postal Service Reform Act is finally on its way to the president's desk. This will save the Post Office from financial ruin,…

Connolly Statement on Finalization of USPS’s Shortsighted Contract for New Gas-Powered Vehicles

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Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement regarding finalization of the U.S. Postal Service’s contract to replace its fleet of mail carriers with almost all gasoline-powered vehicles, despite President Biden’s clear and stated goal of electrifying the federal fleet.    “This is yet…

Connolly Statement on Retirement of Metro GM Paul Weidefeld

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement today regarding the announced retirement of Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld: “I thank Paul Wiedefeld for his leadership, his willingness to make tough decisions, and the improvements he undertook, including the system-wide Safetrack project and securing dedicated funding for long term capital investments, that are…

Connolly Announces $107.4 Million in Infrastructure Law Funding to Fix Virginia Bridges in FY2022

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Today, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) announced the first round of investments in repairing Virginia bridges under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Law he helped pass. Connolly helped deliver $107.4 million for Virginia to fix bridges this year in FY 2022, part of a total $536.8 million investment over the next five…

Connolly Announces New Funding for Northern Virginia Airports from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

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Today, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) announced that $76,967,453 in new federal funding under the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is headed to Virginia to make much-needed improvements to airports, including $22,844,908 for Dulles International and $22,144,350 for Washington National.  “Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, these new grants will deliver new…

Silver Line extension takes a large step forward with completion of rail yard at Dulles Airport

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Contractors have finished work on the last major element of the multibillion Silver Line rail project, officials said Wednesday, a milestone in the decades-long effort to extend Metrorail service to Dulles International Airport and into Loudoun County. The rail yard was the last major hurdle for a project that has been plagued by delays. The announcement from the Metropolitan Washington…

Connolly Lauds Inclusion of $13.5 Billion in Government Operations Investments in Build Back Better Act

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Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement in support of the more than $13 billion in investments included in the Build Back Better Act, which will fall under the jurisdiction of the Subcommittee on Government Operations. “As Chairman of the subcommittee with jurisdiction over the General Services…

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