Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services, Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Rep. Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence sent a letter to President Trump’s National… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the former President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement:
“Israel and Hamas must recommit to the implementation of a ceasefire and secure an end to this brutal war. Hamas must release all hostages, Israel must stop the escalation and allow humanitarian aid… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and a senior member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling on him to immediately resume funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and its four core institutes, the Center for International Private Enterprise,… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the former President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement after President Trump and Vice President Vance's disgraceful display in their Oval Office meeting with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine:
"I have worked in foreign policy since my days as a young staffer… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC), both senior members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, reintroduced two bipartisan pieces of legislation to support Ukraine’s territorial integrity in the face of continued Russian aggression.
The Defending Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity Act codifies the United States’ support for Ukraine’s… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging him to immediately resume the full operation of the Phoenix and Payment Management Services (PMS) systems to ensure humanitarian and development organizations receive… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (VA-11), former President of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Parliamentary Assembly), Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), former House Majority Leader, Congressmen Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and William Keating (MA-09), Ranking Member of the Europe Subcommittee, and , issued the following… Read more »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, wrote a letter to Marco Rubio, Acting Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), requesting documents and information on the Trump-Musk effort to freeze foreign… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement:
I enthusiastically welcome today's announcement of a long-overdue ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas. This agreement will secure the release of Israeli and American hostages who have been held in brutal captivity by Hamas for more than a year and it will halt the fighting in Gaza, allowing for… Read more »
Today, Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), along with Representative Sean Casten (IL-06), and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), in announcing their efforts to press the Biden Administration to hold members of the Netanyahu Government – specifically Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security… Read more »
