NATO PA President Gerald E. Connolly (United States) addressed NATO’s Heads of State and Government on the final day of the NATO Summit in Madrid, Spain, stressing the importance of recommitting NATO to its democratic foundations.
The Assembly’s President is traditionally invited to address NATO Summits to present the views of Allied legislators on the key issues affecting the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH), Vice Chair of the U.S. Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, led a bipartisan group of 190 Members of Congress in urging the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to work… Read more »
Today the House of Representatives passed the Georgia Support Act, legislation introduced in February by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), the co-chairs of the House Georgia Caucus. The Georgia Support Act asserts the United States of America’s continued support for the independence and sovereignty of Georgia, recognizes Georgia’s commitment to democratic values… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, led 30 Members of Congress in sending a letter requesting information from Secretary of State… Read more »
Today, the House passed H.Res. 831, a resolution in support of the establishment of a Center for Democratic Resilience within NATO to help member, partner, and aspirant states strengthen their democratic institutions and to preserve democracy around the globe. The resolution was introduced by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and Congressman… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and Congressman Austin Scott (R-GA), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and of the U.S. delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, led a bipartisan group of eight Members of Congress in writing to Secretary of State Antony Blinken… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) on an oversight trip to Ukraine’s border in Poland. Also with Connolly and Meeks is Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Representatives Ann Wagner (R-MO), David Cicilline (D-RI), Brian Fitzpatrick,… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, released the following statement regarding Russia's unprovoked and unjustified military assault on Ukraine.
"This morning President Vladimir Putin has decided to jump off the precipice and start a war of choice. We condemn his… Read more »
This week, Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers in sending a letter to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Secretery of Treasury Janet Yellen, urging them to seek targeted sanctions against members of the Duterte regime with documented records of grave human rights violations… Read more »
Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced legislation sponsored by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH), a former NATO PA President, in support of the establishment of a Center for Democratic Resilience within NATO to help member, partner, and aspirant states strengthen their democratic… Read more »
