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Connolly Renews Call for Speaker Johnson to Allow a Vote on National Security Package in the House

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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 Iran's attack against Israel: "I unequivocally condemn Iran's attack against Israel. For nearly two months, the House GOP has refused to bring up the bipartisan national security supplemental…

Taiwan Caucus Co-Chairs Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Reaffirming U.S. Commitment to Taiwan, Recognizing 45th Anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act

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Today, U.S. Representatives  Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), and Andy Barr (R-KY), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, introduced a bipartisan resolution reaffirming the United States’ commitment to Taiwan and commemorating the 45th anniversary of the enactment of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA). The resolution is cosponsored by a…

Connolly Joins Kaine, Wexton in Calling for Release of Vladimir Kara-Murza, Virginia Man Wrongfully Detained by Russian Authorities

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Today, U.S. Representative Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA-11) joined U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and U.S. Representative Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10), along with U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA), U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA-8), and U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-7), in writing to Secretary of State Antony Blinken to strongly urge the immediate designation of Vladimir…

Connolly Statement on Deaths of World Central Kitchen Workers in Gaza

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), President Emeritus of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, released the following statement: "The death of seven World Central Kitchen volunteers bringing food to desperately hungry Palestinians is an abhorrent act of indiscriminate bombing by Israeli Defense Forces. It is indefensible and a…

Connolly, Wilson Lead Bipartisan Letter to Secretary Blinken and Secretary Austin Reaffirming the U.S.-Republic of Korea Alliance Ahead of Third Summit for Democracy

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Congressmen Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA), together with fellow Korea Caucus Co-Chairs Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Ami Bera (D-CA), sent a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reaffirming the U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) alliance ahead of the Third Summit for Democracy. The thirteen signatories commend and applaud the ROK for…

Connolly, Keating, Turner, Panetta, Wilson, Kean Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Reaffirming U.S. Commitment to NATO

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), President Emeritus of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Ranking Member Bill Keating (D-MA) and Chairman Tom Kean (R-NJ) of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe, Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH) of the US Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), and Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) introduced a bipartisan…

Connolly Calls for Additional Resources to Process SIV Applications

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement: “As many at-risk Afghans remain in Afghanistan or third countries, the United States must do all that is within its power to help those who assisted us during the 20-year engagement. For years, before the fall of Kabul, Congress had shifted resources away from processing and conducting SIV interviews to create a…

Connolly Joins Letter Urging President Biden to Advocate for a Stop to the Fighting and a Two-State Solution in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the President Emeritus of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, joined Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Congressman William Keating (D-MA), and 59 of their colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden, urging him to use diplomatic leverage to pursue a stop to the violence in Gaza, outline a…

Connolly, Wilson Introduce Resolution Celebrating US-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Cooperation

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Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC), senior members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced a resolution recognizing the importance of trilateral cooperation among the United States, Japan, and South Korea. Connolly and Wilson are joined by their fellow Korea Caucus co-chairs Reps. Ami Bera (D-CA), and Mike Kelly (R-PA), Japan Caucus…

Connolly Condemns Bloodshed in Gaza City

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Washington, D.C. - Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on reports that civilians were killed while seeking humanitarian assistance in Gaza City. “This is horrifying. The IDF’s use of live ammunition against hungry Palestinian civilians is repugnant. Half the population in Gaza is on the brink of famine.…

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