Foreign Policy

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) issued the following statement on his decision not to attend the Inauguration: "After long reflection I have decided that I cannot attend the inauguration of Donald J Trump on Friday. His behavior and harmful words during and after the campaign have left the country I love with open, bleeding wounds. Instead of binding those wounds, he has poured salt on them. Ins... Read more »

By Joe Uchill Reps. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) and Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) introduced legislation Friday to sanction any individual who has interfered with an election since 2015. “Every member of the House should cosponsor this bill. I hope in the days ahead, we build the sort of bipartisan support around this issue we're seeing in the Senate under the leadership of Senators McCain and Graham,” Engel s... Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly issued the following statement in opposition to the Republican budget resolution. I had a friend who often said, “if you are going to be a phony, at least be sincere about it.” This would be good advice for House Republicans who brought their budget resolution to the Floor today for a vote. House Republicans complained that 79 bipartisan hearings and markups was not enou... Read more »

Representative Eliot L. Engel (NY), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Representative Gerald E. Connolly (VA) are leading a group of more than 50 lawmakers to offer legislation that would punish illegal foreign interference in an American election. The SECURE Our Democracy Act would sanction any foreign individual or entity found to have unlawfully meddled with a federal... Read more »

"His attempt to tap dance around the Emoluments Clause is an affront to the American public," Connolly said. Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement after President-elect Trump’s press conference detailing his insufficient conflict of interest proposal: “President-elect Trump’s announced plan to avoid any potential conflicts of interests falls far short of what the American public demands. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee heard expert testimony that made clea... Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly released the following statement after four people were killed and many wounded by a truck driven into a crowd of Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem: “I am horrified by yesterday’s terrorist attack in Jerusalem, which killed four Israeli soldiers and left numerous others gravely injured. The United States must take the threats to Israel seriously and deal with them in a credi... Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly released the following statement on the House Republican rules package for the 115th Congress: "Today, I opposed the House Republican rules package for the 115th Congress. This proposal ushers in a new era of unified Republican government. One in which facts – when inconvenient – do not matter and ethics are subject to the interpretation of the Majority. Freedom of speec... Read more »

“We need to know exactly who was behind the foreign interference in our election and we need to respond swiftly and effectively." Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement today urging Russian authorities to drop all charges against Ukrainian journalist, Mykola Semena, and allow him to seek immediate medical attention. “Ukrainian journalist Mykola Semena was formally charged on December 7 under the Russian criminal code for allegedly violating Russia’s territorial integrity by expressing the view tha... Read more »