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Connolly, Wilson Reintroduce Crimea Annexation Non-Recognition Act

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 Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), President Emeritus of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC), also a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, reintroduced the Crimea Annexation Non-recognition Act. This bipartisan legislation would prohibit any federal agency from…

Connolly Statement on Zelenskyy Address to Congress

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and outgoing President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed a Joint Meeting of the United States Congress: It was my honor to join my colleagues in welcoming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the United…

Congressional Korea Caucus Co-Chairs Statement on the Tragedy in Seoul, South Korea

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Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Joe Wilson (R-SC), and Mike Kelly (R-PA), the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Korea Caucus, released the following statement regarding the October 29 tragedy in Seoul, South Korea that took the lives of more than 150 people: “As Co-Chairs of the Congressional Korea Caucus, we join the world in sending our heartfelt condolences to the…

NATO Parliamentary Assembly President Connolly Statement in Support of Ukraine

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement in support of Ukraine. Connolly joined Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Crimea Platform Summit in Zagreb, Croatia. “Today, I joined Speaker Pelosi to address the Crimea Platform Summit in Zagreb, Croatia to reiterate the United States’ steadfast, and unequivocal support for…

Kevin McCarthy’s ugly new Ukraine threats should prod Democrats to act

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We learned this week that a Republican-controlled House could very well move to oppose continued U.S. military aid to Ukraine. In response, a few voices have arisen — including ones from inside the Biden administration — to insist that in the end a GOP House would of course do the right thing and keep that aid going. But even if Biden aides are professing confidence about continuing…

Congressional Taiwan Caucus Co-Chairs Statement on Taiwan’s Exclusion from the International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly

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Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Albio Sires (D-NJ), and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), the co-chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, released the following statement in support of Taiwan’s inclusion in the 41st assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). As co-chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, we are deeply concerned that Taiwan…

Connolly, Chabot Introduce the Ukrainian Territorial Integrity Act

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Yesterday, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Congressman Steve Chabot (R-OH), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and Ranking Member of the Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation Subcommittee introduced the Ukrainian Territorial…

Congressional Taiwan Caucus Co-Chairs Statement on Speaker Pelosi’s Trip to Taiwan

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Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Albio Sires (D-NJ), and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), the co-chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, released the following statement in support of Speaker Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan. “As the co-chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, we fully support Speaker Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan. Her visit reaffirms America’s support for…

Connolly, Warner, Kaine, Wexton, Beyer Press Biden to Raise the Detention of Virginian Asim Ghafoor with Emirati Government

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Today, Representatives Gerry Connolly (VA-11),, Jennifer Wexton (VA-10), and Don Beyer (VA-08), alongside U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine, pressed President Biden to raise Asim Ghafoor’s detention with the highest levels of the Emirati government and advocate for his fair and humane treatment. Asim Ghafoor—a U.S. citizen and Virginia resident—was reportedly tried in absentia,…

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