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Oversight Chairs Seek Administration’s Plan for Coronavirus Testing Amid Widespread Rationing

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Today, the Committee on Oversight and Reform sent a letter seeking a copy of the Trump Administration’s plan for producing, distributing, and conducting coronavirus testing across the country. The letter was signed by Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman Gerry Connolly, National Security Subcommittee Chairman Stephen…

Connolly, Maloney, Lynch, Krishnamoorthi, Raskin, and Rouda Issue Joint Statement on President Trump Declaring National Emergency

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Today, Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, National Security Subcommittee Chairman Stephen F. Lynch, Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman Gerry Connolly, Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee Chairman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Chairman Jamie Raskin, and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Harley Rouda, issued the…

Connolly, Maloney, Krishnamoorthi, and Lynch Seek Information on Coronavirus Testing and Diagnoses Procedures, Patient Costs

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Yesterday, Congressman Gerald E, Connolly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, joined Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee Chairman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), and National Security Subcommittee Chairman Stephen Lynch (D-MA) to send letters seeking detailed information from the Department of Health and…

Connolly, 100 Dems Introduce Legislation to Block USDA Rule Kicking People off SNAP

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Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (D-OH) and more than 100 House Democrats in introducing the Protect SNAP Act, legislation to prevent the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from implementing stricter work requirements under the Supplemental Nutrition…

‘It’s not hard, but you need to do it’: Virginia congressman pushes REAL ID sign-up

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Kristi King Virginia does not require drivers to upgrade to a REAL ID-compliant license, but hundreds of thousands of contractors serving defense and intelligence agencies will need one, so state officials strongly encourage it. Leading by example, U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., applied for his REAL ID-compliant license in…

Connolly To Host 7th Annual Prince William County Senior Issues Forum on Thursday

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Tags: Seniors

This Thursday, October 3, 2019, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) will host a Senior Issues Forum to provide information to seniors and retirees on the current state of the Social Security and Medicare programs, as well as how to protect yourself from becoming a victim of tax fraud and abuse scams. Connolly’s 7th annual Senior Issues Forum will feature a panel of representatives from…

Connolly Statement for Today’s House Oversight Hearing On DC Statehood

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Congressman Gerry Connolly, Chairman of the Government Operations subcommittee, released the following statement in advance of today’s House Oversight hearing on “H.R. 51: Making D.C. the 51st State.” Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding today’s hearing on H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act. As a longtime supporter of D.C. statehood, I commend Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes…

Connolly Statement on SCOTUS Census Decision

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Government Operations subcommittee, released the following statement on today’s Supreme Court census decision: “Shortly before the Administration announced its plan to add a citizenship question to the decennial census, I spoke personally with Secretary Wilbur Ross to share my deep concerns about the harm such a question would do…

Government Operations Subcommittee to Examine Critical Deficiencies at the D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center

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On Thursday, June 20, 2019, Rep. Gerry Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, will hold a hearing to examine longstanding critical deficiencies at the Washington, D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center (DC VAMC). WHERE: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building WHEN: Thursday, June 20, 2019 TIME: 2:00 p.m. EST The hearing will be broadcast here.…

Does VA have a secret wait list for health care? Key members of Congress want to know.

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Joe Davidson Key members of Congress want the Trump administration to address charges of a “secret” Veterans Affairs wait list that has a higher number of patients seeking medical care than information publicly available. Allegations about significantly different data regarding veterans awaiting treatment on internal and public…

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