Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), co-chair of the House Green Dogs, released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s decision to open Virginia’s coast to offshore oil and gas drilling:
“President Trump’s plan to open Virginia’s coastline to drilling is reckless and a serious threat to all Virginians. Why would we risk our local economy, our pristine coastline, our… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement on the GOP tax plan:
“The tax plan before us today would be a disaster for Northern Virginia. The GOP plan caps the state and local income deduction. It caps the mortgage interest deduction. And it phases out the medical cost deduction. Our district, where 50 percent of tax filers claim a SALT deduction, is one of… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement in opposition to the Republican tax plan:
"Congress had a real opportunity to pursue revenue neutral tax reform that would lower corporate rates and benefit the middle class. That is why I am deeply disappointed that the majority has instead elected to pursue a partisan tax plan that asks working families, veterans, and… Read more »
Today Representatives Gerald E. Connolly, Doris Matsui (D-CA), and Paul Tonko (D-NY), co-chairs of the House Green Dogs, released the following statement in response to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s announcement that the Trump Administration intends to repeal the Clean Power Plan (CPP).
“While increasingly violent storms hammer communities in the South and wildfires force… Read more »
Mark Hand
Hundreds of Environmental Protection Agency employees are leaving as the Trump administration works to reduce the federal government’s role in protecting Americans from toxic air and water.
The staff reductions are occurring at a time when the EPA’s work is proving more valuable than ever. Storms, floods, and… Read more »
Today Congressman Gerry Connolly and 101 members in the U.S. House of Representatives called on Secretary Pruitt to stop and consider the dangers of repealing the Clean Water Rule. This rule helps protect the drinking water of 117 million Americans and safeguards waters critical to America’s outdoor heritage where we hunt, fish, and swim. This letter was led by SEEC Member Rep. Don Beyer,… Read more »
Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Frank A. LoBiondo (R-NJ), Mark Sanford (R-SC) and David Price (D-NC) led a bipartisan group of 66 members of the House of Representatives in sending a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, opposing any effort to allow oil and gas leasing in the Atlantic Ocean and Eastern Gulf of Mexico. This letter was sent in… Read more »
Today, all Democratic Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sent letters to all Cabinet Secretaries and other federal agency heads requesting documents about how their Departments are spending federal taxpayer funds on products or services provided by businesses owned by or affiliated with the Trump Organization.
“The American people deserve to know how… Read more »
Michael Biesecker
The House voted Tuesday to pass a Republican-backed bill delaying implementation of Obama-era reductions in smog-causing air pollutants.
Congress voted 229 to 199 to approve the Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017. The measure delays by eight more years the implementation of 2015 air pollution… Read more »
Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va)
In the wake of World War II, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt took noble action to ensure that the unrelenting conflicts that had defined the early 20th century wouldn’t doom future generations. His vision was clear: “to defend life, liberty, independence and religious freedom, and to preserve human rights and justice” in their own lands, the global… Read more »
