Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement on President Trump's FY2018 Budget proposal:
“The President's FY2018 budget proposal is the most radical policy document to come out of Washington since the failed Ryan Budget. It is a blueprint for social Darwinism and a unilateral retreat from our commitments at home and abroad.
How does slashing Medicaid, Medicare,… Read more »
Iulia Gheorghiu
Some of the Democratic Party’s most liberal members are hoping to push their party further to the left on environmental issues, prioritizing progressive goals over collaboration with the administration of President Donald Trump.
The stance can be seen most clearly with a new bill that aims to transition the U.S. to all-renewable energy by 2050, the “100 by ’50” Act,… Read more »
Jenna Portnoy
The Virginia congressional delegation is generally split along party lines over whether the federal government should allow oil and gas drilling off the state’s coast.
The issue reemerged last week when President Trump signed an executive order that aimed to reverse an Obama administration moratorium on extracting fuel from the ocean floor.
Proponents say offshore… Read more »
James Tennent
While US President Donald Trump has struggled with the realities of passing legislation during his first 100 days in office, there is one realm that seems an easier target but which could have a devastating effect: climate change.
Passing a new healthcare bill was not something that Trump and Congressional Republicans could manage before the 100-day milestone but they… Read more »
Mark Hand
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday evening, only hours before climate marchers would be filling the streets of Washington, D.C., that it plans to make changes to its website to reflect the views of the Trump administration and agency Administrator Scott Pruitt.
The website changes will involve “updating language to reflect the approach of new leadership,”… Read more »
James Tennent
Thousands of demonstrators marched through the US capital, Washington DC, on Saturday (29 April) to protest President Donald Trump's policies and call for more action to migrate against climate change.
Marchers faced sweltering heat as they walked along Pennsylvania Avenue towards the White House, with predictions putting the day's high at 33C and some claiming the… Read more »
by Dave Emke — April 24, 2017
As the federal government inches closer to a possible shutdown at the end of the week, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) says the local economy would be severely affected if no agreement is found.
“As we witnessed during the 2013 Republican government shutdown, Northern Virginia’s economy would be significantly affected. That 16-day shutdown cost nearly $24… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), co-chair of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, released the following statement on Earth Day:
"As we celebrate Earth Day our country stands at a critical crossroads. Will we continue to lead on global climate change and move towards the 21st-century clean energy economy or will we retreat?
We have come a long way since the… Read more »
Billy House and Anna Edgerton
There may be only one way for Speaker Paul Ryan to avoid a government shutdown: Ask his Democratic counterpart, Nancy Pelosi, for help.
The problem is, the two don’t have much history of deal-making together. They don’t even know each other that well.
But after spending weeks trying -- so far unsuccessfully -- to ram through legislation to undo… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), co-chair of the House Green Dogs, released the following statement on President Trump's Executive Order to undo the Clean Power Plan:
"Draconian cuts to the EPA, assaults on basic science and climate research, and now rescinding the Clean Power Plan will not "Make America Great Again" or make climate change disappear. The Obama Administration made… Read more »
