Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH) reintroduced the Military and Veteran Caregiver Student Loan Relief Act, bipartisan legislation to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make VA-designated primary family caregivers eligible for the public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) program.
“Today, there are approximately 5.5 million Americans… Read more »
HBCUs at Risk: Examining Federal Support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Committee on Oversight and Reform
9:00 AM, Thursday, March 17, 2022
Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA)
Thank you, Chairwoman Maloney and Chairman Raskin for calling this important hearing to ensure the safety and support of our Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Since January, the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) announced the results of his constituent survey on Governor Glenn Youngkin’s recent Executive Order aimed at repealing the statewide school mask mandate. The survey was sent via email and completed by more than 25,000 Northern Virginia residents.
Question: Should masks be required in Virginia schools?
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Today, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and 30+ of their colleagues in introducing the Green New Deal for Public Schools Act.
The ambitious new legislation — which aims to invest $1.43 trillion over 10 years in public schools and infrastructure to combat climate change — would make a transformative and unprecedented investment in public school… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Congressman Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) in sending a bicameral letter to President Biden calling on him to extend the pause on federal student loan payments until at least March 31, 2022.
During the coronavirus pandemic,… Read more »
On Thursday, June 10, Congressman Gerry Connolly will host a roundtable discussion on affordable childcare and education during the pandemic. The event will feature conversation from public officials, experts, educators, students, and childcare providers, and will focus on how the COVID-19 crisis has affected childcare providers and educators, a workforce largely consisting of women and… Read more »
Today, Representative Gerry Connolly, chairman of the Government Operations subcommittee, and Representatives Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), Beyer (D-VA), and Trone (D-MD) sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell T. Vought demanding he cease and desist all efforts to strip federal funding from Democratic-led communities.
“By implementing this Presidential memorandum,… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations and former Chairman of Fairfax County, Virginia, released the following statement calling on Education Secretary DeVos to resign.
“Secretary Betsy DeVos is a political zealot whose inexperience is matched only by her ineptitude. If she actually cared about our Fairfax County… Read more »
Today, Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) in sending a letter signed by 135 of their colleagues urging House and Senate leaders to prioritize assistance for hungry and food insecure families in upcoming COVID-19 emergency relief packages.
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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) today demanded answers from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos following a recent report that the Department, under her leadership, has denied 99 percent of public service workers the debt relief that they earned. Porter was joined in her request by 46 House… Read more »
