Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement on today’s announcement by Governor Ralph Northam concerning transportation improvements to I-95 in Prince William County.
“I welcome the announcement of new investment in what is, by some measures, the worst traffic “hot spot” in the country. That is a dubious… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement on President Trump’s long overdue decision to end his unnecessary shutdown and allow the federal workforce to return to work.
“It is incomprehensible that it took President Trump 35 days to finally realize his Shutdown is so harmful to the American people. While… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly, co-chair is the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Caucus, released the following statement on yesterday’s bipartisan agreement for new Virginia coal ash requirements.
“Scott Pruitt’s toxic legacy includes making local communities less safe from coal ash spills. Virginia did the right thing yesterday in making sure these legacy ponds are safely taken… Read more »
I have heard from many federal employees who are either furloughed or working without pay since the shutdown began. The current situation is a true hardship on our dedicated civil servants and their families and I will continue to support legislation and actions that will bring do everything possible to fund and reopen the government.
To date, I have supported numerous bills that… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), was named Chairman of the powerful House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations. The Subcommittee will conduct oversight of the federal civil service, whistleblower protections, the Postal Service, government management and accounting measures, the economy, efficiency and management of government operations and activities,… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding President Trump's announcement that he will hold a second meeting with Kim Jong Un in February.
“President Trump gambled and lost on his first Summit with North Korea. He gave Kim Jong Un the prestige and legitimacy the dictator craves and got… Read more »
Today, Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and David McKinley (R-WV) reintroduced H.R. 597, the Postal Employees Appeal Rights Amendments Act, to expand U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board appeals rights to mid-level U.S. Postal Service Management. Connolly and McKinley previously introduced the legislation in the 115th Congress.
“This is about ensuring a fair review process. All… Read more »
Today, Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Sam Graves (R-MO) introduced a bipartisan House Resolution to preserve six-day mail delivery, including Saturday delivery, by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). H.Res. 54 expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the USPS should take all appropriate measures to preserve a vital component of our Nation’s long-standing Universal… Read more »
Jessica Taylor and Peter Overby
Officials leasing the Old Post Office Building for the the Trump International Hotel in Washington improperly ignored the Constitution's anti-corruption clauses when they continued to lease the government property to President Trump even after he won the White House, according to an internal federal… Read more »
David A. Fahrenthold
The General Services Administration “ignored” concerns that President Trump’s lease on a government-owned building — the one that houses his Trump International Hotel in Washington — might violate the Constitution when it allowed Trump to keep the lease after he took office, according to a new report from the… Read more »
