Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, released the following statement in advance of today’s Committee hearing on Republican’s baseless impeachment inquiry. Connolly says of the hearing:
“This is an impeachment inquiry in search of a justification, and it is a particular waste of time while we sit at the precipice of a… Read more »
Today, Reps. Katie Porter (D-CA), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase transparency of mail-in ballots. The Vote By Mail Tracking Act would require ballots to include tracking barcodes and an official logo to… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Derek Kilmer (D-WA) sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young urging the Administration to take every possible measure to ensure the continued operation of federal childcare centers in the event of a Republican shutdown.
“These dedicated [federal employees] are also parents who rely on federal… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) led 30 Members of Congress in urging the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to update the definition of infertility used by health insurance carriers participating in the Federal Employees Health Benefit (FEHB) program to be more inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community.
The current definition of infertility used… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Garret Graves (R-LA), along with Congressman Bryan Steil (R-WI) and Congressman Joe Morelle (D-NY), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, introduced a resolution recognizing the critical role of congressional and support staff working on Capitol Hill and in state or district offices.
“Our staff… Read more »
Members of Virginia’s congressional delegation, Governor Glenn Youngkin, and local leaders are making the case that Springfield remains the best location for the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) new headquarters. Even with the General Services Administration’s (GSA) recent announcement of adjusted selection criteria, the lawmakers and local leaders expressed confidence that… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement:
“In February, I said Maryland was trying to cook the books to get the FBI headquarters relocated to their state. Today, I fear I’ve been proven right. This process has been marred by one form of political interference after another. Sadly, GSA has caved to that pressure and such interference has now been… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Gerry Connolly, Jennifer Wexton, and Don Beyer (all D-VA) issued the following statement on extreme Republicans on the Appropriations Committee voting to advance legislation that strips funding for a new FBI headquarters building, a top priority for the Bureau to maintain efficient operations and readiness.
“The Virginia delegation has repeatedly opposed and… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, released the following statement on the Biden-Harris Administration’s newly released National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan:
“Through the release of the ONCD’s latest National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan (NCSIP),… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce, issued the following statement calling on Chairman James Comer (R-KY) to share information on the extent to which… Read more »
