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Connolly Statement on Biden Administration’s AI Memo

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, released the following statement after the Office of Management and Budget issued its first government-wide policy on addressing and adopting AI: “The Biden Administration’s AI Memo is a crucial step forward in the federal government’s…

Connolly Statement in Opposition to the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, released the following statement in opposition to the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, legislation to force ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in American app stores. Connolly was unable to attend the…

Oversight Committee Unanimously Approves Connolly’s Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act

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By a vote of 40-0, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability approved the Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) to require the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to collect, track, and publicly report information related to deaths and injuries resulting from traffic crashes involving vehicles transporting mail. The…

Connolly Statement on Announcement of Dr. Stephanie Psaki as US Global Health Security Coordinator

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the author of the Global Health Security Act, released the following statement on the White House's announcement of Dr. Stephanie Psaki as the first United States Coordinator for Global Health Security: "I welcome the appointment of Dr. Stephanie Psaki as the United States Coordinator for Global Health Security, a position created by my legislation –…

Connolly, Fitzpatrick Reintroduce Legislation to Restore Civil Service Rights to Administrative Law Judges

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) reintroduced the Administrative Law Judges Competitive Service Restoration Act, bipartisan legislation to reestablish Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) as members of the competitive civil service. Approximately 2,000 Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) currently serve in agencies across the Executive Branch,…

Connolly Statement on GAO Report on FedRAMP Authorizations

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation and the author of the FedRAMP Authorization Act, released the following statement regarding the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report titled “Cloud Security: Federal Authorization Program Usage Increasing, but Challenges Need to Be…

Connolly Slams GOP Contempt Resolution

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, released the following statement in advance of today’s GOP contempt resolution markup: Today’s markup is the definition of chutzpah. Three members of this panel, Jim Jordan, Scott Perry, and Andy Biggs, all defied legitimate Congressional subpoenas related to their involvement in…

The fight to stop a cornerstone of Trump's 'retribution' agenda is underway

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A central part of Donald Trump’s plan should he return to the White House is to dismantle the “deep state,” getting rid of the federal government workers who might stand in the way of his broader agenda. Allies of those civil servants are already gearing up for a fight. With nearly a year left until next fall’s election, President Joe Biden’s administration, lawmakers and advocacy…

Connolly, Johnson, Colleagues Urge Justice Thomas To Recuse In Trump Immunity Case

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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11) joined Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA-04), the top Democrat on the Judiciary Subcommittee overseeing the courts, and six House colleagues in sending a letter to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas this weekend urging him to recuse himself in the Trump immunity case. The letter highlights his wife’s “intimate involvement in the effort to overturn…

Connolly, Comer Request GSA IG Investigate FBI Headquarters Site Selection Process

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Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) called on General Services Administration (GSA) Acting Inspector General Robert Erickson to investigate potential political influence in the site selection process for the new Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters. “GSA must be fair and transparent in its…

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