Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has appointed Congressman Gerry Connolly, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Chairman of the U.S. Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. This appointment comes after Connolly’s prior service as Acting Head of the Delegation, Committee Rapporteur, and delegate for the Assembly. “I am honored to receive this appointment from Speaker Pelo... Read more »
Today Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Will Hurd (R-TX), and Elise Stefanik (R-NY) introduced a Joint Resolution that would prevent any U.S. suspension of, termination of, or withdrawal from NATO unless and until Congress is consulted and gives its approval for such a move. The resolution is companion legislation to a bipartisan Senate resolution introduced earlier this... Read more »
Today, legislation offered by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, to give federal employees a 2.6% pay increase passed the House of the Representatives. H.R. 790, the Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019, would bring the 2019 pay increase for civilian federal employees in line with the raise given to members of the military... Read more »
Mike DeBonis The House on Wednesday is set to pass a pay raise for civilian federal employees in what Democrats are casting as both a necessity and a gesture of appreciation for a workforce reeling after a 35-day partial government shutdown. The 2.6-percent raise is calibrated to match that given to military personnel in a 2019 spending bill passed last year. President Trump subjected the rest of... Read more »
Luz Lazo Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that the state has signed an agreement with Transurban to extend the 495 Express Lanes to the American Legion Bridge, a project that will add nearly three miles to Virginia’s system of high-occupancy toll lanes and provide a critical link to the region’s growing toll network. The state also is expanding the Interstate 95 toll lanes to Frederi... Read more »
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 distinction we ... 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 I am pleased h... 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 care of. I wi... 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 together would fu... Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) introduced H.R. 790, the Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019, which would bring the 2019 pay increase for civilian federal employees in line with the raise given to members of the military. Currently, under President Trump’s outrageous pay freeze, civilian employees will see no increase in pay, wh... Read more »
