Today, on the 10th Anniversary of the landmark Affordable Care Act (ACA) being signed into law, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and 126 of their Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to President Trump calling on him to end the lawsuit that seeks to end the ACA. Specifically, it asks the President to order the Department of Justice to drop their sup... Read more »
Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Gerry Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following statement after House Democrats introduced a stimulus package with emergency funds to save the Postal Service from imminent bankruptcy as a result of the coronavirus crisis: “The Postal Service is in need o... Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and a group of 36 Senators and 87 Representatives in pressing the Trump Administration on reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is preparing mass deportations of Dreamers, young immigrants who grew up in the United States and know no other ... Read more »
Today, the Committee on Oversight and Reform sent a letter seeking a copy of the Trump Administration’s plan for producing, distributing, and conducting coronavirus testing across the country. The letter was signed by Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman Gerry Connolly, National Security Subcommittee Chairman Stephen F. Lynch, Government Operations Subcommitte... Read more »
Lawmakers from across the National Capital Region have written to President Donald Trump urging that that the region be prioritized for early locations of federally-supported COVID-19 testing sites. The joint letter reinforces the regional cooperation shown by Governors Larry Hogan and Ralph Northam and Mayor Muriel Bowser asking for federal testing. The letter to the president was signed by U.S. ... Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Government Operations subcommittee, led 62 members of the House in sending a letter to President Trump urging him to issue an Executive Order mandating telework for all eligible federal employees and contractors. “We write to urge you to issue an Executive Order mandating telework for all eligible federal employees and contractors,” t... Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement after Virginia reported its first death due to COVID-19. "I am heartbroken to learn that we have lost a fellow Virginian to COVID-19. This is a public health crisis. We must all take it seriously and act with urgency. Please be safe and take all precautions." Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) signed a bicameral letter, led by U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao in support of the National Park Service’s (NPS) grant application for $102 million in federal funds to reconstruct nearly eight miles of the northern section of the George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP). The George Washington Parkway serves as a major com... Read more »
Today, Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney, National Security Subcommittee Chairman Stephen F. Lynch, Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman Gerry Connolly, Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee Chairman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee Chairman Jamie Raskin, and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Harley Rouda, issued the following... Read more »
Today, Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, as well as Representatives Connolly, Scott, Wittman, Griffith, Beyer, McEachin, Cline, Riggleman, Wexton, Luria and Spanberger sent a letter to Secretary Chao in support of the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation’s (DRPT) application for an Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant for the Long Bridge Project. “Long Bridge, the... Read more »
