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Office of the 11th Congressional District of Virginia
Formerly the Office of Representative Gerry Connolly
The Washington, D.C., office and the district office of former Representative Connolly will continue to serve the people of the 11th Congressional District of Virginia under the supervision of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Representative Connolly passed away on May 21, 2025. See Press Release
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#FreeAya: Pressure building on Egypt to release George Mason University graduate
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Two Northern Virginia representatives are pushing the Obama Administration to do more to get Egypt to release an American citizen from Falls Church who has been imprisoned under brutal conditions for nearly two and a half years. Read more. Connolly Joins Hurd, Chaffetz, Cummings, Kelly and Meadows to Advance the Modernizing Government Technology Act
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Today, Congressman Gerald Connolly (D-VA) joined Congressman Will Hurd, Congressman Jason Chaffetz, Congressman Elijah Cummings, Congresswoman Robin Kelly, and Congressman Mark Meadows today to advance the Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Act through the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and send it to the House floor, where it is expected to pass next week. Read more. WaPo: Dulles and National Airport workers turn fight for better wages to Airports Authority
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A year after joining a national campaign for better pay and benefits, workers at Reagan National and Dulles International airports are shifting their fight to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Read more. WaPo: Insurer did a bait and switch on long-term care rate hike for feds, lawmakers say.
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Congress wants to know exactly what led to an explosive rate increase for 274,000 current and retired federal employees who are buying long-term care insurance. Read more. WaPo: FTA: Metro employees have universal misunderstandings on how to store and secure railcars
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Federal officials on Wednesday admonished Metro for the manner in which it stores and secures trains in rail yards, saying the agency's employees have "universal misunderstandings" on how rail cars should be stowed – oversights that potentially put employees and passengers at risk. Read more. WJLA: New FTA report faults Metro for not securing, storing rail cars properly
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According to a new FTA report, Metro employees aren't properly securing and storing rail cars and equipment in rail yards. Read more. Connolly To Host Prince William County Senior Issues Forum on Monday
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On Monday, August 22, 2016, Congressman Gerry Connolly will host a Senior Issues Forum to provide pertinent information to seniors and retirees on the current state of the Social Security and Medicare programs, as well as how to protect one from becoming a victim of tax fraud and abuse scams. Read more Connolly Statement on the FTAs WMATA Stop Signal Overrun Investigation
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Congressman Gerry Connolly released the following statement on the FTA's WMATA stop signal overrun investigation released today. Read more. Fairfax Connection Commentary: Responding to the Zika Threat
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Last week, for the first time ever, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was forced to issue a domestic travel warning to pregnant women planning to visit Miami, a popular getaway destination. This marks a sad milestone in our country's history. Read more. Cummings, Norton, Lynch, Connolly, Duckworth Request Briefing on WMATAs Security Protocols After Recent Arrest of Metro Police Officer
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Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) sent a letter to the general manager of the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority, requesting a briefing on WMATA's security protocols. Read more. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |