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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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WaPo OpEd: Offshore drilling is too risky
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The irony was not lost on Virginians when, 48 hours after the Obama administration banned oil and gas development on more than 12 million acres of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, it reversed a 2010 moratorium on oil and gas leases off a wide swath of the Atlantic coast from Virginia to Georgia. Read more. Connolly and Ros-Lehtinen Release Second Phase of GAO Report Evaluating U.S. Security Assistance Programs to Egypt
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Rep. Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, and Rep. Connolly (D-VA), a senior Member of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, received a report today regarding their June 2013 bipartisan request from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on U.S. foreign assistance to Egypt. Read more. WaPo: Facing extinction, Export-Import Bank courts more small businesses
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We need an international trading system that works for America, and support for Made in America exports that works for U.S. small businesses, Rep. Connolly said during a recent Tysons Corner business event hosted by Connolly, adding that reauthorizing the Ex-Im Bank would be a step in the right direction. Read more. Connolly Statement on Netanyahu Joint Session Address
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Congressman Connolly released the following statement in advance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Joint Session Address. Read more. Connolly Succeeds in Adding Family Reunification Language & Amendment to Tough North Korea Sanctions Bill Passed by House Foreign Affairs Committee
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The North Korea sanctions bill approved by the House Foreign Affairs Committee Friday morning includes bill language and an amendment authored by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) pushing for unrestricted family reunification meetings. Read more. Connolly Receives Top Rating from League of Conservation Voters
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Congressman Gerry Connolly received the highest scores among Virginia's congressional delegation from the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) in its 2014 and lifetime scorecards for environmental votes cast in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. Read more. Connolly Statement on Looming GOP DHS Shutdown
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Congressman Connolly released the following statement on the looming GOP DHS shutdown, urging the House Majority to avoid another reckless shutdown. Read more. Beyer/Wittman/Connolly Bill Protects DHS Employees Pay from Shutdown
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Representatives Don Beyer, Gerry Connolly and Rob Wittman today, introduced the bipartisan DHS Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act today to ensure that all federal Department of Homeland Security employees receive retroactive pay if there is a shutdown, regardless of furlough status. Read more. Connolly, Scott, Beyer Cite Concerns about Oil & Gas Drilling Off Virginia Coast in Joint Letter to Interior Secretary Jewell
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Congressmen Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-3), and Don Beyer (VA-8) today wrote Interior Secretary Sally Jewell citing their serious concerns that Virginia and neighboring states are included in the U.S. Department of the Interior's draft five-year plan for offshore oil and gas development. Read more. Winter Weather Information
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Northern Virginia experienced significant snow fall overnight, resulting in dangerous road conditions and many closures. Here is some helpful information. In addition, our staff is available today to help constituents. Call 703-256-3071 in Fairfax and 571-408-4407 in Prince William if you need assistance. Read more. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |