Press Releases

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the former President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH), the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Head of the US Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement: “We… Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the incoming Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement: “As Oversight Committee Democrats prepare for the 119th Congress, House Republicans are already signaling their intent to continue the dysfunction, chaos, and petty partisanship that defined their tenure during the 118th Congress.… Read more »

Today, President Joe Biden signed Rep. Gerry Connolly’s (VA-11) Not Just a Number Act into law as part of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act. The legislation requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take a more comprehensive look at the factors that best prevent veteran suicide. “Veteran suicide is a complex problem that… Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) introduced the Vital Documents Access for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Act, legislation to establish an interagency task force to facilitate increased access to vital documents like social security cards and birth certificates for unaccompanied homeless youth. “Unaccompanied homeless youth face immense challenges, including poverty, mental… Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement after the House Democratic Caucus elected him Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability: “I thank my colleagues for their support and the confidence they’ve placed in me to lead House Democrats on the Oversight Committee. “We know what the Republican playbook will be. We have seen it… Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, and Congressman Dale Strong (R-AL), Member of the House Committees on Armed Services, Homeland Security, and Science, Space, and Technology, introduced the CyberCorps Enhancement Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation to improve and… Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, released the following statement after the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on the status of the independence of WMATA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG):  “I welcome this GAO report which concludes that WMATA is… Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and 13 members of Congress representing the Chesapeake Bay watershed region, pressed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to maintain the EPA’s critical leadership on protecting the Bay. With the goals of the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Agreement expiring next year, the lawmakers asked… Read more »

Last night, the House of Representatives passed the Not Just a Number Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) to require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take a more comprehensive look at the factors that best prevent veteran suicide. The legislation passed as part of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits… Read more »

Today, U.S. Congressman Gerry Connolly (VA-11) joined Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) and 96 House Democrats in sending a letter to the House Ethics Committee requesting the immediate release of its report into allegations of serious misconduct by former Congressman Matt Gaetz. “Given the seriousness of the charges against Representative Gaetz, withholding the findings of your… Read more »