Press Releases

The Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), Reps. Gerry Connolly, Doris Matsui, and Paul Tonko, along with the Chair of the New Democrat Coalition (NDC), Rep. Suzan DelBene and the Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), Rep. Pramila Jayapal, sent a letter to President Biden urging him to do everything in his power to reach a deal… Read more »

“The Urgent Need to Address the Gun Violence Epidemic” Committee on Oversight and Reform 10:00 AM, Wednesday, June 8, 2022 Statement for the Record Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) Thank you, Chairwoman Maloney, for calling this hearing at a moment of peril and mourning for communities around the country.  Today’s hearing is an important opportunity for this Committee—and the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Congressman John Sarbanes (D-MD) reintroduced the Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act, which seeks to strengthen and expand the federal government’s telework programs by capitalizing on lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic. “As we emerge from the pandemic, federal agencies… Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH), Vice Chair of the U.S. Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, led a bipartisan group of 190 Members of Congress in urging the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to work… Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly, Chairman of the House Government Operations subcommittee, released the following statement after WMATA announced nearly half of Metro’s train operators have lapsed recertification, resulting in temporary reductions in service. “Train operators are fundamental to Metro safety. Training lapses for operators are deadly serious. This is yet another preventable… Read more »

Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform advanced H.R. 7674, the Ensuring Oversight Access to the Postal Service Act. The legislation, sponsored by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, aims to ensure proper oversight of the Postal Service by clarifying that Members of Congress may not be denied access to postal facilities… Read more »

May 11, 2021 (Washington, DC) – Today, Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), and Representatives Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), John Sarbanes (D-MD), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), and David Trone (D-MD), who represent the National Capital Region in the House of Representatives, issued the following… Read more »

Today, members of the Northern Virginia congressional delegation sent GSA Administrator Carnahan a letter in support of relocating the FBI Headquarters to the Springfield location. The letter was signed by Reps. Connolly, Beyer, Wexton, and Senators Warner and Kaine.  “The Springfield, Virginia site, which the federal government already owns and underutilizes, is the best… Read more »

On Tuesday, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Government Operations subcommittee, will kick off his “Infrastructure Week,” a series of events demonstrating the critical investments the bipartisan infrastructure law will support throughout Northern Virginia. Connolly’s first event will be a roads and bridges roundtable at the Stringfellow Park and Ride Station in… Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, led 62 members of Congress in urging the House Committee on Appropriations to include a 5.1 percent pay raise for federal employees in the FY2023 Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill. The increase is in line with Connolly’s FAIR Act, which he introduced in… Read more »