Press Releases

Today, Representative Gerald E. Connolly, Chairman of the Government Operations subcommittee and co-chair of the House Green Dogs, released a new House Committee on Oversight and Reform staff report on the health and economic effects of climate action. “From sea level rise in Hampton Roads to increased extreme weather events in Northern Virginia, Virginians see the effects of climate… Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement on the Capitol Physician’s guidance that members of Congress get the covid-19 vaccine. “Following Capitol Physician guidance, today I took the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. I want the American people to know this vaccine is safe, and I am confident in its… Read more »

Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Korea and senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on controversial Korean legislation that would criminalize the sending of leaflets, printed materials, auxiliary storage devices, money or other monetary benefits through the inter-Korea border and through third countries… Read more »

 Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (VA-11) joined Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and 40 of their House colleagues and three Representatives-Elect on a letter calling on President-Elect Joe Biden to end the use of the federal death penalty on his first day in office. The Congresswoman’s letter comes as the Trump Administration continues its killing… Read more »

Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, and Committee Member Rep. Jackie Speier introduced theMidnight Regulations Review Act (H.R. 8956), to provide oversight of… Read more »

 Today, Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairs and senior Members sent a letter to Director Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), demanding a member briefing and documents about the Trump Administration’s cancellation of diversity and anti-racism training in the federal government and organizations that receive federal… Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives passed the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act, which included several amendments offered by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations. Connolly’s provisions addressed the expansion of telework, and the inclusion of the Safe Homefront Act. “This overwhelmingly bipartisan effort represents a… Read more »

Over five years after corrosion and structural weakness led to lane closures and the imposition of a weight limit, Memorial Bridge fully reopened today with all lanes open to traffic. The historic bridge, which connects Arlington National Cemetery in Northern Virginia and the Lincoln Memorial in the District of Columbia, was repaired with a $227 million rehabilitation… Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, sent a letter to Colleen Duffy Kiko, Chairman of the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), objecting to three recent decisions that would severely limit the collective bargaining rights of federal employees.    “I write to strongly object to three… Read more »

Today, House Committee Chairs sent a letter to 61 federal agencies requesting information on conversions of political appointees to civil service positions during the Trump Administration. “Protecting the nonpartisan expertise of the career civil service is essential to the safety and security of the American people,” the Chairs wrote.  “The merit system principles of the federal… Read more »