Press Releases

Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued this statement following President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress, in which the President highlighted a litany of unlawful, corrupt, and cruel actions he has taken or intends to take: “Tonight, we heard a lot about how our government should serve Donald Trump, but nothing… Read more »

After repeated stonewalling by the Administration and disinterest by Committee Republicans, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led Committee Democrats in introducing a Resolution of Inquiry to investigate Elon Musk’s extensive conflicts of interest and entrenched corruption within the Trump Administration.  “Elon… Read more »

Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, led Committee Democrats in introducing a Resolution of Inquiry to investigate the Trump-Musk Administration’s unprecedented attacks on federal workers and their efforts to embed political loyalists… Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement announcing he will boycott President Donald Trump’s address to Congress: “Since being elected to Congress, I have never missed a State of the Union address. But we have never seen our democracy so tested. We have never seen our laws,… Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the former President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement after President Trump and Vice President Vance's disgraceful display in their Oval Office meeting with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine: "I have worked in foreign policy since my days as a young staffer… Read more »

Today, US Representative Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), and U.S. Representatives Bobby Scott (D-VA-3),  Don Beyer (D-VA-8), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA-4), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10), and Eugene Vindman (D-VA-7) released the following statement blasting the Trump Administration’s agenda to relocate offices and bureaus out of the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) reintroduced their legislation to expand and protect access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) that millions of Americans need to have children, including Senator Duckworth who relied on IVF… Read more »

Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a memo to the heads of federal agencies ordering them to develop “Agency Reorganization Plans” to prepare for “large-scale reductions in force” by March 13,… Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC), both senior members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, reintroduced two bipartisan pieces of legislation to support Ukraine’s territorial integrity in the face of continued Russian aggression. The Defending Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity Act codifies the United States’ support for Ukraine’s… Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging him to immediately resume the full operation of the Phoenix and Payment Management Services (PMS) systems to ensure humanitarian and development organizations receive… Read more »