Veterans

By Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) The president is once again rooting for a “good government shutdown.” This is a reckless and irresponsible threat. We have a fundamental obligation to keep government open, and I think members of both parties can agree that there are no winners in a government shutdown. Budget brinksmanship… Read more »

Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee member Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY), House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA), and 41 other Democrats from the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees in releasing the following statement on President Trump’s attendance at the NATO Summit and his meeting… Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement regarding the inclusion of his bipartisan bill, the Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act, in the 2019 Department of Defense Appropriations Act. The Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act, originally introduced by Connolly and Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL), ensures the immediate payment of military death… Read more »

Today, Co-Chairmen of the Georgia Caucus, U.S. Congressmen Ted Poe (R-TX) and Gerald Connolly (D-VA) released the following statements after the introduction of H.R. 6129, the bi-partisan Georgia Support Act. The legislation reasserts the United States’ support for Georgia’s sovereignty and opposition to the forceful and illegal Russian invasion of Abkhazia and Tskhinivali region/South… Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives unanimously adopted an amendment offered by Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, Vice Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, that would ensure funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General. Connolly offered this amendment in response to recent reports that have found widespread problems at the… Read more »

Today, the House adopted three amendments offered by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) to the FY 19 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Connolly’s amendments addressed North Korea reporting requirements related to family reunification, Korean War POW remains recovery efforts; procurement reform; and increased funding for security cooperation monitoring programs. The NDAA passed the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, Vice Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, requested a congressional hearing on the recent failings at the Washington, DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center. In a letter sent to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations and the House Committee on… Read more »

Representatives Rob Wittman (VA-01) and Gerald Connolly (VA-11) introduced a bipartisan resolution designating May 6-12, 2018 as Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW). H.Res.867 commends federal, state, county and local government employees, as well as members of the uniformed services, for their tireless and dedicated efforts, and details the significant contributions that public… Read more »

Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, Vice Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released the following statement on President Trump’s decision to pardon Scooter Libby: “First, Sheriff Arpaio. Now, President Trump pardons Scooter Libby. This is a perversion of the pardon power and an instrument for obstruction of justice. The President is sending a clear signal… Read more »

Mike Lillis Democrats are lashing out at the notion that President Trump and GOP leaders may seek to eliminate some of the funding increases in the enormous 2018 spending package adopted less than two weeks ago. Republicans have come under fire in their districts during the spring recess after supporting the $1.3 trillion… Read more »