Foreign Policy

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, reintroduced the National Security Diversity and Workforce Inclusion Act, legislation that would promote diversity in federal national security offices. Companion legislation has been introduced in the Senate by Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD). Connolly was joined by Representatives Meeks (D-NY),… Read more »

U.S. Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) introduced H. Con. Res. 42, a resolution to ensure that countries that enter into trade agreements with the United States provide transparent and efficient support in the research and recovery efforts of our nation’s missing service members. Reps. Thompson and Connolly introduced the resolution in advance of… Read more »

Today, Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) joined Reps. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Anthony Brown (D-MD) today in leading a letter to House appropriators requesting language in the fiscal year 2020 transportation appropriations bill that would make grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) contingent upon Metro’s certification that it will not award any contract or… Read more »

By Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat, represents Maryland in the U.S. Senate. Gerald E. Connolly, a Democrat, represents Virginia’s 11th Congressional District in the House of Representatives. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have narrowly prevailed in Israel’s election this… Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and Congressman Steve Chabot (R-OH) reintroduced the bipartisan Global Health Security Act, which reaffirms the United States’ commitment to promoting global health security. The legislation is cosponsored by Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Ann Wagner… Read more »

Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, led House Democrats in sending a letter urging the House Committee on Appropriations to deny funds for the implementation of President Trump’s government reorganization plan and the proposed merger of Office of… Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and Congressman Michael Turner (R-OH), former President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, introduced a resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States remains committed to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The bipartisan… Read more »

Today, Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Joe Wilson (R-SC) introduced a House resolution marking the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Peace between Israel and Egypt and affirming the United States’ support for the treaty’s continued implementation. Signed on March 26, 1979 by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, the Treaty of Peace was… Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the assaults on worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque: “I am deeply troubled by reports that there were assaults on worshippers at Al-Aqsa mosque, including my constituents. Places of worship, especially these holy sites, should be safe spaces free from violence. I… Read more »

Today, Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA), co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Korea, and Ted Yoho (R-FL) introduced the Partner with Korea Act, bipartisan legislation that builds on the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) and encourages greater ties between American and Korean businesses. The legislation would create an allotment of 15,000 E-4 highly skilled work visas… Read more »