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Office of the 11th Congressional District of Virginia
Formerly the Office of Representative Gerry Connolly
The Washington, D.C., office and the district office of former Representative Connolly will continue to serve the people of the 11th Congressional District of Virginia under the supervision of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Representative Connolly passed away on May 21, 2025. See Press Release
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Virginia ‘Dreamer’ Nicolle Uria to attend Trump’s State of the Union address
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![]() Faiz Siddiqui A Virginia high school student will attend President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday as the guest of Rep. Gerald E. Connolly. Nicolle Uria, a senior at Annandale High School in Fairfax County, is a volleyball player, aspiring media mogul — and one of the estimated 690,000 immigrants whose future has… Connolly to Bring Dreamer As Guest to State of the Union
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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) announced today that he will bring Nicolle Uria, a Northern Virginia Dreamer, as his guest to the State of the Union on Tuesday evening. Nicolle is currently a high school student at Annandale High School. Her family immigrated to the United States sixteen years ago. She currently has DACA but was not eligible to reapply following the President’s… Connolly Statement on McConnell Concessions on Three-Week Funding Bill
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Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), released the following statement on Senator McConnell’s concessions on a three-week funding bill: “It is shameful that President Trump and Republicans inflicted this shutdown on the American public. I will vote to reopen government because we have big challenges that our constituents demand we address like ending sequestration, fighting the opioid… Democrats seek to avoid DACA's isolation in budget negotiations
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![]() Tal Kopan Democrats are facing a tightrope challenge to achieve their goal of protecting young undocumented immigrants this month: Keep attention on the issue, but don't let it get singled out. Already, both sides have begun messaging on the topic, with Republicans accusing Democrats of wanting to shut down the… With ‘dreamers’ in the balance, Democrats ponder whether to force a shutdown
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![]() Mike DeBonis, Erica Werner and Ed O'Keefe A year after losing the presidency, Democrats are facing an uncomfortable question: Are they willing to force a government shutdown to extract political victories — a hardball tactic for which they have long blasted Republicans? The dilemma comes as a Jan. 19 funding deadline approaches… Connolly Statement on GOP Tax Plan
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Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement on the GOP tax plan: “The tax plan before us today would be a disaster for Northern Virginia. The GOP plan caps the state and local income deduction. It caps the mortgage interest deduction. And it phases out the medical cost deduction. Our district, where 50 percent of tax filers claim a SALT deduction, is one of… Congressman Connolly’s Statement on DACA and DREAMers
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Congressman Gerry Connolly issued the following statement today on DACA and the contributions of DREAMers to Virginia in response to troubling reports that President Trump may end the DACA program: “Since its creation in 2012, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program has given nearly 800,000 DREAMers the opportunity to work and attend school. In Virginia, we have more… Feds on Trump’s shutdown threat: ‘It’s blackmail’
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![]() Joe Davidson President Trump’s latest threat to shut the government is just the most recent indication that he is unfit and unprepared for the office. The notion that the president of the United States would purposefully imperil services to taxpayers if Congress doesn’t approve $1.6 billion for his Mexico border wall would… Connolly Statement on Trump’s Threat of a Government Shutdown
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Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement today in response to President Trump’s reckless threat to shut down the federal government unless American taxpayers foot the bill for his ill-conceived border wall. “The President promised that Mexico was going to pay for his wall. That was a lie. Now, he is willing to threaten another Republican shutdown that… Commentary: Local Impact of Immigration
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![]() Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11) White House Advisor Stephen Miller took pains last week to point out that Emma Lazarus’ sonnet, “The New Colossus,” was not affixed to the Statue of Liberty when she was unveiled in 1886. He, of course, was right in fact but wrong in spirit. The famed “Give me your tired, your poor, your… Browse Documents by Date or Issue |