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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
Connolly Statement on Treasury Inspector General Audit of Musk’s Access to Treasury System
Washington,
February 14, 2025
Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement following reports that the Treasury Department’s Office of Inspector General is launching an audit of the federal government’s payment system after Elon Musk’s DOGE team accessed the system. “Oversight Democrats were one of the first to throw the flag on this. Elon Musk and DOGE can’t be allowed to creep on Americans’ most sensitive data as they operate in the shadows. This is an important step, and inspectors general must be free to pursue their investigations without interference.” On Feb. 6, 2025, Connolly led Oversight Committee Democrats in writing to Inspectors General raising concerns that unauthorized individuals had gained access to protected government networks and sensitive, potentially classified data, including at the Department of Treasury, the General Services Administration (GSA), the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). |