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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

WAMU Metropocalypse: Episode 20: Arguing For Equity

Washington, DC, October 28, 2016

Episode 20: Arguing For Equity

By: Martin Di Caro and Lauren Gardner

Permanently ending late-night service. Temporary shutting down stations with low ridership. Many of the ideas for fixing Metro’s ills raise questions of fairness: Are the burdens of the SafeTrack era falling too heavily on lower-income communities? We ride the rails with Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia to discuss those issues and more. The congressman says the federal government has been a “deadbeat dad” when it comes to financial support for the system's operating costs, and he argues that Metro should be more patient in developing Silver Line ridership.

Listen here.