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Dec 10 2012
On Friday, Jack Faulconer was finally presented the Bronze Star for Heroism by Rep. Connolly, almost almost 70 years after he was injured during World War II. Read more.
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Nov 16 2012
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) introduced legislation Thursday to make substantial improvements in the states' administration of elections to make voting faster and more accessible to all voters. Read more.
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Oct 17 2012
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) took to the House floor to ask the House Republican leadership to bring Congress back into Washington now to deal with the threats posed by sequestration. Read more.
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Oct 17 2012
A banging gavel cut off Democratic Reps. Gerry Connolly of Virginia and Russ Carnahan of Missouri Tuesday before they could make a parliamentary inquiry about sequestration. Read more.
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Jul 31 2012
"For the sake of the country," Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., said, "can we not come together, give up our respective orthodoxies and get something done for the American people?"
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Jul 31 2012
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., says Congress should cancel its annual August recess to focus on the automatic, across-the-board cuts that would affect defense and other federal contractors. Read more.
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Jul 18 2012
More than 16,000 11th Congressional district residents listened to Rep. Gerry Connolly's 15th telephone town hall call Tuesday night. Read more.
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Jul 17 2012
Today Representatives Jim Moran and Gerry Connolly and Senators Jim Webb and Mark R. Warner applauded the Defense Department's release of $180 million in funding for a project to widen Route 1 through Ft. Belvoir. Read more.
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Jul 10 2012
The House on Monday unanimously passed bipartisan legislation to assist returning service members in transitioning into the civilian workforce. Read more.
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May 18 2012
Legislation Would Provide 12-month Wait Period & Increase Penalties on Lenders Who Discriminate Against Servicemembers. Read more.
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Apr 25 2012
United Airlines has told the State Department and the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) that it will extend its military rate for pet travel to Foreign Service officers assigned abroad. Read more.
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Apr 16 2012
Nearly seven years after injury in Iraq, James McDonough honored for service. Read more.
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Mar 27 2012
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-11th) announced Tuesday that the Department of Defense has extended the deadline for veterans and service members to apply for retroactive "stop loss pay" to Oct. 21. Read more.
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Mar 27 2012
Congressman Gerry Connolly announced today that the Department of Defense has extended the deadline for veterans and service members to apply for retroactive stop loss pay to October 21, 2012. Read more.
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Jan 9 2012
President Barack Obama recently signed four bills sponsored by Rep Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly, D-11th, and made them law. Read more.
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Jan 5 2012
Four pieces of legislation sponsored by Congressman Gerry Connolly were signed into law by President Obama on New Year's Eve. The four initiatives were rolled into the defense authorization bill. Read more.
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Dec 16 2011
Congress is set to pass legislation today that chastises the Army and imposes restrictions to cap parking at the controversial Mark Center property in Alexandria at 2,000 spaces. Read more.
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Dec 16 2011
Moran, Connolly, Webb and Warner applauded House passage of language both to cap the number of parking spaces at the Mark Center and require that the Army implement the Inspector General's most recent recommendations. Read more.
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Dec 16 2011
Moran, Connolly, Webb, Warner, applaud passage of Mark Center parking cap. Read more.
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Nov 21 2011
Connolly to attend White House ceremony on legislation to repeal 3% tax withholding on businesses and put veterans back to work. Read more.
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Nov 16 2011
Congressman Connolly joined with his colleagues in the House of Representatives Wednesday evening to pass the VOW to Hire Heroes Act. Read more.
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Nov 15 2011
Congressman Gerry Connolly will hold his 11th Telephone Town Meeting for residents of Virginia's 11th Congressional District on Thursday, November 17 at 8 pm. Residents can sign up to be on the call. Read more.
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Nov 10 2011
Congressman Connolly issued the following veterans day statement. "The debt we owe to our 23 million veterans and our 2 million service members in uniform is impossible to repay, but we, as a nation, must do our best to try." Read more.
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Sep 22 2011
Lashing out at those in Congress who put ideology ahead of pragmatic problem solving, U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly was animated and colorful in his remarks to a joint luncheon meeting of the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce and the Merrifield Business Association Tuesday. Read more.
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Sep 12 2011
As we gather here today, let us all invoke a moment of silence in memory of those 184 men, women, and children, innocents all, who lost their lives on this fateful day a decade ago when terrorists plunged Flight 77 into the Pentagon. Let us also remember the many heroes that day at the Pentagon. Not only our dedicated firefighters, police officers, and medics who put their lives on the line, but also the many civilians and military personnel who rose to the crisis and risked their own lives to help and comfort the injured. Read more.
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Sep 8 2011
I applaud President Obama for making a strong pitch to Congress to pass legislation that will help create jobs, repair our crumbling infrastructure, and take meaningful steps to lift our nation out of this ongoing economic recession. I think he offered the right balance between job creation and providing a lifeline for the millions of Americans who are out of work and out of luck. Read more.
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Aug 5 2011
More than 12,000 residents of Virginia's 11th Congressional District participated in Rep. Gerry Connolly's Telephone Town Hall Thursday night. During the hour-long meeting, Connolly addressed a variety of issues in response to questions from constituents. Read more.
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Aug 5 2011
In an hour-long telephone "town hall" with, according to his aides, 12,000 constituents listened in and a select number asked questions, U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly said tonight that deep cuts in the federal defense budget included in this week's vote to raise the debt ceiling should not bear heavily on the Northern Virginia region. Read more.
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Aug 3 2011
Congressman Gerry Connolly will hold a Telephone Town Hall Meeting for constituents of the 11th Congressional District of Virginia on Thursday, August 4, beginning at 8 p.m. Read more.
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Jul 29 2011
Congressman Gerry Connolly took to the House floor Friday during debate on the complex Republican legislation on the debt ceiling to criticize Speaker John Boehner's debt ceiling increase bill, saying it "sets us up to fail and risks a catastrophic default." Read more.
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Jul 14 2011
Today, Representatives Jim Moran, Gerry Connolly, and Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner wrote Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta expressing their concern with the recently released occupancy plan for the implementation of BRAC Recommendation #133. The plan moves nearly 5,000 employees to the Mark Center facility by December 2011 – before vital transportation infrastructure improvements are put in place. Read more.
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Jul 7 2011
Congressmen Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Frank Wolf (R-VA) today wrote to Transportation Secretary Ray Lahood supporting cost-cutting measures proposed by the Federal Transit Administration for Phase 2 of the Rail to Dulles project. The congressmen also urged all project partners to embrace those proposals. Read more.
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Jul 7 2011
Congressman Connolly Joined the United Service Organizations (USO) and Wounded Warriors and their families to break ground Monday on Fort Belvoir's Wounded Warrior and Family Care Center, a 25,000 square-foot facility that will help men and women injured in the line of duty with the difficult process of recovery. Read more.
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May 28 2011
I join with my fellow citizens, veterans, and military families today in honoring the memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of our nation in times of war. Generation after generation, American men and women have given their lives on the battlefield and military families have sacrificed and endured the pain of their losses to protect our freedoms. It is important that we remember not only those who died in wars of generations past, but those who have been killed or wounded, or continue to put their lives on the line, in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other dangerous duty posts across the globe. Read more.
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May 26 2011
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a defense authorization bill that includes language advanced by Congressmen Jim Moran and Gerry Connolly that would make it easier for DoD to allocate funds to improve roads and expand transit outside the boundaries of military facilities to including Fort Belvoir, the Engineering Proving Ground, and Quantico Marine Base in Northern Virginia. More than 20,000 new employees will be moving to the three sites as a result of BRAC. Read more.
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May 13 2011
Congressman Gerry Connolly will hold a ceremony and reception Sunday to recognize 47 students from Fairfax and Prince William Counties in the 11thCongressional District who will be entering the military service academies in the fall. Thirty of the 49 students along with their parents will be in attendance. Read more.
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May 10 2011
As the rift with Pakistan widened Monday, members of Virginia's congressional delegation said they want answers and two questioned U.S. aid to the strategic ally against terrorism. Read more. Read more.
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May 9 2011
The Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives put the interests of big oil companies ahead of national security and Virginia's economy on Thursday, Congressman Gerry Connolly said. Read more.
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May 2 2011
The confirmation by President Obama that Osama Bin Laden was killed by a secret U.S. government operation is a significant development in our war against Al Queda. We have cut off the head of the evil terrorist organization that killed more than 3,000 Americans and thousands more across the world. Read more.
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Apr 21 2011
More than 30,000 residents of Virginia's 11th Congressional District participated in Congressman Gerry Connolly's Telephone Town Hall Meeting Wednesday and they made it clear in a poll conducted during the meeting that they strongly oppose the Republican plan to dismantle the Medicare program for seniors. Read more.
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Apr 14 2011
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) today voted in the House for the compromise continuing resolution to fund the federal government through September 30, citing the inclusion of $150 million in funding for Metro infrastructure and safety improvements and funds to help relieve transportation problems related to BRAC at Fort Belvoir, and the need to keep the federal government open for business. Read more.
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Mar 8 2011
Congressman Gerry Connolly, D-11 VA, has introduced H.R. 237, a bill that would expand the eligibility period for the Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP) so that more service members whose homes have lost value due to the mortgage crisis will not face severe financial ramifications when they must sell because they have to move. Read more.
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Feb 24 2011
Congressman Gerry Connolly said he is outraged that the House Republican budget cuts passed at 5 am Saturday morning includes the termination of a small but critical program that addresses the urgent nature of homelessness among America's veterans. Connolly joined other House Democrats and several Republican Congressmen in voting against the House GOP's Continuing Resolution that makes massive cuts in funding for the federal government until September 30, 2011. Read more.
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Jan 20 2011
Concerned about traffic congestion expected under the BRAC move to Mark Center on Seminary Road in Alexandria, U.S. Reps. James P. Moran Jr. and Gerald E. Connolly and Sens. James Webb and Mark Warner sent a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates urging needed road and transit improvements around the new U.S. Army facility scheduled to open later this year. Read more from The Washington Post.
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Dec 22 2010
Congressman Gerry Connolly said today that he welcomes Defense Secretary Robert Gates' narrowing of the scope of his proposed defense contracting cuts, but he continues to be concerned about the potential impact on Northern Virginia contractors, particularly minority, women, and veteran-owned contractors. Read more.
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Dec 22 2010
Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.) said today that Defense Secretary Robert Gates's proposed cuts to contractor spending will be less dramatic than previously feared, likely amounting to $400 to $430 million a year. Read more.
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Dec 21 2010
The Pentagon today said it would narrow the scope of proposed contractor cuts to service support contracts only.
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., said Deputy Defense Secretary Bill Lynn told a working group of lawmakers and contractor representatives that the Pentagon wants to cut 10 percent from its $4.3 billion service support contracts budget each year for three years, and not from Defense's entire $143 billion service contract budget. Read more.
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Dec 6 2010
About 200 current and retired federal workers attended a workshop Saturday at the Fairfax County Government Center to learn more about 2011 benefit and rate changes under the Federal Employee Health Benefit (FEHB) program. Read more.
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Nov 15 2010
Congressman Gerry Connolly will hold his annual Open Season Workshop on December 4 to help federal employees and retirees navigate through the improvement and changes in the 2011 Federal Employees Health Benefits Plans, dental and vision insurance programs, and flexible spending accounts. Read more.
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Aug 27 2010
Congressman Gerry Connolly said today that Congress will hold hearings to determine the rationale behind Defense Secretary Robert Gates' proposal to cut defense contracting by 10 percent per year for three years. Read more.
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Aug 2 2010
Congressman Gerry Connolly, Congressman Jim Moran, and Senator Mark Warner are urging the Defense Department to reevaluate its outdated regulations that inhibit funding for road and transit projects around Fort Belvoir, the Engineering Proving Ground, and Quantico Marine Base in Northern Virginia to help state and local governments cope with the influx of more than 27,000 new employees scheduled to be transferred to the three military facilities a year from now. Read more
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Jul 21 2010
Congressman Gerry Connolly presented the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Silver Star to Vietnam veteran Ronald Markiewicz of Woodbridge 39 years after the Army lieutenant and helicopter pilot risked his own life, while wounded, in two separate combat incidents to rescue downed helicopter crews and wounded Marines. Read more.
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Jul 13 2010
The Prince William News and Messenger wrote an editorial this week highlighting Congressman Connolly's efforts to ensure our veterans who suffer from mental health issues related to their service receive the care and treatment they need. Read more.
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Apr 15 2010
Congressman Gerry Connolly of Virginia was honored for his efforts to provide tangible support to children of National Guard and Reserve personnel deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan and the sons and daughters of all severely-injured service members. Connolly was one of five Members of Congress to receive the award. He was recognized for his work to help secure federal funding for the Our Military Kids program, which has provided more than $3 million in grants to military families in Virginia and across the nation.
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