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Reducing the Deficit
Before coming to Congress in 2009, Congressman Connolly served 14 years in local government, where he helped balance the budget every year and made Fairfax County the Best Managed large county in the nation.
In Congress, he has co-sponsored Pay-As-You-Go legislation (H.R. 2920 / H.J.Res. 45) to ensure that new spending is offset and does not add to the deficit. In 2011, Congressman Connolly re-introduced legislation (H.R. 1043) to grant the President expedited rescission authority to fast-track further spending cuts. Congressman Connolly voted to improve the federal acquisition process, which will save more than $300 billon (S. 454), and has voted against hundreds of billions in spending that would add to the deficit. In addition, he voted twice to block increases in pay for Members of Congress (H.R. 1105 and H.R. 5146).
News
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House Oversight Leaders Find Rare Bipartisan Agreement on IT Reform
Dec 4 2012IT Reform is an opportunity to streamline government and find real savings for the American taxpayer. Read more.
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MSNBC Hardball: Connolly Optimistic on Fiscal Cliff Deal
Nov 30 2012Appearing on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews to discuss the fiscal cliff, Congressman Connolly said he was optimistic a deal could be struck before the end of the year. Read more
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Connolly Tries to Call Congress Back to DC to Deal with Sequestration
Oct 17 2012Congressman 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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National Journal: Virginia Democrat on sequestration: 'Is it a crisis or not?'
Oct 17 2012A 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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Northern Virginia Rally Against Sequestration
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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