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Federal Employees
As a member of the Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce and Postal Service on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee he is a passionate advocate for federal workers.
In 2009, Congressman Connolly helped pass legislation to give FERS employees retirement credit for unused sick leave, allow FERS employees returning to government to redeposit their TSP savings, and allow CSRS employees to work part time at the end of their careers without reducing pension payments. He helped lead the effort to pass the Telework Improvements Act, which is improving Telework participation in federal agencies across the federal government. Congressman Connolly also supported legislation to provide paid parental leave for federal employees, to reduce the prices of prescription drugs under FEHBP, and to make Federal Employee Group Life Insurance more transparent.
During this session of Congress, the Republican leadership has proposed a range of attacks on federal employees. They have proposed a five year freeze on federal employee pay, including step increases, and layoffs for 10% of the federal workforce. The Republican budget proposal would allow their budget chairman to slash FEHBP funding unilaterally. Congressman Connolly strongly opposes these ideologically-driven attacks on federal employees, and believe we should return to an era where the civil service had broad, bipartisan support from the elected officials who represent them.
News
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PWC & Fairfax Residents Near Occoquan River Will Hear Dam Siren Thursday
Dec 11 2012Fairfax Water will conduct 10 am test of sirens for warning of a dam failure. Read more.
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Editorial: Repairing America's Elections
Dec 11 2012The Washington Post Editorial Board wrote about problems many voters faced on Election Day. In their Editorial, they argue Rep. Connolly and Sen. Warner's FAST Voting Act would fix some of these problems. Read more.
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Opinion: It Shouldn't Be This Hard to Vote
Dec 11 2012Congressman Connolly and Senator Mark Warner penned an OpEd for the Washington Post on their FAST Voting Act. This legislation would help remedy some of the Election Day failures witnessed this year. Read more.
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68 Years Later, World War II Vet Gets Bronze Star
Dec 10 2012On 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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Virginia Lawmakers Ask GSA to Consider NoVa for New FBI Headquarters
Dec 5 2012Virginia Representatives Moran, Wolf, Connolly, and Wittman and Senators Webb and Warner sent a letter to GSA urging consideration of Northern Virginia for the new FBI Headquarters location. Read more.
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