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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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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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Mar 29 2012
Connolly introduced the End Trafficking in Government Contracting Act of 2012, a bill aimed at ending human trafficking of foreign nationals employed by U.S. contractors in Iraq, Afghanistan, and in some U.S. embassies in the Middle East. Read more.
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Mar 27 2012
A bipartisan group of members from the House and Senate proposed legislation on Monday that seeks to crack down on human trafficking by contractors that the U.S. military hires for work in Iraq and Afghanistan. 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 3 2011
If Americans ever think about the employees of government subcontractors, it's doubtful that sex traders, indentured servants and exploited workers living in barbed-wire compounds come to mind. Read more.
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Nov 3 2011
The State and Defense departments are doing too little to help prosecute criminals working for U.S. subcontractors who engage in human trafficking. Read more.
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Nov 2 2011
Reps. Connolly & Lankford vow further subcommittee action to bring an end to human rights abuses in Iraq, Afghanistan & Middle East Embassies. 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 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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Jul 27 2011
At a time when our nation is balancing competing priorities, reducing federal spending and strengthening U.S. global leadership, it is worth highlighting a modest investment that has yielded strong returns for our nation – our contributions to the United Nations. 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
Congressman Gerry Connolly issued the following statement on the importance of the Korea Free Trade Agreement in response to a May 6 letter from Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell. 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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Feb 11 2011
Congressman Gerry Connolly, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Middle East and South Asia Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Read more.
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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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Aug 27 2010
An ABC 20-20 television news report on murders and atrocities faced by East Africans with albinism, scheduled to air Friday night at 10 pm, features the efforts by Congressman Gerry Connolly to stop the violence and bring the perpetrators to justice. Read more and watch the video.
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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 23 2010
The Prince William News and Messenger has praised bipartisan efforts by Congressman Gerry Connolly to urge the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to give Virginia state police authority to assistant in the investigation of violent and serious crimes perpetrated by criminals who are in the United States illegally. Read the editorial here.
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Aug 23 2010
Congressman Gerry Connolly said border security legislation he supported, which was signed into law Friday, will boost the nation's border security by putting more Border Patrol agents and other security personnel on the ground and providing new technology and communications resources to prevent unlawful border crossings. 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 1 2010
Congressman Gerry Connolly recommends that Northern Virginia residents planning to apply for first-time passports or renew expiring passports before the State Department increases fees on July 13. Read more.
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Jun 29 2010
Congressman Gerry Connolly, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said House passage of tough and comprehensive sanctions against Iran sends a strong message that the United States and the international community is united in its condemnation of Iran's dangerous pursuit of nuclear weapons and the regime's disregard for human rights. Read more.
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Mar 10 2010
Legislation sponsored by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) that highlights the horrific murders and atrocities faced by men, women, and children with albinism in Tanzania and East Africa and calls on governments in the region to take action to stop the violence and bring the perpetrators to justice passed the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday.
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