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Rep. Gerry Connolly
@GerryConnolly
Congressman, Northern Virginia’s #VA11 | @TheLawmakers' Most Effective Lawmaker of the 117th Congress
The funeral service for Congressman Gerald E. Connolly is this morning at 11am. The livestream will be available here:- Rep. Gerry Connolly reposted
Ranking Member @GerryConnolly's statement on the Trump Administration's politically motivated charges against @RepLaMonica:
- Deeply saddened to learn of my friend Joe Biden’s diagnosis. My heart is with him and the entire Biden family as he fights this terrible disease.
- Rep. Gerry Connolly reposted🚨🚨 DOGE tried to infiltrate the Legislative Branch this week through the Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan agency that reports to Congress. Ranking Member @GerryConnolly is demanding DOGE back away from this assault on the separation of powers.
In an internal email obtained by NOTUS, DOGE notified the U.S. Government Accountability Office that it has “assigned a team” to assail the agency. notus.org/congress/doge-… - Rep. Gerry Connolly reposted
DOGE said 40% of phone calls into Social Security centers were fraud, so it built a tool to track it. Turns out the 40% was actually 0.0018% and the tool slowed down processing significantly.SCOOP: Since SSA installed new anti-fraud checks on claims made over the phone, only 2 claims out of over 110,000 were found to likely be fraudulent, according to internal documents I obtained. The policy has slowed down payments, though. Retirement claim processing is down 25% - Rep. Gerry Connolly repostedAmerica is not for sale. President Trump must decline the $400 million private jet corrupt “gift.” The American people—and the world—are watching.
- Rep. Gerry Connolly repostedNEW TODAY: Oversight Dems, @HouseJudiciary, and @HouseAdm_Dems are demanding the Treasury Dept turn over Suspicious Activity Reports on these organizations to investigate election fraud & corruption. Democrats are fighting to protect the integrity of our govt and our elections.
- Proud to lead similar legislation in the House. This is a critical step the United States can take right now to stand alongside our friends and allies in Ukraine who are fighting for their survival and their freedom.Pres. Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine on day one. More than 100 days into his term, Russia continues to kill Ukrainian civilians. I’m introducing a bill to prohibit U.S. recognition of any Ukrainian territory seized by Russia—reaffirming our commitment to the Ukrainian
- Rep. Gerry Connolly repostedThe Trump Admin is doing everything in its power to stop whistleblowers from disclosing potential wrongdoing and waste, fraud, & abuse—including forcing gag orders & NDAs on employees. Why is Trump trying to cover his tracks? Oversight Democrats launch another investigation.EXCLUSIVE: House Democrats are raising concerns about how the VA may be using non-disclosure agreements with employees tied to downsizing efforts. Details here: buff.ly/qbdjgBg
- Donald Trump is raising prices for you while he's accepting a "palace in the sky" from a foreign government. It's not only blatantly unconstitutional, it's about as out of touch as it gets.
- Happy Mother’s Day, VA-11!
- Rep. Gerry Connolly repostedRanking Member @GerryConnolly and Government Operations Subcommittee Ranking Member @RepKweisiMfume’s statement on the announcement of David Steiner, a FedEx board member and former Waste Management CEO, as the next Postmaster General:
