Gerry Connolly

There's not an absolute right guaranteed to access to any information.

The default should always be: Get it out before the public; let's see where the chips fall.

I come from a State, Virginia, where FOIA laws are actually very strict.

I indicated that the letter, the memo, from the White House dated 1988 was during the administration of George H.W. Bush. Obviously it was Ronald Reagan.

When Federal agencies violate congressional law and the Constitution it is corrosive to our democracy, it undermines trust in the executive branch.

And when you have delays of not just months but years, then what you have is not just people not caring, you have deliberate withholding of information.

They could stop it now. They could simply tell the agencies to follow the law and follow the Constitution.

The First Amendment guarantees a free press; is that correct?

Were you familiar with the fact that UPS and FedEx actually did avail themselves of some recovery money back in 2009 and 2010?

I would bring to your attention a letter that I circulated, along with Mr. Huffman, on this very subject.

But that could be some relief for you, obviously, from a ledger point of view. Is that correct?

Last year, with that and factoring in other noncontrollable, noncash Workers' Compensation adjustments, yes, we would have shown an operating profit.

So the requirement put upon USPS, the 100-percent requirement, is unique?

We think it's kind of important and very relevant to the subject at hand.

My concern here is that's a noble goal, but in light of the exchange I just had with Ms. Rectanus, I'm concerned that you are going to continue--those new vehicles would continue--if they are dual-use vehicles, would continue to run on…

I think there is concern that too much uniformity can actually, with the best of intentions, actually not work out all that well.

I believe Ms. Lawrence knows more about this than anybody. She is a 30-year veteran of the U.S. Postal Service.

Now, if the United States is going to have credibility in the region in encouraging others to move toward a democratic form of government, our tacit support for military overthrow of a duly elected government, albeit one we felt was on the…

President Sisi promised to repair and rebuild numerous Coptic churches.

The Copts continue to be marginalized or used as a political tool.

The military alliance with Egypt is a very important one, and I understand putting a certain primacy on that, but we have paid a price for it.

President Sisi made clear that he would continue close cooperation with Israel's military to prevent terror groups from exploiting this region.

I urge the government to continue to take the tough steps needed to restore Egypt's financial stability and to bring relief to the people.

Under Morsi's regime, the Copts were subject to blatant sectarian rhetoric.

I am proud to represent a large and vibrant Coptic community.