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Gerry Connolly

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Gerry Edward Connolly is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Virginia's 11th congressional district since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Connolly has focused on various issues including government accountability, environmental protection, and healthcare reform. He has served on several committees, including the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, where he has been involved in investigations and legislation related to federal oversight and transparency.

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Jun 23, 2015

We are facing a systemic, organized, financed, pernicious campaign by the Chinese Government, in the form of the People's Liberation Army.

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Jun 23, 2015

I introduced the Federal Agency Data Breach Notification Act of 2014.

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Jun 17, 2015

I thank my good friend Eliot Engel from New York, the distinguished ranking member of the full committee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and I thank my friend Ed Royce, the chairman of the full committee. They are both…

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Jun 16, 2015

But the truth of the matter is that we simply need to develop a responsible and sustainable immigration policy.

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Jun 16, 2015

I hope we have more of them, frankly, because I think we've just begun to look at new territory.

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Jun 16, 2015

And I think, Mr. Geiger, you're quite right to raise the flag on, what does privacy mean as we move toward the future?

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Jun 16, 2015

We must ensure that those Federal agencies responsible for immigration enforcement... have the resources and tools that they need to do their jobs.

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Jun 16, 2015

The United States has always been a nation of immigrants and welcoming those who would help build our country.

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Jun 16, 2015

I also share President Obama's frustration with the inability of some Members of Congress to support a balanced and sustainable immigration policy.

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Jun 15, 2015

Well, let me confirm for you. It was a rhetorical question, really. It is correct.

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Jun 15, 2015

It might even be personally devastating, Dr. Ozment, not just a terrible outcome.

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Jun 15, 2015

In essence, Americans mailing to foreign countries are subsidizing foreign mailers who send mail to the United States, would that be a fair statement?

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Jun 15, 2015

Is there any rhyme or reason for providing that kind of effective subsidy for parcels going back and forth with China in today's day and age?

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Jun 15, 2015

I look forward to an in-depth conversation today to explore how our Nation can work to level the playing field for American small businesses.

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Jun 15, 2015

The concern I think all of us have is not that this is a postal issue, but that we are inflicting harm on American commerce.

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Jun 15, 2015

However, there appear to be serious shortcomings in the current system that may be harming American business interests.

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Jun 15, 2015

I am concerned that the significant imbalance between our Nation's domestic shipping rates and the incredibly low international shipping rates we charge so-called transitional countries may be providing an artificial and unfair competitive…

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Jun 15, 2015

whoever were the hackers, presumably an agency of the Chinese government, according to published reports confirmed by U.S. officials

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Jun 12, 2015

Today's vote is about America's future. Who will shape it? It is not shaped by a recitation of grievance. It is not shaped by making trade a symbol of all that we find bad in economic progress. It is by seizing that future and shaping it…

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Jun 10, 2015

I think you have done a grave disservice to all of those American children who have been abducted and to their left-behind parents.

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Jun 10, 2015

I believe passionately in the bilateral relationship with Japan--security and economically.

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Jun 10, 2015

I think that threatening countries is often an unsuccessful way to get them to cooperate with us.

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Jun 9, 2015

No private corporation would tolerate that. I don't care how big.

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Jun 9, 2015

As the co-author of FITARA, I'm committed to doing everything on our part to guarantee that we do not repeat the implementation mistakes of the past.

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Jun 9, 2015

we can identify billions of savings that currently are inefficiently used.

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