I couldn't possibly trust the Chamber, politically or substantively, to take that issue Ms. Drake has just given us as seriously.
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.
the Secret Service's reputation for punishing or ignoring those who would further investigate or report such violations.
They should double down, dig deep, and ensure Ukraine does not endure a financial meltdown.
There is no reward whatsoever coming out of your organization and Mr. Donohue, and so we vote for free trade at our peril.
Because it seemed to upend a whole series of Board policies, including on budget.
Sovereign nations get to make decisions, even decisions that may be unpopular in the Kremlin.
the average worker has lost $7,000 a year in wages, and what families are facing is extraordinarily difficult.
It has never happened in this country before. That translates, using 5,000 jobs per billion, into a loss of 47,500,000 jobs.
Ukraine is not going to win a war against Russia, but it can impose a greater cost on Vladimir Putin's aggression and slow Russia's advances.
We have had trade deficits every year from Mexico. This past year 2014 there was a $99 billion, a nearly $100 billion trade deficit with Mexico.
This is a terribly important piece of legislation and maybe more critical now than ever.
Actually, I just want to piggyback on the point you were just making because, you know, sometimes when we talk about FOIA, it's good government, it's openness, it's sunshine, and we're just seeking the truth.
It's a neat trick to attack folks on partisanship but to try to nullify our concerns about that very subject.
And because you were unresponsive, we feel we have to reopen this investigation.
I hope that you would furnish for the record a statement that our position is, once you are in the NPT, you cannot get out.
Did President Obama raise child abduction cases with Prime Minister Modi when they met in late January?
Have we thought about using the South Africa model for IAE inspections with respect to our negotiations with Iran?
I want to be one of the first to commend you for the administration's approach to Iraq and Syria.
Will you immediately seek to restart and significantly expand critical military training of human rights-vetted Nigerian Armed Forces to combat the existential threat posed by Boko Haram?





