Gerry Connolly

The Navigator Program was created by Congress to serve as a tool to help educate and enroll citizens.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars? I am not aware of that number.

The Republican majority is still fighting the Affordable Health Care Act as if it were not the law of the land.

The Affordable Health Care Act was constitutional, and there was no question that this was the law of the land.

Like that vote, today's hearing is merely an attempt to obstruct the law and the rights of American citizens to health insurance.

Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman. And thank you for your gracious willingness to have this field hearing here in the 11th District of Virginia at George Mason University.

I guess in addition to just the facts here, I am bothered by two Federal agencies coming to two different conclusions.

I will add my voice to that of Mr. Cummings I am a member of not only this committee but the House Foreign Affairs Committee and you have my personal pledge that were there ever to be any hint retaliation or retribution for your…

Their complaints and the accusations that they have leveled against Assistant AG Perez have no legitimate, legal, ethical, or professional responsibility basis.

Assistant AG Perez did nothing wrong. On the contrary, he acted professionally and appropriately...

We do not serve the public interest by holding this hearing as part of a shameful smear campaign against Mr. Perez.

Rightly concerned that bad facts make for bad law, he seized the chance to reach an agreement...

Disparate impact theory allows the government to challenge policies or practices that are seemingly neutral...

It was a handful. How many have been debarred? And I believe I am correct; it was zero. Unacceptable.

There will be zero tolerance, and you will not turn a blind eye.

The Taiwan Relations Act has been that bastion of making sure that the people of Taiwan are fully protected in that regard of their right of self-determination and democracy.

We have to have a better narrative on success.

The coalition for foreign aid is very fragile.

I very much welcome your statement because we want to make sure aid is part of the process.

We really want to work with you. We see it as something we hope will streamline efforts and more logically align the goals and directives.

We must be cognizant of the impact of reforms that may do good, but that also fracture that coalition.

Would you concede they are fairly complex and sometimes subjective?

So the current system is spread across seven primary departments, is that accurate?

I actually believe we need to blow apart the current system. It doesn't work.

We will have a chilling effect on the ability of America to innovate