So GPS, which is now ubiquitous, we all take it for granted, you can't even lie about getting lost going to a meeting anymore.
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.
This Member of Congress trembles at a 21 percent cut that Ms. Kelly pointed out to us at the beginning in her opening statement.
The expansion of Medicaid would save those hospitals and provide care to people who desperately need it.
I believe Governor Kasich, your Republican colleague in Ohio, made a similar decision.
There is a distinction between declaring oneself a sanctuary city or county and a local police force or sheriff's office saying it is a Federal responsibility for enforcement, not ours.
The Dillon Rule severely constrains the ways in which local governments can raise revenue.
It should not be a partisan issue. It's the vision of our Founding Fathers embedded in our Constitution.
I intend to introduce the Restore the Partnership Act to establish the National Committee on Intergovernmental Relations.
that is not true in the case of education funding formulas. That is a State formula, not a Federal formula.
Those of us from Dillon Rule States are particularly offended by the Trump budget.
So now we are going to allow continued dispersement and fragmentation that the FBI told you in your own document provided to this committee affects its functionality, information and collaboration.
The position of some people representing GSA saying we will only respond to requests coming from the committee chair is absurd.
These announcements constitute a body blow to public confidence in the Federal Government's ability to effectively manage a building procurement on the scale of the proposed FBI headquarters.
GSA is not an agency that many Americans are familiar with, but its role in providing other Federal agencies with goods and services is essential to leveraging the Federal Government's buying power, to find efficiencies, and to save…
Continuing to declare such goals without deploying even close to the necessary means to achieve them will only continue to erode American influence and credibility in the region.
the Trump administration has directly abetted Assad's survival, Iran's expansion and threat to Israel, and continued civil displacement.
the Trump administration has provided no evidence that it has developed a meaningful strategy to match its grand goals
There are practical and very grave consequences from the President of the United States aiding and abetting Vladimir Putin's expansion of his foreign policy at our expense and our allies'.
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Barr The Acting CHAIR. It is now…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 7, line 22, insert ``, to institute the measures described in section 203 of the William Wilberforce…
I would simply assert that in a democracy, we get to criticize an administration. And thank God for that.
I think there are other options or other possibilities for working with more countries to try to see if there are ways in which we could address some of these issues.





