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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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Sep 6, 2017

Is it not true that at most of the fentanyl coming into the United States is coming from China?

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Sep 6, 2017

I must say to the gentleman, I am very impressed with what you just said about China. I knew it was big; I didn't know it was that big.

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Sep 6, 2017

If anyone is listening, Bangladesh, please call.

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Sep 6, 2017

the fact of the matter is the Trump budget slashes health for these three countries by 50 percent

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Jul 26, 2017

I want to thank my friend, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, for introducing this bill, the Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act.

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Jul 26, 2017

The North Korean regime has conducted 17 ballistic missile tests in 2017 alone.

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Jul 26, 2017

These measures reinforce longstanding U.S. foreign policy with respect to Taiwan and Hong Kong; protect U.S. citizens from the risks of travel to North Korea; and honor a giant of the Chinese human rights movement, who will not be…

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Jul 26, 2017

That is really the answer to Mr. Sherman's question.

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Jul 26, 2017

Have you given them instructions to absorb a 46 percent cut?

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Jul 26, 2017

Are we a 2 percenter in the malarial prevention and eradication program in Cambodia or are we a major player?

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Jul 26, 2017

You don't make a country great through retreat; you make a country weak through retreat.

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Jul 26, 2017

Donald Trump is no Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan never cut the foreign aid budget by 46 percent.

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Jul 26, 2017

To try to absorb that is massive, just I have to assume disruptive, as someone who managed programs myself.

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Jul 26, 2017

You don't create a vacuum in which your adversary can readily and smartly and enthusiastically step in.

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Jul 26, 2017

I have great respect for gentlemen who offered this amendment. They are my colleagues, and they are my friends. Mr. Meadows and I work very closely together on the Government Operations Subcommittee. He is my Chairman, and he knows I value…

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Jul 26, 2017

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 163, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,022,250)''. Page 164, line 23, after…

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Jul 26, 2017

I thank my colleague and friend, Mr. Knight, for this bill. His leadership is really critical. In my district, like his, thousands and thousands of jobs are open because of this issue. We simply haven't gotten the security clearances done…

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Jul 26, 2017

This bill responds to that imperative by reauthorizing the Human Rights Act of 2004 and prioritizing the protection of North Korean refugees and defectors.

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Jul 26, 2017

You don't know what the impact is going to be.

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Jul 25, 2017

there was no empirical evidence to justify putting marijuana ahead of the drugs the chairman just listed as a Schedule I drug 50 years ago.

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Jul 25, 2017

We want to see a reauthorization. We're happy to help, but--okay.

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Jul 25, 2017

I thank my friend, the distinguished ranking member, Mr. Engel. Mr. Speaker, today, this House comes together on a bipartisan basis to address sanctions and the rules on the girding sanctions for North Korea, Iran, and, most importantly…

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Jul 25, 2017

I take the deadlines that--the statutory deadlines extremely seriously, and I know what the deadline is, February 1.

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Jul 25, 2017

Donald, this man's a loser. Don't do it.

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