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May 9, 2025
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued a joint statement following the announcement of David Steiner, a FedEx board member and former Waste Management CEO, as the next Postmaster General of the United States by the U.S. Postal Board of Governors:
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May 8, 2025

Washington, D.C. (May 8, 2025)— Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, introduced a resolution to honor America’s public servants during Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW), which is celebrated during the first week in May.

Subcommittees

May 8, 2025

Washington, D.C. (May 8, 2025)—Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Healthcare and Financial Services, led Subcommittee Democrats in denouncing the Trump-Musk Administration’s attacks on federal investment programs like Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and federal housing assistance that provide a lifeline for people and families in financial need. 


May 7, 2025

Washington, D.C. (May 7, 2025). Below is Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi's opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at today's Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services hearing on the Trump Administration's attacks on federal investment programs that provide a lifeline for people and families in financial need.  

Issues: Health Care

May 6, 2025
Washington, D.C. (May 6, 2025)— Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after Chairman James Comer and Committee Republicans announced a second hearing on the Trump Administration’s extremist and cruel immigration agenda:
Subcommittees

May 5, 2025

Washington, D.C. (May 5, 2025)— Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Melanie Stansbury, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, and Rep.

Issues: Congress

May 2, 2025

Washington, D.C. (May 2, 2025)—Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s FY2026 budget proposal which slashes funding for vital programs to feed tax giveaways for billionaires. 

Subcommittees

May 1, 2025
Washington, D.C. (May 1, 2025)— Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Lori Trahan, who previously announced an effort to update the Privacy Act of 1974 to better protect Americans’ sensitive data, demanded information from the National Labor Relations Board regarding potential violations of federal privacy laws by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
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