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January 28, 2025

Washington, D.C. (January 28, 2025)—Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the Office of Management and Budget ordered a sweeping freeze on all federal grants and loans—potentially halting public programs relied on by millions of Americans.


January 27, 2025

Washington, D.C. (January 27, 2025)—Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after releasing a report card on President Trump’s first week in office, highlighting Trump’s numerous wins for the billionaire class at the expense of the American people:


January 25, 2025

Washington, D.C. (January 25, 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 firing of inspectors general of at least a dozen federal agencies: 

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January 22, 2025

Washington, D.C. (January 22, 2025)—Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led Committee Democrats in sending letters to Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), and Inspector General Hannibal “Mike” Ware, Chairperson of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), offering their support in preserving transparency, accountability, and independence within OSC and the Inspectors General (IG) community.   

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January 22, 2025

Washington, D.C. (January 22, 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 Executive Order that will end civil rights programs in federal agencies and purge all workers in these roles.

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January 22, 2025

Washington, D.C. (January 22, 2025)—Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, urged Chairman James Comer to immediately investigate Donald Trump’s numerous conflicts of interest and stand by the principles of his Presidential Ethics Reform Act—a bill aimed at combatting presidential conflicts of interest. 

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January 20, 2025

Washington, D.C. (January 20, 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 Executive Orders that will politicize the civil service and help his billionaire friends at the expense of the American people:

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January 16, 2025
Washington, D.C. (January 16, 2025)—Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, along with Reps. Kweisi Mfume, Brian Fitzpatrick, and Don Bacon, reintroduced the Saving the Civil Service Act to protect the federal workforce from politicization and political manipulation.  The bipartisan legislation includes and builds on Ranking Member Connolly and Rep. Fitzpatrick’s Preventing a Patronage System Act, which passed the House in September 2022.  Ranking Member Connolly, Rep. Fitzpatrick, and Sen. Kaine previously introduced the legislation in the 118th Congress. Senator Tim Kaine introduced companion legislation in the U.S. Senate.
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Issues: Federal Budget

January 16, 2025
Washington, D.C. (January 16, 2025)—Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator Brian Schatz reintroduced the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, a bill that would provide federal employees with a 4.3% pay increase in calendar year 2026.  Ranking Member Connolly and Sen. Schatz previously introduced similar legislation in the 115th, 116th, 117th, and 118th Congresses.
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