Gerry Connolly
Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly, a Democrat, has represented Virginia's 11th Congressional District in Congress since 2009. The district encompasses Fairfax County, Prince William County, and Fairfax City in Northern Virginia. Connolly serves on the House Budget Committee, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. He is the Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, which covers many key issues relating to Northern Virginia's workforce and economy. Connolly also serves on the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation, and Regulatory Affairs. He is a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa and also serves on the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. Connolly is vice-chair of the New Democrat Coalition, co-chairing its Technology, Education and Entrepreneurship Task Force, chair of the Smart Contracting Caucus, co-chair of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Caucus, co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on U.S.-Turkey Relations and Turkish Americans, co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Korea, and co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Taiwan. Connolly received a B.A. in Literature from Maryknoll College in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and a M.A. in Public Administration from Harvard University in 1979. After graduating from Harvard, Connolly spent 10 years on the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he handled numerous issues including oversight of international economic issues and policies concerning the Middle East and the United Nations. Connolly also worked in the non-profit and private sectors for organizations and companies involved in international trade, regulatory matters, and research.
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stated on September 8, 2015 in radio interview.:
"It's estimated we leave somewhere north of $350 billion a year - that's billion - a year on the table uncollected because IRS doesn't have the resources."
By Sean Gorman • October 5, 2015
stated on July 9, 2015 in a written statement.:
"In 1960, we spent more than 3 percent of our GDP on infrastructure projects like the Interstate Highway. Today we spend less than 1 percent of our GDP on these vital investments."
By Sean Gorman • August 3, 2015
stated on June 5, 2012 in a floor speech.:
Ronald Reagan "raised taxes in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987."
By Nancy Madsen • June 25, 2012
stated on February 13, 2012 in a TV interview:
Says Obama has "doubled the stock market from where we started when he was sworn into office"
By Nancy Madsen • March 8, 2012
stated on May 3, 2011 in a House floor speech:
"America owns 3 percent of the world's oil but consumes 25 percent of its global reserves."
By Louis Jacobson • May 5, 2011
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National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on May 18, 2011 in an e-mail.:
"Gerry Connolly and his fellow Democrats went on a spending spree and now their credit card is maxed out."
By Jacob Geiger • June 2, 2011