Saturday - April 19, 2025
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Virginia Newsletter for Thursday April 17, 2025 ( 8 items )  

Bombshell Reporting & Whistleblower Disclosure Lead Ranking Member Connolly to Demand Investigations into Musk Conflicts of Interest, DOGE Disruptions at NLRB and DOL
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Bombshell Reporting & Whistleblower Disclosure Lead Ranking Member Connolly to Demand Investigations into Musk Conflicts of Interest, DOGE Disruptions at NLRB and DOL Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Luiz A. Santos, Acting Inspector General at the Department of Labor (DOL), and Ruth Blevins, Inspector General at   more

Ranking Member Connolly's Statement on President Trump's Rushed Overhaul of Federal Acquisition Regulations
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly's Statement on President Trump's Rushed Overhaul of Federal Acquisition Regulations Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued this statement following President Trump's Executive Order instructing the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to rewrite the Federal Acquisitions Regulations: "If the Trump Admin  more

Ranking Member Connolly's Statement on President Trump's Rushed Overhaul of Federal Acquisition Regulations
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly's Statement on President Trump's Rushed Overhaul of Federal Acquisition Regulations Washington, D.C. (April 16, 2025)--Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued this statement following President Trump's Executive Order instructin  more

Ranking Member Scott Demands RFK Jr. to Reinstate Staff Who Set Federal Poverty Guidelines
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Demands RFK Jr. to Reinstate Staff who Set Federal Poverty Guidelines WASHINGTON - Today, House Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) expressed grave concern to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., following the Trump Administrati  more

Ranking Member Scott Statement on Trump Directive to Pull Harvard's Tax-Exempt Status
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on Trump Directive to Pull Harvard's Tax-Exempt Status WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce released the following statement after reports that the Trump Administration asked the Internal Revenue Service to revoke Harvard University's ta  more

Ranking Members Connolly and Neal Demand Social Security Abandon Administration's Plans to Make it More Difficult for Americans to Get Their Earned Benefits
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Members Connolly and Neal Demand Social Security Abandon Administration's Plans to Make it More Difficult for Americans to Get Their Earned Benefits Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Richard E. Neal, Ranking Member of the Committee on Ways and Means, sent a letter to U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) Actin  more

Wittman Applauds Acceleration of Norris Bridge Replacement Project, Builds on Years of Advocacy Efforts
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Applauds Acceleration of Norris Bridge Replacement Project, Builds on Years of Advocacy Efforts WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) applauded Governor Glenn Youngkin's announcement that construction to replace the aging Robert O. Norris Jr. Bridge will begin in 2028--eight years ahead of schedule--thanks to new funding made available through the Commonwealth Transportat  more

Wittman Joins Colleagues in Urging House Leadership to Protect Medicaid for Vulnerable Communities
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Robert J. Wittman, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Wittman Joins Colleagues in Urging House Leadership to Protect Medicaid for Vulnerable Communities WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01) joined a coalition of congressional colleagues in advocating to preserve Medicaid coverage for vulnerable populations as Congress considers budget reconciliation legislation. In a letter sent to House leadership, Congressman Wittman and his co  more