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Foreign Policy
Congressman Connolly is a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, having previously spent 10 years as a staff member working on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He has visited U.S. troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and advocated for responsible withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from both nations.
Northern Virginia is fortunate to have a rich, culturally-diverse population, and Congressman Connolly is actively involved with many local ethnic communities. More than one in four residents are foreign born, and a multitude of languages are spoken in local classrooms. Fairfax County is home to the largest concentration of minority-owned technology firms in the nation.
Congressman Connolly is a strong advocate for free and fair trade. He was an early supporter of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and has played a key role in urging the Administration and Congressional leaders to complete this vital agreement. He currently serves as co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Korea, the Congressional Caucus on Turkey and Turkish Relations and co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Taiwan.
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Connolly Talks Transportation, Tax Credits in Telephone Town Hall
Jul 18 2012More than 16,000 11th Congressional district residents listened to Rep. Gerry Connolly's 15th telephone town hall call Tuesday night. Read more.
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Washington Post: We growled, they listened. Score one for Fido!
Apr 25 2012United Airlines has told the State Department and the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) that it will extend its military rate for pet travel to Foreign Service officers assigned abroad. Read more.
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Connolly Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Stop Human Trafficking
Mar 29 2012Connolly introduced the End Trafficking in Government Contracting Act of 2012, a bill aimed at ending human trafficking of foreign nationals employed by U.S. contractors in Iraq, Afghanistan, and in some U.S. embassies in the Middle East. Read more.
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The Hill: GOP, Dems come together to fight human trafficking by contractors in Iraq, Afghanistan
Mar 27 2012A bipartisan group of members from the House and Senate proposed legislation on Monday that seeks to crack down on human trafficking by contractors that the U.S. military hires for work in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read more.
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Release: Connolly to Hold 11th Telephone Town Meeting Thursday Evening
Nov 15 2011Congressman Gerry Connolly will hold his 11th Telephone Town Meeting for residents of Virginia's 11th Congressional District on Thursday, November 17 at 8 pm. Residents can sign up to be on the call. Read more.
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