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To all the mothers, I hope you had a fabulous Mother’s Day. To those who have lost a mother or child, I hope your memories provided more smiles than tears. In addition to mothers, last week we honored and appreciated teachers, nurses, public service workers and small businesses.

Last week marked 100 days of the Trump Administration as House Republicans began in earnest fleshing out how they would find the $1.5 trillion in cuts mandated by the 

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly announced that this will be his last term in Congress. For over 40 years, Gerry has served his country, first as a congressional staffer and the last 30 in elected office representing his beloved Fairfax County. A passionate and pragmatic leader with a heart of gold, his work has made countless lives better.

With all the chaos of this Administration, I know you all have lots of questions and concerns about the state of our country and where we’re headed.

Last week began with me anchoring the Congressional Black Caucus Special Order Hour opposing the Trump Administration’s attempts to dismantle the Department of Education.

Last week in Washington, the House did not conduct much legislative business when Speaker Johnson cancelled votes after failing to kill a bill allowing new moms and dads in Congress to vote by proxy.

Last week in Washington came with shocking news from The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg that he had accidentally been added to a Signal group chat between our nation’s top security officials discussing a pending attack on Yemen. “Signalgate” dominated the week — and the calls to my office from outraged constituents. 

During last week’s House recess I was back in the district sounding the alarm on the damage Trump and Congressional Republicans have inflicted on two cornerstones of well-being for every family — their health and education.