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Gerry Connolly
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
Gerry Connolly
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
Gerry Connolly
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
Gerry Connolly
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
Gerry Connolly
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
Gerry Connolly
stated on April 15, 2011 in a press release.:

Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan "lines the pockets of the private insurance companies," increases costs for seniors and does not reduce the deficit.

By Jacob Geiger • April 30, 2011
Gerry Connolly
stated on December 21, 2010 in an interview.:

"There hasn't really been a lot of net growth in the federal workforce when you compare it to say, 1990."

By Wes Hester • January 6, 2011