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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Friday October 18, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Chair Cardin on the Killing of Hamas Leader and October 7 Mastermind Yahya Sinwar
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the elimination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar: "Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind behind the heinous October 7, 2023, attacks, is dead. He had the blood of innocent Israelis, Palestinians, and Americans on his hands, and the world is safer without him. "Now is the time to reject his lega  more

Hoyer Statement on the Elimination of Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today after Israeli sources confirmed the elimination of Hamas's leader, Yahya Sinwar, by IDF soldiers: "Hamas' genocidal leader, Yahya Sinwar, was the architect of the terrorist organization's brutal October 7 attack on the State of Israel. Today, he met justice for the crimes he committed that terrible day, for the continued captivity  more

Raskin, Van Hollen, McClellan, and Beyer Lead 30 Colleagues in Urging Regional Power Grid Operator to Lower Electricity Prices and Improve Reliability for Working Families
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) and Don Beyer (VA-08), and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) led 30 members of Congress in writing a letter calling on PJM Interconnection (PJM), the region's power grid operator, to swiftly improve the reliability of the electricity grid, deliver cheaper electricity prices, and address the biggest roadblocks to transitioning to renewable energy  more

Senate Committee Chairs Cardin, Peters, Durbin Urge Biden Administration to Designate Lebanon for Temporary Protected Status
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to President Biden reiterating their request that the administration grant Temporary Protected   more

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Cardin on Killing of Hamas Leader, October 7 Mastermind Yahya Sinwar
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Oct. 17, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the elimination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar: "Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind behind the heinous October 7, 2023, attacks, is dead. He had the blood of innocent Israelis, Palestinians, and Americans on his hands, and   more