WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Trump Attempts to Play Politics with Federal Agencies, Van Hollen, Subramanyam Introduce Legislation to Require They First Provide Taxpayers Answers on Relocation Costs Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.) held a press conference to announce the reintroduction of the Conducting Oversight to Secure Transparency (COST) of Relocations   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Issues Statement On Announcement of Supplemental H-2B Visas Washington, D.C. - Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration, released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced available supplemental H-2B visas for the second half of Fiscal  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Elfreth Calls for Congressional Hearings, Investigation, and Hegseth Firing WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, called for the firing of Secretary Pete Hegseth, in light of recent reporting in The Atlantic that the Secretary and senior Administration officials carried out highly classified military operatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Leaders Cheer Successful Effort to Defend American Consumers and the CFPB in Court Washington, D.C. (March 28, 2025)--Today, Ranking Member Jamie Raskin and House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse, Leaders of the Litigation and Rapid Response Task Force, along with Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee Maxine Waters  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference on Trump's Executive Order Attacking Federal Workers' Union Rights WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered remarks at a press conference hosted by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) to oppose Trump's retaliatory attempt to outlaw federal unions. Below is a full transcript of his remarks:Click here (link is external  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin, Durbin, House and Senate Democrats Urge Attorney General Bondi to Reverse Course on Unjustified Firings of Immigration Judges The unjustified firings come as immigration courts are already under immense pressure to adjudicate roughly 3.6 million backlogged cases, with further strains expected with Trump's mass deportation agenda WASHI  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 27, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the FCC's Universal Service Fund, a successful program that brings highspeed internet and phone service to millions of underserved Americans. This is personal to me. This program is essential for connecting rural and low-income communities, schools, and libraries, effectively bridging th  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Ivey, Scanlon, and Neguse Reintroduce the Raise the Age Act WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), and Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse (D-CO) reintroduced the Raise the Age Act, which would increase the age from 18 to 21 to purchase a semiautomatic rifle, the same legal age to purchase a handgun. "Gun violence continues to take t  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen: This Administration is Hell-Bent on Decimating Americans' Health Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration's announcement on the Department of Health and Human Services: "This Administration is hell-bent on decimating important protections for Americans' health - gutting agencies that ensure the safety of   more