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 27 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, 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 Act, le  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Around the Air Force: Money-Saving Microvane Tech, Total Force Pilot Retention, SPAFORGEN FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Maryland - In this week's look Around the Air Force, C-17 microvane technology saves money and fuel for aircraft, Total Force Shared Service offers flexibility to active-duty pilots interested in the Reserve or Guard and SPAFORGEN e  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Senators Demand Independent Watchdog Investigation into Trump Administration's Unprecedented Attempts to Dismantle Department of Education [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joined a letter to Acting Department of Education Inspector General (IG) Rene Rocque requesting that the IG conduct an investigation of the Trump Administration's attempts to dismantle  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 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 27, 2025 AIR FORCE Rocket Lab National Security LLC, Long Beach, California (FA8811-25-D-B007); and Stoke Space Technologies Inc., Kent, Washington (FA8811-25-D-B006), have been awarded a multiple-award, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum cumulative ceiling of $5,600,000,000 for the National Security Space (NSS) Launch Phase Three Lane On  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 28, 2025 ARMY Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $4,937,045,400 firm-fixed-price contract for the Precision Strike Missiles Increment One. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of March 30, 2030. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama,  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 26 -- The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has announced that the Region 20 Public Safety 700 MHz and 800 MHz Regional Planning Committees (RPCs) will convene an in-person planning meeting on April 23, 2025. The meeting will address the allocation and use of critical public safety spectrum within the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Northern Virginia. The meeting is scheduled to take place at The Lodge at Hal and Berni Han  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 28 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Wes Moore Statement on President Trump's Executive Order Ending Federal Workers' Collective Bargaining Rights ANNAPOLIS, MD -- Governor Wes Moore today released the following statement regarding President Trump's executive order ending federal workers' collective bargaining rights. "Maryland w ill always have the backs of working people and organized labor. And amid the draconian f  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released its latest notice in the Federal Register detailing petitions filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). Covering cases received between January 1 and January 31, 2025, the report includes individuals from across the country seeking compensation for alleged vaccine-related injuries, disabilities, or deaths. The VICP, a feder  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 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Trump Administration Gutting HHS by Cutting Nearly Quarter of Workforce, Abruptly Canceling Funding for New Mexico State Health Services Trump Administration Guts HHS by Eliminating Nearly 25% of Workforce, Cuts Over $12 Billion in Federal Grants to Fund Infectious Disease Management and Other Critical Health Services Nationwide Amid Measles Outbreak Washington, D.C. - Today  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 29 -- The Maryland Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * Coalition applauds Maryland Senate's vote to advance Ratepayer Protection Act and rate hike protections Measures by General Assembly can rein in utilities' wasteful spending, protect consumers from future rate spikes Annapolis -- On Thursday the Maryland Senate Energy, Education and Environment Committee advanced bipartisan legislation to lower energy costs   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Meet Research Fishery Biologist, Ron Hill Where did you grow up? It is always a challenge to answer the question of where I grew up. Some would say it hasn't happened yet. I was an "oil brat." After I was born in Texas, my family moved to Tripoli, Libya, where I attended grades two through nine. It was a great place to grow up, with a vibrant expat community, exposure to travel and d  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, March 28 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * NAVAIR to Participate in Panels at Sea-Air-Space 2025 Vice Adm. Carl Chebi, Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, and Brig. Gen. David Walsh, Program Executive Officer for Air Anti-Submarine Warfare, Assault & Special Missions Programs, will participate in panels at this year's Sea-Air-Space 2025 Expo, taking place from April 6 through 9 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on March 28, 2025: * * * MAKING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. As the Federal capital city, Washington, D.C., is the only city that belongs to all Americans and that all Americans can claim as theirs. As the capital city of the greatest Nation in the his  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

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 28 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Readout of Governor Moore's Roundtable Discussion with Veteran Service Organizations ANNAPOLIS, MD -- Governor Wes Moore this afternoon hosted a roundtable with veteran service organizations to discuss Maryland veterans' access to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs benefits and highlight the critical importance of protecting benefits for Maryland's veterans. The roundtable was convened in pa  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 29 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * Reps Issa, Hudson and Senator Risch Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Stop Improper State Taxes on Firearms WASHINGTON - This week, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Congressman Richard Hudson (NC), and Senator Jim Risch (ID), introduced the Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act. This bill would prohibit states from implementing excise taxes on firearms and ammunition to fund gu  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Issa, Hudson Introduce Bill to Prohibit State Excise Taxes on Firearms WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Representatives Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) today introduced the Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act. This bill would prohibit states from implementing excise taxes on firearms and ammunition to fund gun control programs. "Blue states that implement an   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Attack on the Minority Business Development Agency Will Harm Small Businesses In recent weeks, Trump escalated his assault on small businesses by signing an Executive Order to gut the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). The MBDA was created to assist businesses owned by people of color -- who face the greatest barriers to  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