WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * At Judiciary Committee Hearing, Democrats Counter Desperate Republican Push to Impeach Judges, Undermine Courts Because Trump Keeps Losing in Court Even Republican-Appointed Judges Are Blocking Trump's Unconstitutional, Unlawful Orders Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2025)--Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Ha  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Trump's Mass Dismissal of Federal Employees at HHS WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today regarding President Donald Trump's mass dismissal of thousands of federal employees at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): "Donald Trump's mass purge of staff at the Department of Health and Human Services today is ou  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans' Dangerous Judicial Power Grab Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificia  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Statement on Trump's Mass Purge of MD-08 Health Agency Workers Washington, DC - Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement on the Trump Administration's mass job cuts at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), firing thousands of federal workers, including many MD-08 residents: "Today is a gloomy and painful day in Maryland's Eighth Congressional Dist  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on March 31, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to support the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets, or SAMOSA, Act. I was proud to colead and introduce this bill alongside Oversight Committee Ranking Member Connolly. This bipartisan legislation is a crucial step towards approving the efficiency and  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Coalition to Reintroduce the Taiwan Allies Fund Act to Support Taiwan's International Space, Counter CCP Economic Coercion Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), John Curtis (R-Utah), and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) joined U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the Un  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Dangerous Mass Firings at HHS Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on the Trump Administration's mass purge of employees at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: "Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and RFK Jr. are laying waste to the workforce that safeguards Americans' health and wellbeing. Today, thousands of hard-working pub  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Call on Administration to Take Immediate Action to Return Man Wrongfully Deported Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) released the following statement: "In court yesterday, the Trump Administration admitted that a Maryland father with protected status was deported due to an administrative error. That is unacceptable. This incident und  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Press Utility Companies to Answer for Rise in Profits as Marylanders Face Soaring Energy Bills Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) wrote to Maryland utility companies, pressing them for answers regarding Marylanders' rising energy costs. In their letter, the Senators ask senior executives of Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE), Pepco, Delmar  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Whitehouse, Colleagues Reintroduce 'Buffett Rule' Bill to Ensure Wealthiest Americans Pay Their Fair Share in Taxes Billionaire investor Warren Buffett famously highlighted the brokenness of our tax system when he lamented that he paid a lower tax rate than his secretary. Today, Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and 12 Democratic Senate colleagues reintrod  more