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 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 1, 2025 AIR FORCE Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been awarded a $12,213,406,028 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the operation of Lincoln Laboratory Federally Funded Research and Development Center. This contract provides for research, development, and rapid prototyping of advanced technology to meet Department of Defense and na  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham, Blumenthal Lead 50 Senators In Introducing Hard-Hitting Russia Sanctions WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) led 50 U.S. Senators - evenly divided by party affiliation - to introduce primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia's aggression in Ukraine. These sanctions would be impo  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

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, April 1 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Marines, Air Force fight as a joint force for the first time in the Navy's Joint Simulation Environment For the first time, U.S. Marine Corps F-35 and Air Force F-22 pilots trained as a joint fighting force in the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division 's (NAWCAD) Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, March 24-27. The training event brought e  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The General Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by Booker DiMaio LLC, a small business based in Sykesville, Maryland, challenging the General Services Administration's (GSA) evaluation of its quotation for project management support services. The GSA had issued a request for quotations seeking to establish multiple blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) for a five-year period. The RFQ, issued under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 8.4, aimed t  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, April 1 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * NAWCAD WOLF employees complete the NAVAIR Journey Leadership Development Program Three members of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Webster Outlying Field (WOLF) workforce graduated from the Journey Leadership Development Program (JLDP) in a ceremony March 20. Megan Elliott, Catherine Thistle, and Ryan Evans successfully completed the one-year, Naval Air Sys  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 1 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Courtney Leads Bipartisan Lawmakers in Curbing Violence Against Health Care and Social Service Workers WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), a senior member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a senior member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, re-introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, a senior member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Rep. Courtney Leads Bipartisan Lawmakers in Curbing Violence Against Health Care and Social Service Workers WASHINGTON, DC--Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), a senior member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), a senior member of the Health, Education  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, March 31 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Leads Resolution Celebrating International Transgender Day Of Visibility WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) led a group of 20 senators in introducing a resolution to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility and recognize the achievements and courage of the transgender community around the world. "International Transgender Day of Visibility is about celebrating th  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

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The White House sent to the Senate on April 1, 2025, the nominations of 18 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Marc Andersen, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army. * Gregory Autry, of Florida, to be Chief Financial Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. * Donald Bergin III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Congressional and Legislative Affairs). * Marc Berkowitz, of Virginia, to b  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * WTAS: Whip Emmer Announces Stakeholder Support for CRA to Safeguard Overdraft Services for Americans WASHINGTON - Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today announced key stakeholder support for S.J. Res. 18, which nullifies a Biden administration rule that would have burdened banks and credit unions, led to fewer options for American consumers, and taken away critical f  more