WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Introduces Amendment to Preserve Our Nation's Diverse Military History WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, introduced an amendment to preserve our nation's military history in the Committee's Reconciliation Legislation. This amendment follows the U.S. Naval Academy's removal of nearly 400 books that explored themes of  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth, Maryland House Colleagues Press for Answers on Behalf of International Students Attending Maryland Universities WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) led a letter with Representatives Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Rep. Gerry Connolly WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) issued the following statement after Congressman Gerry Connolly (VA-11) announced that he will not run for re-election in 2026: "From standing up for his constituents in Virginia's Eleventh Congressional District to battling his cancer diagnosis, my dear friend Rep. Gerry Connolly has always been a fight  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Trump's First 100 Days WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) issued the following statement marking the first 100 days of President Trump's second term: "Thanks to Donald Trump, Americans are less prosperous, less safe, and less satisfied with the direction of our country than they were 100 days ago when he took office. "On the campaign trail, Trump promised   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * In Letter to Trump, Van Hollen Presents Details of Conversation with Salvadoran VP Ulloa that Reveal the Trump Administration's Ongoing Defiance of Court Orders to "Facilitate" the Return of Illegally Deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Despite a Clear Ability to Comply Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) wrote to President Donald Trump, detailing the Senator's meeting with Salvadoran Vice   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume Joins Elfreth, Maryland House Colleagues to Press for Answers on Behalf of International Students Attending Maryland Universities WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) led a letter with Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) to Secretary of State Ma  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume Statement on Ranking Member Connolly Stepping Back from House Oversight Committee Leadership Duties Amid Cancer Update BALTIMORE - Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Gerry Connolly stepping down as the top Democrat on the committee after the return of his esophageal cancer. "Congressman Gerry Con  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin: Donald Trump's 100 Days of Economic Decline and Constitutional Destruction Washington, D.C. (April 29, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement on President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office: "It's 100 days into his second term, and Don  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Raskin, Thompson, and Connolly Demand Trump Administration Provide the Contract They Crafted With El Salvador to House Hundreds of Migrants in Brutal Mega-Prison Ranking Members Seek Urgent Answers on Removal of Migrants to Salvadoran Torture Prison as Administration Plots Deportations of Americans Washington, D.C. (April 29,   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Statement on the Antisemitism Awareness Act Ahead of Tomorrow's Senate Markup Donald Trump has dined with neo-Nazi Holocaust Revisionists at Mar-a-Lago and saw 'very fine people on both sides' of an antisemitic riot in Charlottesville. He made it clear that Jews would be to blame if he lost the election. Now Trump is weaponizing, distorting and exploiting the reality of antisemitism to att  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on April 28, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2482. Today, I am so pleased to support this long-overdue reauthorization of NTIA, a small but mighty agency housed within the Department of Commerce. This important agency is esteemed by both public and pr  more