WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 1, 2025: * * * Congresswoman April McClain Delaney Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Lower Costs for Servicemembers Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (MD-06) introduced the bipartisan Improving SCRA Benefit Utilization Act to help lower costs for Maryland servicemembers and their families. If passed into law, this legislation would seek to expand access to financial p  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Calls Out Elimination of FEMA's Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grants WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Vice Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, delivered a speech on the House floor to call out the Trump Administration's elimination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Comm  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Following Reported Departure of National Security Advisor, Olszewski Reiterates Call for Hegseth Resignation (Washington, DC) - Congressman Johnny Olszewski, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today reiterated his call for the resignation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following the reported departure of White House National Security Advisor Mike Waltz. Congressman Olszewski has b  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Judiciary Republicans Rubberstamp Trump's Lawless Assault on America, Spend $81 Billion in Taxpayer Funds to Hand Trump More Unchecked Power Republicans Refuse to Discuss Their Own Bill During Markup, Remain Totally Silent as They Vote to Deport U.S. Citizens, Including Veterans and Children with Cancer Washington, D.C. (May 1, 2025)-- Tod  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Announces Winner of the 2025 Fifth District Congressional Art Competition WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) announced the winner of the 2025 Fifth District Congressional Art Competition (CAC). Cynclair Wilson, a junior at Maurice J. McDonough High School in Charles County, won the competition with her piece titled " Ancestral Wisdom."Cynclair Wilson's winning piece, " Ancestr  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume Joins Bicameral Letter on Cuts to Medicaid in District of Columbia WASHINGTON, DC - Amid reports (link is external) that House Republicans plan to reduce the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) in the District of Columbia, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) led 15 Members in sending a letter (link is ext  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following floor remarks on April 30, 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, as the economy is tanking, costs are going up, not down. Today, we face a new threat and danger: The Trump government is abusing its power. The Trump government ignores court orders, ignores the Constitution, and then lies to try to justify its ac  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Sarah K. Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on April 30, 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 today to call attention to this administration's devastating cuts to FEMA's BRIC program, otherwise known as the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grants. Towns like Crisfield in Maryland, Baltimore, and dozens of communities  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on April 30, 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, you just heard right here on the floor that those mean Republicans are cutting Medicaid. Let's set the record straight. As this graph shows, the Republican instructions don't cut Medicaid, they increase Medicaid by 25 percent over the next 10 years. Ev  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following floor remarks on April 30, 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 am here today as a Representative of a community that is deeply alarmed by the actions of this administration. Just weeks ago, the Trump administration defied a unanimous--we didn't think this was possible--but a unanimous Supreme Court order by refus  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on April 30, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Francine Kerner, who retired on February 28, as Chief Counsel of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) after dedicating over 50 years of her career to public service. On September 11, 2001, Ms. Kerner woke up and went to work, just like any other day. For her, that was as De  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Merkley, Waters in Launching New Effort to Boost Congress' Oversight of Trump's Mass Firings Today, U.S. Senator Chirs Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in introducing first-of-its-kind legislation to strengthen Congress' authority to protect workers and override federal staffing cuts implemented without consultation as the Trump Administration continues mass  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Announce $200K to Maryland to Lower Cost of Housing U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) announced $200,000 in federal funding for four local NeighborWorks organizations in Maryland to support efforts to lower the cost of housing, expand the local housing supply, support economic opportunities, revitalize neighborhoods, and build stronger and   more