WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Judiciary Democrats Press Trump's DOJ to Restore Grant Funding for Public Safety, Violent Crime Prevention, Victim Support Services After Republicans Rejected an Amendment to Reinstate Abruptly Terminated Public Safety Grants, Democrats Urge Attorney General to Act Washington, D.C. (May 6, 2025)-- Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the H  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Joins Alsobrooks, Maryland Democratic Delegation in Demanding Back Education Dollars Cut by Trump WASHINGTON, DC - As reported this week in The Washington Post (link is external), Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined a letter led by Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) along with the Maryland Democratic Delegation - U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and U.S. Representatives Kweisi Mfume (M  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on the Retirement of Rep. Jan Schakowsky WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) issued the following statement after U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) announced that she will not run for re-election in 2026: "I am sorry to hear my dear friend Rep. Jan Schakowsky has decided to depart the House of Representatives at the end of the 119th Congress. Over the past  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume Joins Letter Demanding Back Education Dollars Cut by Trump WASHINGTON, DC - As reported today in The Washington Post (link is external), Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.-07) joined a letter demanding that the Trump Administration release the $98 million promised for education funding in the state and urging the Department to work with the delegation to ensure Maryland receives this vital funding.  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Hoyer Remarks at U.S. Department of the Treasury Oversight Hearing WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG), delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee's oversight hearing on the Department of the Treasury:Click here (link is external) to watch a full vi  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Oversight of the Bureau of Prisons Washington, D.C. (May 6, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Oversight and the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Survei  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin, Connolly Sound the Alarm about Mass Firings of Federal HR Staff, Demand OPM Respond Promptly to Federal Workers WASHINGTON, DC - Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Gerry Connolly (VA-11) led 40 of their congressional colleagues in calling on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to immediately cease the termination of both OPM staff and human resources employees across the federal gov  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Glenn F. Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on May 5, 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 not just with concern, but with alarm. In his first 100 days back in the White House, Donald Trump has unleashed a full-blown assault on America, on our institutions, on our workers, on the rule of law, and on democracy itself. This is not le  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on May 5, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Madam Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1486. This is legislation that authorizes sanctions against any person or entity that provides material support for Russia's military and industrial defense base. We know that Russia uses missiles, drones, planes, and roc  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on May 5, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Madam Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1540. Like H.R. 1503, the Falun Gong Protection Act also imposes sanctions on individuals who knowingly and directly engage in or facilitate the involuntary harvesting of organs within the People's Republic of China while   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on May 5, 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 support of H.R. 1316. Over the past 6 years, export controls have become a crucial tool for our national security and foreign policy to respond to the challenges posed by Russia, China, Iran, and others. Our use of export controls have becom  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on May 5, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Madam Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 36, a bipartisan bill designed to make sure that the United States remains committed to Georgia's Euro-Atlantic and democratic aspirations. I thank my friend, the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Wilson), for his tirele  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on May 5, 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 support of H.R. 1724, the No Dollars to Uyghur Forced Labor Act. Congress has a history of bipartisan cooperation to call out Beijing's genocide and human rights abuses against Uyghurs and members of other minority groups in Xinjiang. We pa  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on May 5, 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 support of H.R. 1800, the Solidify Iran Sanctions Act of 2025. For nearly 30 years, Congress and the executive branch have utilized the Iran Sanctions Act, or ISA, to constrict Iran's energy sector, denying the Iranian regime needed funds to   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on May 5, 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 support of H.R. 1503. I also thank Representatives Smith and Keating for introducing this bill, which, as the chairman mentioned, passed in the 118th Congress. I also thank my colleague and chairman for bringing this and many other important   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on May 5, 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 support of H.R. 1512. In the 118th Congress, this body came together to overwhelmingly pass this bipartisan measure from Representatives Wagner, Connolly, and Lieu 404-7, and I see no reason why today's vote should be any less supportive. It  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on May 5, 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 support of H.R. 2416, the Taiwan International Solidarity Act. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend and colleague, Representative Connolly, for his work in developing this bill. As has been said on this floor earlier, we know that he can't be with  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on May 5, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, we rarely take time to recognize the hundreds of public servants who, with great diligence, work behind the scenes to support this body's work for the American people. It is a surpassing honor today to praise my constituent William (Bill) Cox's decades of excellent service to the U.S. House of Representatives. Fo  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Motion to Reinstate Banned Books at Naval Academy Board of Visitors Meeting At a meeting of the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Board, offered a motion for the Board to recommend that the Naval Academy Superintendent return the nearly 400 books that were removed from circulation at the Academy's Nimitz Libra  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Colleagues Call on GAO to Investigate U.S. Compliance with Laws Requiring the U.S. to Ensure Government Recipients of Foreign Aid Respect Human Rights, Facilitate Humanitarian Aid U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) called on U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro   more