WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Defends 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Services for LGBTQ+ Youth WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), a member of the Equality Caucus, defended the lifesaving services that the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline offers LGBTQ+ youth on the House floor and admonished the proposed cuts to the lifeline by the Trump Administration. "The Trevor Project estimates that at lea  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Joins Sessions to Introduce the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2025 WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) to introduce H.R. 3417, the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act of 2025, aimed at ensuring that websites, applications, and online services are accessible to all Americans, including in  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * McClain Delaney, Duckworth, Moylan Introduce Legislation to Expand Leave Benefits for Military Families WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives April McClain Delaney (D-MD-06) and James Moylan (R-GU-AL) alongside combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced legislation to modernize the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in order to help ensure that military careg  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Van Hollen, Sanders, Kaine, Schatz File Joint Resolutions of Disapproval on $1.6b in Arms Sales to United Arab Emirates As President Trump actively engages in the corruption of U.S. foreign policy, Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator Bernie S  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, issued the following statement on May 14, 2025, at an oversight hearing on the federal judiciary: * * * Ranking Member Hoyer Remarks at Federal Judiciary Oversight Hearing WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the subco  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, issued the following statement on May 15, 2025, at an oversight hearing on the Federal Trade Commission: * * * Ranking Member Hoyer Remarks at Federal Trade Commission Oversight Hearing WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, delivered the following remark  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Hoyer Remarks at the FSGG Hearing on the Federal Trade Commission WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks at the FSGG hearing on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Below is a video and transcript of his remarks:Click here (link is external  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Hoyer, Rep. Lynch Mobilize to Combat Attacks on Federal Workers Included in Republicans' Extreme Budget Bill WASHINGTON, DC - Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG), and Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08) hosted a roundtable yesterday with major federal employee groups and civil service organ  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Stephen F. Lynch and Ranking Member Steny Hoyer Mobilize to Combat Attacks on Federal Workers Included in Republicans' Extreme Budget Bill Washington, D.C. (May 14, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Stephen F. Lynch and Rep. Steny Hoyer, the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Kaine, Warner, Alsobrooks, & Connolly Lead Colleagues in Letter to OPM Opposing Trump Administration's Revival of Schedule F Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.-11) led their colleagues in a letter to Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Acting Director  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Murphy, Sanders, Kaine, Schatz File Joint Resolution of Disapproval On $1.9b Arms Sale as Qatar Seeks to Gift Luxury Jumbo Jet to Trump As President Trump actively engages in the corruption of U.S. foreign policy, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), members of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U  more