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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Saturday June 28, 2025 ( 8 items )  

Alsobrooks Votes YES on War Powers Resolution
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 27, 2025: * * * Alsobrooks Votes YES on War Powers Resolution WASHINGTON, DC - Tonight, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) voted yes on Senator Tim Kaine's (D-Va.) War Powers Resolution. The resolution failed 47-53. "Last week's dramatic escalation by President Trump put American servicemembers and the American citizenry at risk. What yesterday's briefing confirmed was that this action, contra  more

Elfreth Recognizes the Capital Gazette Shooting Anniversary on the House Floor
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Recognizes the Capital Gazette Shooting Anniversary on the House Floor * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) took to the House floor to remember and honor the five journalists of the Capital Gazette who lost their lives on June 28, 2018, in a mass shooting in their Annapolis newsroom. Ahead of the seven-year anniversary on Saturday, the Congresswoman read the names   more

Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Judiciary Republicans' Subpoena of Harvard University
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Judiciary Republicans' Subpoena of Harvard University Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement on Committee Republicans' baseless subpoena to Harvard University, the latest Republican attack on independe  more

Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Supreme Court's Decision in Trump V. CASA
WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Supreme Court's Decision in Trump v. CASA Washington, D.C. (June 27, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. CASA, Inc: "Today, the Supreme Court ridiculously reinterpreted the Judicia  more

Ranking Member Raskin, Senator Padilla Introduce Bill to Cut Off Federal Contracts to Gun Dealers Whose Firearms Are Disproportionately Linked to Violent Crime
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin, Senator Padilla Introduce Bill to Cut Off Federal Contracts to Gun Dealers Whose Firearms Are Disproportionately Linked to Violent Crime Legislation Would Bar Government Contracts with Bad-Apple Dealers Whose Guns Are Overrepresented in Violent Crime Data * Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ran  more

Raskin Statement on Supreme Court's Mahmoud v. Taylor Decision
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Statement on Supreme Court's Mahmoud v. Taylor Decision * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling against Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in the case of Mahmoud v. Taylor : "Donald Trump and his Administration have continued to target and attack LGBTQ+ Americans in the most scandalous fashion. In this  more

Top Democrats Request FTC Documents on Several Investigations Into WinRed
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Top Democrats Request FTC Documents on Several Investigations into WinRed WASHINGTON - Today, Reps. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Joe Morelle (NY-25), and Robert Garcia (CA-42), the top Democrats on the Committees on Judiciary, House Administration, and Oversight and Government Reform, respectively, requested documents from Federal Trade Commission Cha  more

Top House Democrats Call on Senate Homeland Security Committee to Reject Nomination of Extremist Trump Loyalist to Lead Office of the Special Counsel
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Top House Democrats Call on Senate Homeland Security Committee to Reject Nomination of Extremist Trump Loyalist to Lead Office of the Special Counsel Washington, D.C. (June 26, 2025)-- Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, and Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Govern  more