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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Friday July 11, 2025 ( 5 items )  

ICYMI: NIH Cuts Prompt Layoffs at University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: NIH Cuts Prompt Layoffs at University of Maryland School of Pharmacy In case you missed it, the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy PATIENTS Program experienced mass layoffs due to this Administration's cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The PATIENTS program allows researchers to partner with patients and care providers to answer questions about the best treatmen  more

Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Supreme Court Decision Permitting Trump's Mass Firings Across Federal Agencies to Move Forward
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 9, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Supreme Court Decision Permitting Trump's Mass Firings Across Federal Agencies to Move Forward Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision to lift a lower court order that had temporarily paus  more

Ranking Members Raskin, Blumenthal, and Scott Expand Investigation Into Trump Administration's Law Firm Shakedown and Demand Answers From EEOC
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 9, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Raskin, Blumenthal, and Scott Expand Investigation into Trump Administration's Law Firm Shakedown and Demand Answers from EEOC Ranking Members Say EEOC Has Been Unlawfully Wielded to Intimidate and Coerce Top Law Firms to Provide Pro Bono Services for Causes Approved by Trump * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rankin  more

Van Hollen, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Taiwan International Solidarity Act
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Taiwan International Solidarity Act * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and John Curtis (R-Utah), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, & International Cybersecurity Policy, reintroduced bipartisan legislation to support Taiwan's ability to participate in international organizations as China continues w  more

Van Hollen, Rounds, Kamlager-Dove, Kim Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Strengthen U.S.-Africa Ties
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Rounds, Kamlager-Dove, Kim Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Strengthen U.S.-Africa Ties * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and U.S. Representatives Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) and Young Kim (R-Calif.) reintroduced the bipartisan Young African Leaders Initiative Act, legislation to m  more