WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Applauds EPA Finding of Offshore Wind Permit Error * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) determination that the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) improperly issued its final permit decision for the U.S. Wind offshore wind project off the coast of Oc  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 10, 2025: * * * House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Challenges Trump's Unlawful, Chaotic Imposition of IEEPA Tariffs in Appeals Court On Tuesday, House Democrats' Litigation Task Force led 162 Members of Congress and 29 Senators in filing an amicus brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit challenging President Donald T  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Joins Maryland Delegation Members to Call on IRS to Expedite Tax Refunds for Constituents Facing Financial Hardship * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG), U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), and U.S. Representatives Kweisi   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Call on IRS to Expedite Tax Refunds for Constituents Facing Financial Hardship * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) wrote to Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Billy Long regardin  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Olszewski: State Department Lay-offs Short-Sighted, Dangerous * (Washington, DC) - Congressman Johnny Olszewksi (D-MD), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's firing of more than 1,300 State Department personnel: "In the fight for peace and stability, there is perhaps no greater weapon than diplomacy. Today, amid war  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * PUNCHBOWL: Alsobrooks, Cramer Urge Trump Administration: Keep the Economic Development Administration Open In case you missed it, Punchbowl News reported this afternoon that Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Ranking Member and Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, demanded answers from the Trump Administratio  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on FBI Headquarters, CJS Appropriations Markup * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), released the following statement on the Appropriations Committee markup of the CJS funding bill: "Last week the Trump Administration notified the Congress of its intent t  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Booker, SFRC Colleagues Demand Answers Regarding State Department Layoffs * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and 8 of their Senate colleagues in writing a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing deep concerns with imminent Reductions in Force (RIFs) at the State Depa  more