WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Alsobrooks Statement on Trump's Failing Economy Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after markets began to fall as a result of devastating jobs data and Trump's reckless tariffs. "Trump's misguided policies and his undisciplined approach to tariffs is leading to a shrinking job market and a weak economic output. The billionaires won't feel   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on July Jobs Report * "Today's job report revealed that only 73,000 jobs were added to the economy last month, with unemployment increasing to 4.2%. Additionally, we saw a revision that 258,000 fewer jobs were added the previous two months than initially thought. The American economy, once the envy of the world in the post-COVID era under President Biden, is facing new uncertainty   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Judiciary Democrats Probe DOJ's Settlement of HPE-Juniper Merger Amid Reports Administration Ceded to Lobbyists Over Advice of Antitrust Experts Reporting Suggests That Trump Appointees Overruled DOJ Antitrust Officials, Fired Experts Who Oppose Corrupt Settlement * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciar  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Urges Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to Stop "Unlawful" Mass Firings at Department of Education * Washington, D.C. - Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) is demanding Secretary of Education Linda McMahon put a stop to mass firings planned for August 1 at the Department of Education (ED) which will likely harm "its statutory obligations to serve American students, teachers and communities  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin, Meeks, DeLauro, Himes Call on Trump to Negotiate End to War in Gaza and Surge Humanitarian Aid * Washington, DC - Representatives Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary; Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee; Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Sele  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2025: * * * Senators Alsobrooks, Schiff Demand End to NASA Cuts, Reassert Congress' Sole Power to Authorize Science Funding Letter From Senators Representing Space Innovation Hubs Comes as Bipartisan Senate Rejects Proposed Gutting of Space Budget for Upcoming Fiscal Year * Today, Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and other Senators representing space and science   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Blunt Rochester Introduce Fresh Start Act to Remove Barriers for Formerly Incarcerated Americans * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) introduced the Fresh Start Act, legislation to support states in implementing automated record expungement processes to help formerly incarcerated Americans successfully rejoin their communities. After de  more