WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Alsobrooks and Dr. Monarez Agree: Vaccines are Safe and Effective * Alsobrooks' line of questioning of Dr. Monarez and Dr. Houry confirms the safety of vaccines and the need for RFK Jr. to resign immediately WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) questioned fired CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez and former CDC career employee Dr. Debra Houry. During the hearing, Senator A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Alsobrooks, Van Hollen Introduce Department of Defense's Cost of War Act This legislation will require the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to pay the cost of changing the name of the Department of Defense to the "Department of War" from his travel budget. *  As reported in Politico 's Morning Defense, Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Chris Van Hollen (Both D-Md.) introduced S.2848, the Depa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing on Federal Preemption of State AI Laws, Subcommittee Democrats Underscore Need for Guardrails to Protect Americans While Promoting Innovation Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Hank Johnson, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Joins Maryland Delegation in Urging EPA Not to Abandon Efforts to Combat Climate Change, Pointing to Threats Facing Maryland Communities * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Representatives April McClain Delaney (MD-06), Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on 86th Anniversary of the Soviet Invasion of Poland * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today marking 86 years since the Soviet Union invaded Poland on September 17, 1939, as part of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact: "Today marks 86 years since the Soviet Union launched its surprise invasion of Poland as part of its Molotov-Ribbent  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Urge EPA Not to Abandon Efforts to Combat Climate Change, Pointing to Threats Facing Maryland Communities * 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.) urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Statement of Rep. Jamie Raskin on House Resolution 719 * Washington, D.C. - Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following stateme nt on House Resolution 719: "I'm voting yes. The Resolution repeatedly condemns all political violence, extremism and hatred in unequivocal terms. It's a very positive thing to get our Colleagues, Republicans and Democrats alike, on record condemning these dangerou  more