WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Kweisi Mfume Statement on House Resolution 719 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding today's vote on House Resolution 719: "Political violence is vile, wicked, and destructive to the core of our democracy. And yet, two things can be true at once - I stand against all forms of violence by sick, evil, and demented people while at  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Olszewski Issues Statement on Stop-Gap Budget Vote * (Washington, DC) - Maryland Congressman Johnny Olszewski today issued the following statement after voting against a Continuing Resolution that would extend government funding through November 21. The legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives in a 217-212 vote and now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration: "I su  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Joins Maryland Delegation Statement on Duffy Key Bridge Letter * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Representatives Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) released the following statement on U  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Statement on House Resolution 719 * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) released the following statement on House Resolution 719. "I hope we can all agree that political violence - be it the assassination of Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, the fire set on Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro's home, the assassination attempts made against the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Votes No on Republicans' Continuing Resolution * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) voted against House Republicans' seven-week government funding bill. Elfreth instead supports House and Senate Democrats' funding bill which would place checks on the President's powers and address our nation's health care crisis. "Our country is on the precipice of a health care  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Families Can't Afford a Shutdown: McClain Delaney Calls Out House Majority's Health Care Cuts * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD) released a statement after voting to protect Maryland families against rising costs: "My top priority is the families I represent in the 6 th District. As your representative, I do not want our government to shut down. But   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on House Republicans' Latest Attempts to Undermine DC's Home Rule Authority * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement regarding recently passed legislation that would enhance Republicans' efforts to assert more federal control over Washington, D.C. and undermine the District of Columbia's home rule authority: "This week, Repu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Republicans' Partisan Funding Bill * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement after voting on Republicans' partisan Continuing Resolution: "Over the past nine months this administration, aided by this Majority, has done everything possible to stop the government from functioning for the American people. They have purged fed  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Resolution on Charlie Kirk * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement after voting on H.R. 719, the Honoring the life and legacy of Charles "Charlie" Kirk Act: "I will condemn political violence every chance I get, no matter the perpetrator or the victim. Every Member of Congress - indeed, every American - ought to do the s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Statement on Duffy Key Bridge Letter * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD), and U.S. Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McClain Delaney (MD-06), and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) released the following statement   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Statement on Duffy Key Bridge Letter * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representatives Johnny Olszewski, Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, and April McClain Delaney and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (all D-Md.) released the following statement on U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's letter to Governor Wes Moore  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume, Maryland Delegation Members Statement on Duffy Key Bridge Letter * WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) released the following statement on U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's letter to Gove  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Hearing on Federal Preemption of State AI Laws Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet hearing examining federal preemption o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin, Houlahan Push to Restore Banned Books to Defense Department Schools, Protect Students from Political Interference * Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06) introduced legislation to fight back against MAGA book bans. The Stop Censoring Military Families Act would restore all books removed from Department of Defense Education Activity (DOD  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McClain Delaney Votes to Condemn Political Violence * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD) released a statement supporting a resolution to condemn political violence and the murder of Charlie Kirk: "Today, I will vote for a resolution condemning the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the rise of political violence that threatens us all. There is neve  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Underscores Illegality of Trump Action to End Collective Bargaining Agreements for Nonpartisan NASA, NOAA Employees * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, underscored the illegality of President Trump's August 28 executive order to end collective bargaining agreemen  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Lujan Reintroduce the Democracy in Design Act to Democratize Federal Architecture Design * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) reintroduced the Democracy in Design Act, legislation to preserve the Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture, which have been in place since the Kennedy Administration and allow state and local governments to design  more