WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * ALSOBROOKS, BLUMENTHAL, VAN HOLLEN, AND WALKINSHAW INTRODUCE NEW LEGISLATION TO PROTECT FEDERAL WORKERS' RIGHT TO APPEAL ILLEGAL AND UNFAIR FIRINGS * The bicameral Fair Access to Swift and Timely (FAST) Justice Act establishes a private right of action for fired federal employees October 7, 2025 [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Chris   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Ivey Makes Statement on Anniversary of October 7th Terrorist Attacks * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Glenn Ivey issued the following statement on the anniversary of the October 7th terrorist attacks against Israel: Today marks the two-year anniversary of the October 7 th terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel. On that dark day, innocent victims were brutally murdered and hostages tak  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman April McClain Delaney Holds Telephone Town Hall on Government Shutdown's Impacts in Maryland's 6th District * House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks Provide Updates from Both Chambers Today, more than 15,000 people from Maryland's 6th District joined a telephone town hall with Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD)   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Statement on the October 7th Anniversary * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) released the following statement on the October 7th anniversary. "Today marks two years since the people of Israel experienced the worst terror attack in their nation's history. The assault, abduction, and execution of Israeli citizens and tourists carried out by Hamas on that day claime  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference to Commemorate Two Years Since the October 7 Attack on Israel * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered the following remarks at a press conference with Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), October 7 hostage families and survivors, Ted Deutch, CEO of American Jewish Committee (AJC), and Meredith Jacobs, CEO of Jewish Women Internationa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees Launch Investigation into Violent Chicago Immigration Raid "Treating a U.S. city like a war zone is intolerable" * Today, the House Committees on the Judiciary and Homeland Security launched an investigation into the September 30th immigration raid in Chicago that terrorized residents   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Raskin, Scott Demand Federal Criminal Investigation Into Trump Administration Commandeering Federal Employee Emails to Compel Political Speech Trump's Education Department Rewrote Employees' Auto-Replies Without Their Consent to Blame Shutdown on Democrats in Violation of the Law * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rank  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Statement on the Second Anniversary of October 7 Terrorist Attacks * Washington, D.C. \- Two years after Hamas' terrorist attacks against Israel, Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement: "Hamas' horrific terrorist atrocities against civilian communities in Israel on October 7, 2023, mark a day of shame and debasement for all humanity. In the deadliest attack on   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2025: * * * Raskin, Smith, Meeks, Himes, Thompson Demand Trump Provide List of Designated Terrorist Organizations and Justification for U.S. Military Strikes in the Caribbean U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary; Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Commi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Reports of White House Efforts to Claw Back Federal Employee Pay * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding reporting that the White House and the Office of Management and Budget are attempting to violate the law and claw back federal employees' pay for the period of the government shutdown. Senator Van Hollen worked alongsid  more