CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Oct. 9 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * ASAM Members Take on Capitol Hill to Advocate for Legislation to Advance Addiction Recovery * ASAM's 2025 Addiction Medicine Advocacy Conference (AMAC) in Washington, D.C., September 16, 2025 Nearly 100 addiction medicine experts traveled to our nation's capital to participate in ASAM's 2025 Addiction Medicine Advocacy Conference (AMAC). The two-day e  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA, Silver Spring, Maryland, has submitted a public comment letter to the Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) expressing its views on the provisional agenda for the upcoming 20th Conference of the Parties (CoP20) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The letter, submitted on September 17, highlights critical issues that AZA believes require attention and action, particularly in   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman April McClain Delaney Releases Statement on Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Agreement * Washington, DC--Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (MD-06) released the following statement this morning on the negotiated peace agreement between Israel and Hamas: "Two years after Hamas's horrific attack on October 7, 2023, this ceasefire agreement marks a long-awaited moment for Israel, the Pa  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McClain Delaney Introduces the FARM SAFE Act to Ensure Disaster Assistance for Producers Remains Uninterrupted During Shutdowns * Washington, D.C. -- Yesterday, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Maryland's only voice on the House Agriculture Committee, introduced the Federal Agricultural Relief Maintained during Shutdowns and Federal Emergencies (FARM SAFE) Act, a vi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Israel-Hamas Peace Plan * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement this morning on the negotiated peace agreement between Israel and Hamas: "I am absolutely elated to hear that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a deal to end the war in Gaza. The past two years of destruction began with a day of unspeakable bloodshed  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer: A Society that Fails to Provide for the Health of its People is a Society that Will Ultimately Fail * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined fellow Members of Congress to deliver remarks at the Interfaith Rally and Faith Vigil for Health Justice hosted by the Washington Interfaith Staff Community partners. Below is a full transcript of his remarks:"' This is the d  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 9 [Category: Health Care] -- Humanity and Inclusion issued the following news release: * * * Humanity & Inclusion: Gaza's Ceasefire Brings Hope After 24 Months of Relentless Suffering * GAZA, PALESTINE -- Humanity & Inclusion welcomes the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, coming after 24 months of relentless bombardment, grave international humanitarian law violations, blockades on aid, but also nonstop work by humanitarian organizations to reach the most vulnerable.  more

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, Oct. 9 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release: * * * IAM Union Opposes NLRB Nominees Until Unjustly Fired Member Wilcox is Reinstated * WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2025 -- The 600-member IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers), is opposing the nominations of Crystal Carey for General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Scott Mayer   more

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, Oct. 9 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release: * * * IAM Union Urges Members of Congress to Support Federal Contract Workers Amid Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2025 - The 600,000-member IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers), the nation's largest aerospace, defense and Service Contract Act labor union, is calling on members of Cong  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025: * * * Judiciary Democrats Press Trump-Vance Transition Team On Homan $50,000 Bribery Scandal: Who Knew About It, When Did They Know It, And Why Was Homan Appointed "Border Czar" Anyway? Letter Expands Investigation Into the Tom Homam Cash Bribe Cover Up, Pressing Trump-Vance Transition Team Official for Answers on Homan's Appointment D  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Call for End to Republican Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, and Sarah Elfreth (all D-Md.) called on Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans to end their government shutdown. The lawmakers stood in solidarity with federal workers and pressed  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume, Maryland Delegation Members Spotlight the Shutdown's Impact on Federal Workers at BWI Airport * Today, U.S. Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), and Johnny Olszewksi (MD-02), as well as U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD) and Governor Wes Moore (D-MD), gathered at the Baltimore/Washington International Airport to spotlight the impact of a f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Olszewski Issues Statement on Reported Israel-Hamas Agreement * (Washington, DC) - Maryland Congressman Johnny Olszewski, a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, issued the following statement on a reported agreement between Hamas and Israel: "As we enter the third year of the devastating war in Gaza, reports of a potential agreement that could finally lead to peace and stability i  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Demands DOJ Release Secret Memo Greenlighting Trump's Lawless Strikes Killing Civilians Amid Multiple Military Bombings That Killed At Least 21 Civilians on International Waters, Memo Purports to Authorize U.S. Military Strikes on a Secret List of Groups Without Legal Process or Oversight * Today, Rep. Ja  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Probes Top Banks Over $1.5 Billion in Suspicious Transactions Linked to Jeffrey Epstein Sex Trafficking Ring Letters to JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, and Bank of New York Mellon Follow Judiciary Republicans' Refusal to Subpoena Epstein Bank Records and FBI's Admission It Has Not Followed the Mon  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Trump's Baseless Indictment of N.Y. State Attorney General Letitia James Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement in response to the vindictive and baseless indictment filed against New York State Attorney General Letitia James   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Raskin, Swalwell Statement on Senate Republicans' Misdirected Outrage Regarding DOJ's Investigation of the Criminal Conspiracy to Overturn the 2020 Presidential Election Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Eric Swalwell, Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee to I  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Ceasefire Deal * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas: "This is the first hopeful moment in a long time. At last, we have an agreement for a ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all the hostages, and a surge of desperately needed aid to the people of Gaza. Pressure from the U.S. an  more