WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Andy Harris Full Speech on Vote to End the Government Shutdown * "I rise today in support of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371, which will finally put an end to the Democrat-led government shutdown. Millions of Americans have suffered because the Democrats refused to reopen the government - including those who depend on SNAP benefits, federal workers, border patrol agents, and our troops  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Calls on EPA to Re-Open the Sparrows Point Superfund Site Consent Decree to Prevent Release of Environmentally Hazardous Industrial Waste * WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Andy Harris M.D. (MD-01), sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging a review of the environmental and financial risks posed by U.S. Wind's Maryland Offshore Wind Project and the company's pl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Votes Against Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371 * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) released the following statement on her vote against the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371. "As the longest shutdown in history finally comes to an end, I'm grateful federal employees won't have to worry about their next paycheck, parents who rely on SNAP won't have to worry about stretc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * House Republicans Restore Order: Congress Passes Clean Funding Extension and Full-Year Appropriations Bills to Reopen Government * Washington, D.C. - The House of Representatives passed the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (link is external), with a vote of 222 to 209. After a damaging and unnecessary s  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on the End of the Republican Shutdown * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement at the end of the Republican shutdown: "At the core of this Republican shutdown was the false premise that Congress could either reopen the government or provide for the health of the American people. Congress could have and should have done both.   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Press Administration for Answers on Reported Changes at NASA Goddard * 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.) pressed National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Acting Administrator Sean Du  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Statement on House Passage of Republican Bill to Let Health Care Costs Soar and Give GOP Senators Million-Dollar Payouts * GOP spending bill will not extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits that more than 190,000 Marylanders rely on for health insurance; will give away millions in taxpayer dollars to eight GOP Senators investigated for roles in Trump's scheme to overturn 2020 election res  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McClain Delaney Votes Against Continuing Resolution That Guts Health Care, Makes Life Harder for Millions of Americans * Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD) released a statement after voting against H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026: "We've reached the end of t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Wasserman Schultz Lead Over 120 Members in Filing Amicus Brief Urging Court to Uphold Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela * Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) were joined by 125 members of Congress in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the case of National TPS Allian  more