WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mfume Statement on Supreme Court's Decision to Eviscerate the Voting Rights Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which will fundamentally eviscerate the elements of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that were still in effect: "Last year, we marked the 60th   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Votes No on FISA Reauthorization Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth voted no on S. 1318- Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act, which extends Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for three years. The legislation passed 235-191. Elfreth released the following statement on her vote. "At the behest of the President, House Republicans have muscled through a reauth  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on April 29, 2026, at a Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hearing entitled "Peace of Mind: Strengthening Victim Protections Under Kayleigh's Law": * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on the Instrumental Role of Congress to Support All Victims of Sexual Violence Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rankin  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on SCOTUS Decision Regarding Key Provision of the Voting Rights Act * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement on the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Louisiana v. Callais that ruled that the Louisiana voting map was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander: "I will always cherish the memory of walking arm in arm   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer: Adopt this Legislation and Make America as Safe as We Possibly Can * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered remarks on the House Floor in support of S. 1318, the Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act, which reauthorizes Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Below are a video and transcription of his remarks:Click here to watch a video o  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Statement on Key Bridge Construction * 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.) released the following statement on the termination of the contract for the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Brid  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Statement on Key Bridge Construction * WASHINGTON - 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 on t  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Statement on Key Bridge Construction Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) alongside U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) and U.S. 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 the termi  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume, Maryland Delegation Members Statement on Key Bridge Construction * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume, U.S. 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 the termination of the contract for the reconstructi  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on April 29, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on the Supreme Court's Decision in Louisiana v. Callais Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, effectively gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965:  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 29, 2026: * * * Raskin, Huffman Launch Investigation into Trump's Billion-Dollar Taxpayer-Funded Settlement to TotalEnergies Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) sent a letter to TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne announcing a formal invest  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on April 29, 2026: * * * Alsobrooks Statement on Supreme Court Blow to Voting Rights Act Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court significantly narrowed a key provision of the Voting Rights Act in a 6-3 ruling Wednesday. "John Lewis was beaten with clubs wrapped in barbed wire on the Edmund Pettus Bridge fighting for voting rights. "Today's SCOTUS deci  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 29, 2026: * * * Alsobrooks, Gallego Lead Colleagues in Pressing Fed Nominee Kevin Warsh on Contradictory Testimony Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) called on Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair nominee Kevin Warsh to cla  more