WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Announces NOAA Recreational Fishing Measures for 2026 and 2027 Seasons * Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced new recreational fishing management measures issued by NOAA Fisheries for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass for the 2026 and 2027 fishing seasons.  NOAA finalized the rule on April 29, 2026, with an effective date of April 30, 2026. The agency   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Questions Hegseth On Sexual Assault Prevention, Support for Ukraine & Global Cooperation * WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, questioned Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine during the Committee Hearing on the Department of Defense's Fiscal Year 2027 Budge  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Farm Bill Does Not Meet the Moment, Leaves Farmers Without Resources and Remedies Needed * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (MD-06), Maryland's only Member on the House Agriculture Committee, voted no on the Farm Bill, citing reductions to SNAP which have thrust an unsustainable cost share burden on the state of Maryland, the $1 billion dollars of cuts to USDA  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Statement on GOP's Dangerous ICE Boondoggle * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement after House Republicans passed S.Con.Res. 33, legislation that initiates the process to provide billions more taxpayer dollars for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP): " I voted 'hell no' on House Repu  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 30, 2026: * * * Alsobrooks, Torres Introduce Bill to Prohibit Banks from Enforcing Immigration Laws Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.-15) introduced the Financial Access Protection Act, which would prohibit banks from "collecting, maintaining, and disclosing" information tied to Americans' citizenship and immigration status. In February, at a Senate Bank  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on April 30, 2026: * * * Senator Alsobrooks Statement on Casey Means Nomination Pulled Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after President Trump announced that he was pulling his nomination of Casey Means to be Surgeon General. "I said it at her nomination hearing, and I will say it again now: Casey Means did not have the qualifications to be our nation's Surgeon General. Dr. Mean  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Trump Administration's Long-Delayed Approval of Increased Recreational Black Sea Bass Catch in the Mid-Atlantic * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), released the following statement on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)  more