WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following opening statement on May 20, 2026, at a hearing entitled "Corrosion, Collapse, and Clean-Up: Examining the Potomac Interceptor Collapse": * * * "Good morning, and welcome to today's hearing titled, 'Corrosion, Collapse, and Clean-Up: Examining the Potomac Interceptor Collapse.' "Today's hearing will examine the collapse of DC Water  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * Following Trump's Efforts to Steal $1.8 Billion from U.S. Treasury for MAGA Slush Fund, Ranking Member Raskin Introduces Legislation to Block Fraudulent Abuse of Federal Settlement Funds Legislation Halts Use of Public Funds for Trump v. IRS Settlement and Prevents Plunder of Taxpayer Dollars to Enrich J6 Cop-Beaters, and MAGA Foot Sold  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, Walkinshaw Introduce Bill to Deliver Fair Retirement for Capitol Police * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and James Walkinshaw (VA-11) introduced the Capitol Police Retirement Reform Act of 2026, legislation to count the overtime pay U.S. Capitol Police officers earn toward their federal pensions. The U.S. Capitol Police is understaffed, and roughly 25 percent o  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer: If We Abdicate Our Responsibility as a Coequal Branch of Government, We Will No Longer Be One * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered opening remarks at the House Appropriations Full Committee Markup of the FY 2027 Legislative Branch bill. Below are a video and transcript of his remarks:Click here to watch a video of his remarks. "Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Slams GOP's Sham Attack on Civil Rights as Trump DOJ Targets SPLC; Also Moves to Subpoena Architects of Trump Slush Fund Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a hearing condemning Republicans' escalating assault on the Southern Poverty Law Center (SP  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Statement on H.R. 1329 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement on H.R. 1329, a formerly bipartisan and noncontroversial bill which House Republicans loaded up with culture-war poison pills: "After the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum Act was introduced last year as a bipartisan bill to finally establish a museum to honor the remar  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * Raskin, Neal Demand Answers on Trump's Corrupt, Self-Dealing IRS Settlement and Taxpayer Shakedown Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Richard E. Neal, Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, sent a letter demanding Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Acting Attorney General Todd Bl  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * ALSOBROOKS: THIS ADMINISTRATION COULD GIVE A RAT'S ASS ABOUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) spoke at the Democratic Press Conference: Costs, Chaos, and Corruption. "Well, the President has finally done it. We've always known that he did not care about the American people and our rising costs, but now he has finally said the quiet part out loud. When questioned about the financi  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Announces Amendment to Block Members of Congress from Receiving Payouts from DOJ Slush Fund * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), announced that he will be introducing an amendment to the Republican reconciliation bill to prevent current or former Members of Co  more