WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 3, 2026: * * * Why Would We Take Todd Blanche's Word For It? Blanche's Half-hearted Backpedal on Slush Fund Payments Won't Prevent Administration Payments to J6 Cop Beaters and Convicted Criminals Blanche Is Openly Refusing to Rescind His Lifetime Mega Pardon for Trump, His Family and Their Shady Businesses - Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes FY27 Agriculture Appropriations Bill Delivering for Farmers and Rural America * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration, praised House passage of the Fiscal Year 2027 Agriculture Appropriations Act. Statement from Congressman Harris: "America's farmer  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Trump's Executive Order to Eliminate Key Civil-Service Protections for Federal Employees Under Schedule F * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to eliminate key civil-service protections for over 8,000 federal employees, making them vulnerable to removal at the President's whi  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Urges Trump Administration to Approve Disaster Designation for Maryland Counties Impacted by Destructive April Freeze * Today, the full Maryland Congressional Delegation - U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (al  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 4, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Unveils Legislative Package to Kill Blanche's 'Super Pardon' for Trump, Trump Family and Their Businesses Raskin's Plan Also Shuts Down Taxpayer-Funded Payouts for Criminal MAGA Allies but Gives All Americans the Right to Go to Court When the Government Violates Their Rights - Amid growing bipartisan outrage over  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 2, 2026 Mr. Bill Alexander Chief Executive Officer National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund 444 E Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 Dear Mr. Alexander: I am writing to respectfully urge you to add the late law enforcement officers Howard Lieben  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Mfume, Krishnamoorthi Demand Answers from Postmaster General on Potential Political Interference in Mail-In Voting * WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) led a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner seeking answers about whether the United States P  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on June 4, 2026, with Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, and Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland: * * * Shaheen, Kaine, Van Hollen Statement on State Department's Politicization of the Civil Service Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) issued the foll  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Budd, Warnock, Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Regulatory Risks for Companies to Sell Public Shares & Strengthen U.S. Financial Markets * Today, U.S. Senator Chirs Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and several of their colleagues in introducing the Encouraging Public Offerings Act to limit regulatory risk t  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, Warner, Kaine Raise Concerns Over Blanket Pause On Immigration Decisions Based On National Origin * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) and Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) raised concerns over the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) blanket pause on the adjudication of immigration applications for foreign natio  more