WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Amidst Trump's War in Iran, Elfreth Votes No on Annual Defense Bill * WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, voted against the bipartisan FY27 National Defense Authorization Act in Committee. After her vote, the Congresswoman released the following statement: "Following a year-long tour of every military installation in Mar  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on May Jobs Report * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement on the May jobs report: "Although last month saw modest job growth - with some 172,000 jobs added and the unemployment rate remaining at 4.3% - we ought to look at the facts. Since President Trump took office in January 2025, the unemployment rate has increased, manufa  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, Meeks, Fitzpatrick, Kaptur, Keating, Bacon, and Kiley Issue Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Ukraine Support Act * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) and Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus; Bill Keating  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, Van Hollen, Walkinshaw Release Statement on Trump Administration Reclassification of Thousands of Federal Workers * WASHINGTON DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and U.S. Representative James Walkinshaw (VA-11), co-chairs of the Federal Workforce Caucus, released the following statement on the Trump Administration's executive order reclassi  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer: Ukraine Must Win this War, and Putin and His War Crimes Must Lose It * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered remarks on the House Floor in support of the Ukraine Support Act, brought to the House Floor after a successful discharge petition. Below are a video and transcript of his remarks:Click here (link is external) to watch a video of his remarks. "I thank  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer: Ukraine, We Are With You * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered remarks at a press conference after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2913, the Ukraine Support Act. Below are a video and transcript of his remarks:Click here (link is external) to watch a video of his remarks. "This is a good day. It's a good day for Ukraine. It's a good day for A  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, with 21 co-signers issued the following leter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 1, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary of Homeland Security Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., SE Washington, D.C. 20528 Dear Secretary Mullin: We write to express our concern about the termination of automatic extensions for Employment Authorizatio  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 5, 2026: * * * ALSOBROOKS VOTES NO ON AN ADDITIONAL $70 BILLION TO ICE Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) voted early this morning to prevent investing more than $70 billion more in taxpayer funds for ICE and Border Patrol. She released the following statement: "As gas prices spike, the cost of groceries continues to rise, and millions of Americans lose access to their health care, Republicans ha  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Statement: Agriculture Appropriations Bill Fails to Support Our Farmers and Rural Communities * Today, Rep. McClain Delaney posted (link is external) the following statement: "I sadly could not support the FY27 Ag Appropriations bill as it failed to support our farmers and rural communities counting on me to lower costs and expand opportunity. "In MD-6, 1 in 9 families relies on SNAP,   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Puts Forward Amendment with Cassidy to Turn DOJ Slush Fund into Compensation Fund Only Available to Law Enforcement Who Defended Capitol on January 6th * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) in putting forward an amendment to the Republican budget reconciliation bill that would make funds from the Department of Justice "Anti-weaponization Fu  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Republican Budget Bill to Fuel Trump's Lawless Mass Deportation Agenda * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on his opposition to Senate Republicans' budget reconciliation bill to provide tens of billions of dollars in additional funding to ICE and CBP - on top of the record $140 billion Republicans gave to those agencies last yea  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Hoyer, Walkinshaw Release Statement on Trump Administration Reclassification of Thousands of Federal Workers * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representatives Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and James Walkinshaw (D-Va.), co-chairs of the Federal Workforce Caucus, released the following statement on the Trump Administration's executive order reclassifying about 8,000 federal work  more