Friday - November 13, 2026

U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland

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Ahead of U.S.-China Summit, Raskin, Meeks, McGovern Urge Trump to Condemn CCP Law Designed to Repress Religious Minorities and Attack Critics Around the World
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of U.S.-China Summit, Raskin, Meeks, McGovern Urge Trump to Condemn CCP Law Designed to Repress Religious Minorities and Attack Critics Around the World * WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08), House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (NY-05) and Representative Jim McGovern (MA-02) called on President Donald Trump to express the United States' opposi  more
ALSOBROOKS, LICCARDO CALL ON DIRECTOR PULTE TO PRIORITIZE "MISSING MIDDLE" HOUSING FUNDING
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * ALSOBROOKS, LICCARDO CALL ON DIRECTOR PULTE TO PRIORITIZE "MISSING MIDDLE" HOUSING FUNDING September 24, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - As reported today in POLITICO's Morning Money, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Congressman Sam Liccardo (D-Calif.-16) are urging Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte to  more
Alsobrooks, Wyden Continue to Build the Case Against RFK Jr.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Alsobrooks, Wyden Continue to Build the Case Against RFK Jr. After releasing a report chronicling every day of RFK Jr.'s costly, chaotic, and corrupt reign as Secretary, Senators Alsobrooks and Wyden continue to build their case for why RFK Jr. must resign or be fired. September 24, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - RFK Jr. continues to harm the American people. On September 4, 2025, Senate Finance C  more
Disability Rights Advocacy Groups Support Hoyer's Bipartisan American Procurement Improvement Act
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Disability Rights Advocacy Groups Support Hoyer's Bipartisan American Procurement Improvement Act * WASHINGTON, DC - A coalition of 51 organizations, unions, disability stakeholders, and advocacy groups have endorsed H.R. 10443, the American Procurement Improvement Act (APIA), bipartisan legislation which was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) a  more
Elfreth Joins Maryland Delegation in Announcing $8.6 Million to Increase Safety and Security in Places of Worship
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Joins Maryland Delegation in Announcing $8.6 Million to Increase Safety and Security in Places of Worship * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski announced $8,627,091 in federal funding to   more
House, Senate Leaders Demand Criminal Investigation Into Labor Department's Public Comment Scandal
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSida) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House, Senate Leaders Demand Criminal Investigation into Labor Department's Public Comment Scandal September 18, 2026 WASHINGTON - Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), House Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-03), and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensi  more
Maryland Delegation Members Press USDA, USFS to Make Good on Commitment to Keep Baltimore Urban Forestry Office in Baltimore
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Press USDA, USFS to Make Good on Commitment to Keep Baltimore Urban Forestry Office in Baltimore * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD), and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) were joined by U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McCla  more
Ranking Members Raskin, Durbin, Padilla Press DHS Secretary on Refugee Admission During Refugee Consultation With Congress
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Raskin, Durbin, Padilla Press DHS Secretary on Refugee Admission During Refugee Consultation with Congress September 24, 2026 The Trump Administration provided minimal details on a plan to abandon American values and focus solely on admitting more white-only Afrikaner refugees - WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD-0  more
Reps. Mfume, Vindman Urge Netanyahu to Contain Violence and Protect Palestinians in the West Bank
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSida) -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Mfume, Vindman Urge Netanyahu to Contain Violence and Protect Palestinians in the West Bank * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, and Congressman Eugene Vindman (D-VA) led a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, urging him to take immediate steps to contain settl  more
SEN. ALSOBROOKS 'NO' ON FDA COMMISSIONER
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * ALSOBROOKS 'NO' ON FDA COMMISSIONER September 24, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) questioned Dr. Heidi Overton, President Trump's nominee to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Senator Alsobrooks questioned Dr. Heidi Overton about whether she believes that birth control contaminates our drinking water, and her aware  more
Team Maryland Welcomes New Microsoft Discovery Center at Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in University of Maryland's Discovery District
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Team Maryland Welcomes New Microsoft Discovery Center at Ribbon Cutting Ceremony in University of Maryland's Discovery District * Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) joined Governor Wes Moore today for the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Microsoft's Discovery Center at the Capital of Quantum at the University of Maryland. The new quantum research center, in the heart of the University of Maryland's Discovery  more