WASHINGTON, July 24 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on July 23, 2021: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on Treasury Secretary Yellen's letter to Congressional Leadership about the Statutory Debt Limit: "Today's news from Treasury Secretary Yellen reminds all of us what can happen when politics trumps rationality. It is unconscionable that the United States finds itself facing another protracted negotiation and risks defaulting on our obligat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) released the following statement regarding the Department of Defense's narrow approach to reforming the nation's military justice system: "Our military justice system isn't meeting our higher values of fairness and equal justice for our servicemembers. That's true for survivors of sexual assault and for servicemembers of color. Instead of acting decisively to fix this problem, the Department has continued to delay more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 23, 2021: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to improve the delivery of new passports and expeditiously approve passport renewals for thousands of Americans across the country. "While we understand and appreciate that improvements are being made to address the problems, we urge your department to accelerate the implementation of policies and procedures t more PR

FREDERICK, Maryland, July 24 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 23, 2021: U.S. Congressman David Trone (MD-06) and U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves toured the National Cyber Security Center of Excellence in Gaithersburg, MD and Kite Pharma in Frederick, MD with the Maryland Technology Council to speak with local leaders about post-COVID recovery and how the infrastructure plan in Congress would contribute to building our economy back better. Trone and Graves held a roundtable discussion foll more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the selection of former Montgomery County, Maryland Police Chief Tom Manger to lead the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP): "As our Capitol Police face a time of great difficulty and transition, strong leadership is vital to the success of the officers and to the force as a whole. Tom served Marylanders with distinction - protecting our communities and leading by example in h more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following information for a nomination hearing at 10 a.m. on July 28, 2021, at 253 Russell Senate Office Building: Nominees * Mr. Alexander Hoehn-Saric, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner and Chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission * Ms. Mary T. Boyle, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission * Mr. Richard Trumka Jr., of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission * Mr. Grant Har more PR