WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Jan. 18, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after Congressman Jerry McNerney (CA-09) announced that he will not seek re-election at the end of the 117th Congress: "I want to thank Jerry McNerney for his sixteen years of service to the U.S. House of Representatives and to the people of Northern California. A talented legislator, a good friend, and a trusted colleague, Jerry has been  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2022: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) observed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day by participating in virtual events in the Fifth Congressional District, including St. Mary's College of Maryland's eighteenth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Celebration and the Charles County NAACP's twenty-seventh annual Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast. "I was honored once again to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Fifth District tod more PR

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, Jan. 15 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman David Trone (MD-06) issued the following statement. "Today, I tested positive for COVID-19. I'm fully vaccinated and boosted, and am thankfully only experiencing mild symptoms. "I'll be voting by proxy this upcoming week so I can isolate and recuperate safely at home. My constituent service team remains available and ready to serve the folks of Maryland's Sixth District in the meantime. "If one thing is clear, it's that we mus more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Environment and Public Works Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee released the following statement upon news that Paul Wiedefeld, General Manager and CEO of Metro will retire this summer. "This has not been an easy six years for Metro and Paul Wiedefeld. When Paul came to Metro from BWI Airport six years ago, the transit system was in a crisis state and needed a steady hand to improve safety a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2022: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) introduced legislation to remove the name of Francis G. Newlands from Chevy Chase Circle. Newlands, a former U.S. Senator from Nevada, held racist views and worked to keep working class, Black, and Jewish families out of the Chevy Chase community but is currently memorialized on a fountain and plaque in the circle. Chevy Chase Circle is located partially in the District of Colu more PR