WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Jamie Raskin's (MD-08) Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying (PRESS) Act, passed the House of Representatives with unanimous, bipartisan support. Introduced with Representatives John Yarmuth (KY-03) and Ted Lieu (CA-33), Rep. Raskin's legislation would safeguard a free and independent press by affording a federal statutory privilege to protect journalists from being compelled to reve more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Safety leaders in Congress alongside the Truck Safety Coalition called for immediate action to advance critical truck safety reforms following the sobering release of the "Deadliest Truck Crash States" report. The report ranks States on truck crash fatalities per 100,000 population for 2020, the most recent year for which data is available. The "deadliest dozen" states in order are Wyoming, South Dakota, N more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSawa) -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger was honored last week as a 2022 Champion of Science by The Science Coalition (TSC), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of more than 50 of the nation's leading public and private research institutions. The award recognizes members of Congress whose actions and votes consistently reflect their commitment to federally-funded, fundamental research. more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes joined Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) in announcing $3,913,553 to help provide schools and libraries on the Eastern Shore and in Baltimore with the tools and services they need to enhance internet connectivity. These funds were provided by the Federal Communications Commission's Emergency Connectivity F more PR