BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2023: Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA) announcement cancelling Baltimore City's Martin Luther King Jr. Parade for the third year in a row. In their news release, BOPA suggested Baltimoreans volunteer or make a donation to a cause in the spirit of Dr. King's devotion to acts of service. "I am conce more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2023: * * * Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today two years after the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, 2021. "One of the darkest episodes in our nation's history unfolded on this day two years ago. At the instigation of a president who refused to recognize the will of the 158 million Americans who voted him out of office, violent insurrectionists breached more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2023: * * * Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) today sent the following statement to an event hosted by nonprofit Public Citizen and other advocacy organizations in commemoration of the second anniversary of the January 6th insurrection. "To My Friends at Public Citizen: I'm sorry I can't be there with you and only doctors' orders would keep me away. "January 6th was the first time in American histor more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Jan. 6, 2023: * * * Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02) today issued the following statement on the second anniversary of the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. "Two years ago today, I huddled with my staff in our Capitol Hill office as rioters lay siege to the literal and symbolic halls of Democracy. I join President Biden in saluting the heroic law enforcement officers who  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 6, 2023: Democracy Reform Task Force Chair Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today issued the following statement on the second anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021: "This is a somber day as we look back at the attack on this citadel of democracy, the U.S. Capitol. We pay tribute to the heroes who bravely protected the Capitol and honor those who lost their lives," said Congr more PR