WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2023: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today after Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced Rep. Hoyer would chair the newly-created Regional Leadership Council, which will include one Member from each of the twelve regions represented by the House Democratic Caucus. "Democrats are bound by our shared purpose to ensure that American workers have the tools  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2023: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today announced his appointment to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for the 118th Congress. On the Energy and Commerce Committee, the Congressman will serve as a member of the House Subcommittees on Health; Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Minerals; and Energy, Climate and Grid Security. He will also continue to lead on efforts to str more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) in introducing a pair of bills to protect communities from assault weapons. The Assault Weapons Ban would ban the sale, transfer, manufacture and importation of military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and other high-capacity  more PR