WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter on June 9, 2023: Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and six of his colleagues wrote to Nigeria's newly elected president, Bola Tinubu, urging him to pardon Mubarak Bala, a prisoner of conscience sentenced to 24 years in prison for posting messages on social media critical of Islam. Bala, the President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria and a self-identified atheist, has been imprisoned in more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following testimony by Maryland Environment Secretary Serena McIlwain involving a hearing on March 29, 2023, entitled "The EPA Good Neighbor Rule: Healthier Air for Downwind States": * * * Good morning Chair Carper, Ranking Member Capito, Senator Cardin, and members of the Committee. My name is Serena McIlwain and I am the Secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment, or MDE. Thank you for inviting me more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following statement on June 8, 2023: The Senate today confirmed Dilawar Syed as Deputy Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) by a vote of 54-42. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.) issued the following statement: "Small businesses across the country will benefit from Mr. Syed's confirmation more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship today held a joint roundtable with the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance to discuss tax complexity for small businesses. The roundtable examined the barriers small business face when interacting with the tax code and provided a variety of perspectives, incl more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 9, 2023: This week, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure foreign U.S. government employees who have provided exceptional service to our nation abroad have a secure and efficient path to immigrate to the United States, along with their families. For the first time in this program's history, eligible employees, including those w more PR