WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding the likely federal government shutdown on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at 12:01 a.m. E.T. "We are days away from a federal government shutdown, solely because of Republican infighting. Speaker McCarthy stood at the White House with President Biden and announced in May that he was working to find common ground. Since then, the Speake more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement after participating in the President Joe Biden impeachment inquiry hearing led by Republicans on the United States House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability today. Click here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_yGxqAU5nE) to watch an excerpt from Congressman Mfume's remarks "With evidence that has amounted to 12,0 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: With just three days remaining until a devastating extreme Republican government shutdown, Congressman David Trone (D-MD) warned that House Republicans are risking serious consequences for Maryland families: "Maryland families shouldn't suffer because of House Republicans' incompetence," said Congressman Trone, a member of the House Appropriations Committee. "It is unacceptable that extreme House Republic more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC --Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Andrea Mitchell Reports on MSNBC to discuss the deeply divided and dysfunctional House Republican conference and their policy of shutting down the government to get what they want. Below is a transcript of his interview and a link to the video: Click here to watch full interview. "Well, it's a very great problem dealing with a deeply div more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein: "I join Members of Congress, Californians, and Americans across the nation in mourning the loss of Senator Dianne Feinstein. For over three decades, she was a fixture of the United States Senate and a model leader and legislator. She was also a trailblazer as the longe more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: A potential government shutdown will have disastrous consequences for Maryland, which is home to a disproportionate number of federal employees, contractors and troops, said Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, who is a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee. A shutdown will occur if Congress does not pass its spending bills or a stop-gap measure by midnight Saturday. "Maryland more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03) released the following statement after voting against House Republicans' extreme and partisan stopgap funding legislation: "Once again, House Republicans are failing the American people. Even now, at the eleventh hour, they are continuing to recklessly advance their far-right agenda instead of keeping the government open and providing for tho more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03) released the following statement on voting against House Republicans' partisan Homeland Security, Agriculture, Defense and State Department appropriations legislation: "With just two days until a government shutdown, House Republicans are continuing to refuse to uphold the bipartisan agreement Congress reached in May to set funding levels for more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * As our government nears an avoidable shutdown, and we witness a lack of leadership on the Republican side to break this impasse, let us remember and honor the life of Senator Dianne Feinstein: a true stateswoman, dedicated public servant, and bipartisan pragmatist. Senator Feinstein's career in politics spanned decades, positively impacting the state of California and our nation as a whole. Her commitme more PR