WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * After Receiving Reports of a mySSA Portal Outage, Rep. Raskin Solicits Immediate Information from Social Security Administration WASHINGTON, DC-- After hearing reports from constituents in Maryland's Eighth Congressional District of a temporary outage affecting the Social Security Administration's online portal, U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) sent a letter to the agency's Acting Director so more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet (No. R46639) on Feb. 4, 2025, by reference and instruction librarian Megan Hunt: * * * Inauguration Day: Fact Sheet Introduction Inauguration Day is a quadrennial legal holiday in the District of Columbia and neighboring parts of Maryland and Virginia, observed when the President and the Vice President are sworn into office on January 20. If January 20 falls on a Sunday, Inauguration Day is obse more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, Connolly, Civil Service Organizations Coordinate United Front Against Co-President's Trump and Musk's Attacks on the Federal Workforce WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, and Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11), the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Go more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, Top Appropriators: Trump Administration's "Deferred Resignation" Scheme is Deceptive, Legally Questionable, & Puts Vital Taxpayer Services At Risk WASHINGTON, DC - Today, in an effort to protect taxpayers and federal workers and uphold the law, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, along with  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Letter Follows Alarming Reports that American Citizens Were Wrongfully Detained During Immigration Raids * * * Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, sent a letter (https://democrats-judi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Raskin's On-Demand Webinar for Federal Workers Facing the Trump-Musk Assault on our Government On Tuesday, February 4, 2025, Congressman Jamie Raskin convened an emergency, on-demand webinar sharing up-to-date information and resources for federal workers to help them navigate the current crisis. Panelists shared advice, resources, and expertise for alarmed federal workers who have been systemat more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Trump Gaza Announcement U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding President Trump's declaration tonight that the United States will "take over" Gaza: "Trump's proposal to push 2 million Palestinians out of Gaza and take 'ownership' by force if necessary is simply ethnic cleansing by another name. This declaration will give ammunitio more PR