WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Joins The 119th Congressional Launch Of The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force Washington, D.C. - Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) has joined Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), and Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), as co-chairs of the Congressional Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force for the 119th Congress. Statements: "The Chesapeake Bay is a national more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Continued Attacks on Federal Employees WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today in response to the continued attacks on federal employees by the Trump Administration: "For the past 37 days, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Russell Vought, and their DOGE disruptors have orchestrated a massive, illegal purge of thousands of federal worke more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Elfreth Holds Live Conversation with Attorney General Brown WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) and Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown held a live conversation on the ongoing judiciary battles against Trump Administration policies. The conversation covered the policies coming from the White House and the challenges that Attorney General Brown more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Olszewski, Team Maryland Democrats Meet with Federal Employee Union Leaders, Democracy Forward to Discuss Efforts to Defend Federal Workforce WASHINGTON - Congressman Johnny Olszewski and the Democratic members of Maryland's Congressional delegation held a meeting with leaders from federal employee unions and Democracy Forward to discuss supporting federal employees amid Donald  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Olszewski, Williams Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Small Business Workforce Development (Washington, DC) -- Congressman Johnny Olszewski (MD-02), member of the House Committee on Small Business, yesterday joined Committee Chairman Roger Williams (TX-25) in introducing the Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025. This bipa more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Protecting Victims of Human Trafficking and Online Exploitation Washington, D.C. (February 27, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surve more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the outstanding achievements and historic tenure of Maryland's outgoing United States Attorney, Erek Lawrence Barron. He is an experienced lawyer, an accomplished legislator, and a champion of civil rights, and his time as U.S. Attorney has left the people of Maryland safer and more secure  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Foreign Relations Committee Democrats Statement on Trump Administration's Reckless Termination of U.S. Foreign Assistance Programs Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2025: * * * Subcommittee Democrats Admonish Trump's Freeze on Critical Resources for Victims of Human Trafficking and Online Exploitation Washington, D.C. (February 27, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government S more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Team Maryland Democrats Meet with Federal Employee Union Leaders, Democracy Forward to Discuss Efforts to Defend Federal Workforce The Democratic members of Maryland's Congressional delegation held a meeting with leaders from federal employee unions and Democracy Forward to discuss supporting federal employees amid Donald Trump and Elon Musk's illegal attacks on merit-based civil servants who do more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Team Maryland Democrats Meet with Federal Employee Union Leaders, Democracy Forward to Discuss Efforts to Defend Federal Workforce WASHINGTON, DC - The Democratic members of Maryland's Congressional delegation held a meeting with leaders from federal employee unions and Democracy Forward to discuss supporting federal employees amid Donald Trump and Elon Musk's illegal attacks on merit-based civil  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Team Maryland Democrats Meet with Federal Employee Union Leaders, Democracy Forward to Discuss Efforts to Defend Federal Workforce WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Democratic members of Maryland's Congressional delegation held a meeting with leaders from federal employee unions and Democracy Forward to discuss supporting federal employees amid Donald Trump and Elon Musk's illegal attacks on merit-based civil se more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Warns Secretary Lutnick: Mass Firings at Commerce Department Would be "Flatly Illegal" Following reports that U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick intends to lay off thousands of employees at the Department and its sub-agencies, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, Mfume and Bipartisan Maryland Delegation Introduce Bill to Designate Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall's Baltimore Elementary School as a National Historical Site Today, Senators Chirs Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (all D-MD) introduced the Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2025 in the United States more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Merkley, Smith Launch Renewed Effort to Kick Hedge Funds Out of America's Housing Market Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and U.S. Representative Adam Smith (D-WA-09) to introduce strengthened legislation to put an end to the harmful practice of hedge funds buying up single-family homes. The Humans Over Private Equity (HOPE) for Homeow more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Warren, Colleagues Slam Education Department's "Woefully Inadequate," "Misleading" Response to Senate Inquiry on DOGE's Access to Borrower's Personal Information U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (BHUA), and 12 of their colleagues, including Senate Minority Lea more PR