WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Courtney Introduce Legislation to Protect Health Care Workers from Workplace Violence WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT-02) introduced legislation to protect health care workers from workplace violence. The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Worker Act would ensure that health care and social ser more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Graham Lead 50 Senators in Introducing Hard-Hitting Russia Sanctions [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) led 50 of their colleagues - evenly divided by party affiliation - to introduce primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia's aggression in Ukraine. These sanctio more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 3 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on April 2, 2025: * * * Board of Public Works Approves $4.85 Million for Recreation and Land Conservation in Anne Arundel, Cecil, Frederick, Howard, Prince George's, and Washington Counties Funding approved for DNR's Program Open Space, Local Parks and Playgrounds Infrastructure and CREP Permanent Easement programs The Board of Public Works today approved more than $4.85 million in grants t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 2, 2025 NAVY The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $133,500,000 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to an order (N6134022F0001) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N6134019G0002). This modification is adding scope to procure P-8A training systems phase two software development, integration and device installation for the government of South  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Education Benefits Make Stronger Service Members, Better Military Within the armed forces, a variety of educational benefits are available that allow service members to both improve themselves and make themselves more valuable to their service branch. One example is the Military Tuition Assistance Program. The program is available to enlisted personnel, officers and warrant officers in the Army, Navy, Air more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Elfreth Condemns Trump Administration Attacks on International Students' Freedom of Speech and Due Process Rights WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) issued the following statement in response to the arrests, detentions, and visa revocations of foreign-born college and graduate students by the Trump Administration. "America's higher education institutions a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a proposed rule that would alter the airspace designation surrounding Phillips Army Airfield (AAF) in Aberdeen, Maryland. The proposal, published in the Federal Register on April 3, 2025, seeks to remove Class D and Class E4 airspace, establish Class E2 airspace, and amend Class E5 airspace. These changes come in response to the planned closure of the air traffic control tower more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 3 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Awards Nearly $6 Million to Organizations Addressing Heirs' Property Issues ATLANTA, April 2, 2025 -- Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) has finalized its selection of Heirs' Property Family Wealth Protection Fund (FWP) award winners. Through the program, FHLBank Atlanta is awarding a tota more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Fixated on Rehashing Debunked Biden-Era Conspiracies, Judiciary Republicans Abandon Oversight of Trump's Lawless FBI Trump's Targeted Firings of Qualified FBI Agents and Selective Enforcement Make Us Less Safe Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Jasmine Crockett, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven, Graham, Blumenthal Introduce Bill to Impose Tough Sanctions Against Russia WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven (R-North Dakota) joined Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) and 49 bipartisan senators in introducing legislation to impose primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia's aggression in Ukraine. These sancti more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, Colleagues Statement on Maryland Immigrant Deported in 'Error' by Trump White House WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McClain Delaney (MD-06) and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) released the following statement after the Trump White House conceded to deporting Kil more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * In New Letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, Ranking Member Raskin Sounds Alarm on Elon Musk's Extensive Ties to China, Risking National Security Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel to demand the FBI p more PR

LANHAM, Maryland, April 3 -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Announces Accelerated $50 Million Baltimore Vacants Reinvestment Initiative Application Round The new program application will prioritize the redevelopment of vacant land and properties with vacant building notices and invest in organizations that are nimble and efficient BALTIMORE, MD (Apr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume, Colleagues Statement on Maryland Immigrant Deported in 'Error' by Trump White House WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McClain Delaney (MD-06) and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) released the following statement after the Trump White House conceded to deporting Kilmar Armando Abrego Garc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Olszewski, Colleagues Statement on Maryland Immigrant Deported in 'Error' by Trump White House (Washington, DC) - Representatives Johnny Olszewski (MD-02), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), and April McClain Delaney (MD-06) released the following statement after the Trump White House conceded to deporting  more PR

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, April 2 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * PMA-257 bids farewell to program manager As the AV-8B continues to sundown, the AV-8B Weapons Systems Program Office (PMA-257) officially transferred command April 1 from Col. Mark "Ammo" Amspacher to Capt. Gregory "Mancub" Sutton. Sutton now serves as program manager for both the Adversary and Specialized Aircraft Program Office (PMA-226) and PMA-257. Also holding a dual leaders more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Trump's Lawless, Pro-Retribution Agenda for the FBI Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Oversight hearing examining the Trump Administration's agenda of la more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Remarks at Subcommittee Hearing on Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Competition Washington, D.C. (April 2, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered remarks at the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust hearing examining how Donal more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin, Colleagues Statement on Maryland Immigrant Deported in 'Error' by Trump White House Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McClain Delaney (MD-06) and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) released the following statement after the Trump White House conceded to deporting Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland imm more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on April 1, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, the average American already thinks that you actually have to be a U.S. citizen to vote in a Federal election. The fact of the matter is that our laws have loopholes. You don't actually have to be a U.S. citizen in some States or don't have to prove that you are a U.S. citizen to vote. Now, the straw man is presented that if  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on April 1, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today along with my colleague, Representative Mike Thompson, to recognize the enduring work of longtime community leader, Lisa G. Carreno, as she concludes her tenure as Chair of the Board of Los Cien. Lisa is a founding member of Los Cien and has been a guiding force since its inception in 2009. Sh more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, ranking member of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Science Committee Members Blast Trump Administration for its Attack on American Manufacturing (Washington, DC) - Yesterday, funds for ten of the 51 centers that make up the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) were withheld by the Trump administration. T more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Commerce Announces Hearing for NASA, FCC Nominees Committee will also consider Arielle Roth's nomination to lead NTIA WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a nominations hearing for Jared Isaacman, nominee to be Administrator of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Leads Senate Democratic Caucus in Letter Demanding Trump Rescind Illegal Executive Order Threatening Federal Employee Collective Bargaining Agreements Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) along with Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) led the entire Senate Democratic Caucus in urging Presi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Eliminate Food Deserts and Increase Access to Healthy Food WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) have introduced legislation to eliminate food deserts and expand access to affordable and nutritious food by incentivizing food providers to expand access to healthy food options in u more PR