WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Ivey, Van Hollen, Klobuchar Lead Nearly 100 Members in Pressing Administration for Answers on Cancellation of Protected Status for Afghans Living in U.S. * WASHINGTON - C ongressman Glenn Ivey (D-Md.), joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in leading 98 of their colleagues in pressing for answers from the Department of Homeland Security and Department of State around the more PR

LANHAM, Maryland, June 6 -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Announces $1.27 Million in Funding To Provide Internet Access to Households on the Eastern Shore NEW CARROLLTON, MD - (June 5, 2025) Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day today announced $1.27 million in Fiscal Year 2025 awards to help more Marylanders on  more PR

LANHAM, Maryland, June 6 -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Announces $13.6 Million in Funding To Provide Internet Access to More Than 12,000 Maryland Households NEW CARROLLTON, MD - (June 5, 2025) Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day today announced $13.69 million in Fiscal Year 2025 awards to help more Marylande more PR

LANHAM, Maryland, June 6 -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development issued the following news release on June 5, 2025: * * * Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Announces $7.5 Million in Funding To Provide Internet Access to More Than 2,000 Montgomery County Households NEW CARROLLTON, MD - (June 5, 2025) Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day today announced $7.49 million in Fiscal Year 2025 awards to help more Mar more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 6 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on June 5, 2025: * * * Maryland Park Service Reinstates Maryland Conservation Corps After Federal Cuts Threatened Program The Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Maryland Park Service have reactivated 17 members of the Maryland Conservation Corps (MCC), who were demobilized in late April after a sudden termination of grant funds by the federal program supporting it. Following the fe more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNSmeet) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced a meeting of its Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council. The virtual meeting will provide updates on HIV research. The Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council will conduct its meeting on June 26, 2025, starting at 12 noon. The gathering will be held virtually, accessible via NIH Videocast at https://videocast.nih.gov/. The agenda for the meeting includes a repo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * New Behavioral Health Training Program Helps Keep Warfighters on the Battlefield * Last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth paused in front of a ballroom of service members and industry leaders at Special Operations Forces Week in Tampa, Florida, and reminded them people matter more than equipment. That stance underpins the Defense Department's sweeping readiness push, and nowhere is that more apparent  more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 6 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news on June 5, 2025: * * * NOAA Satellites Monitor Canadian Wildfires and Smoke Since mid-May, NOAA satellites have been closely monitoring heat signatures and thick plumes of smoke (some stretching thousands of miles) from wildfires burning across Canada. Driven by heat, drought, and dry conditions, more than 160 fires k more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 5 (TNSjou) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Uncrewed surface vehicles usher in new era of ocean observation The Surface UNcrewed Fleet (SUN Fleet) - a new network of ocean robots - could solve longstanding scientific challenges. * The surface of the global ocean, where the sea meets the sky, is one of the most important physical boundaries on the planet. Here, across over 70% of Earth's surface, energy fr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on June 4, 2025, entitled "Safeguarding Procurement: Examining Fraud Risk Management in the Department of Defense": * * * Here is the text of the statement: As prepared for delivery Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning to our witnesses, Mr. Bagdoyan and Mr. Mayo, and to everyone joining us. more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Notifies Secretary Hegseth He's Violating Constitution and Federal Law By Taking $400 Million Jetliner Present From Qatar Without Obtaining Congressional Consent Raskin Tells Hegseth of His Obligation to Either Immediately Seek Approval from Congress Or Return "Bribe Force One" to the Qatari Government * Washington, D.C.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- 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 Safeguarding Americans' Digital Privacy Washington, D.C. (June 5, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hearing on protecting Americans' digita more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise for this Special Order because here we are, now 151 days since the beginning of this 119th Congress, and American families have seen zero relief. Nothing has been done to help them as costs continue to rise, despite promises from the administr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise to thank my colleague, Chairman Williams, for his leadership on a bipartisan bill that we passed earlier today to ensure that small businesses have access to information about career and technical education programs and that helps them, more i more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, issued the following floor remarks on June 3, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of my bill, H.R. 1642, the Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025. Earlier this year, I introduced this bill alongside the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Olszewski), my friend. A more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSjou) -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * Smithsonian Research Reveals that Probiotics Slow Spread of Deadly Disease Decimating Caribbean Reefs Field Tests in Florida Identify Best Available Treatment to Combat Coral Disease Without Need for Antibiotics * Scientists with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History have discovered that a bacterial probiotic helps slow the spread of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) in a more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, June 5 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * TEDCO Announces the Release of the Request for Proposals for the Community Development Financial Institutions Technical Assistance Services in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and the District of Columbia TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the enhancement of the Business Resource more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education has issued a correction to a recently published document, aiming to provide clarity on eligibility for a crucial federal program. The original notice outlined the application process for new awards for fiscal year 2025 under the Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities--Interdisciplinary Preparation of Early Intervention, Special Education, and Related Services Personnel Serving Children w more PR

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, June 5 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Marine Corps receives final MQ-9A Reaper, concluding rapid delivery effort * Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. - The U.S. Marine Corps received its final MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 Extended Range (ER) Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) Gray Butte flight operations facility in California in June 2025, marking the succe more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bicameral Bill to Repeal the Gun Industry's Legal Liability Shield * Today, during the first week of Gun Violence Awareness Month, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representatives Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), Jason Crow (D-Colo.), Dwight Evans (D-P more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Ivey, Klobuchar Lead Nearly 100 Members in Pressing Administration for Answers on Cancellation of Protected Status for Afghans Living in U.S. * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Congressman Glenn Ivey (D-Md.), and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) led 98 of their colleagues in pressing for answers from the Department of Homeland Security and Department of State around the d more PR