SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 15 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Bay Area nurses to host John Lewis Day "Good Trouble Lives On" rally * Registered nurses and members of California Nurses Association (CNA) will host a John Lewis Day "Good Trouble Lives On" rally at noon on Thursday, July 17 in Oakland, Calif. The event is part of a nationwide day of action to honor the legacy of the late civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis who died o more PR

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, July 15 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Biennial open house shows wide array of NAWCAD WOLF capabilities * Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Webster Outlying Field (NAWCAD WOLF) hosted more than 200 members of the workforce for an open house June 25. The biennial event brings the workforce together from across the command to see firsthand NAWCAD WOLF's unique approach to developing and delivering shipboard more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- BlueGreen Alliance, a coalition of labor unions and environmental organizations, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Attack on US Wind Permit is Latest Move in Trump's Vendetta Against Offshore Wind The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared last week that the permit for the US Wind project off the shore of Ocean City, MD is invalid. In a note to the Maryland Department of the Environment, the EPA cited what it determined to be prob more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Calendar Year 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center Proposed Rule (CMS-1834-P) * On July 15, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that proposes updates to Medicare payment policies and rates for hospital outpatient and Ambulatory Surgi more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Expands Access to Lifesaving Gene Therapies Through Innovative State Agreements * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that 33 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, will participate in the Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) Access Model, a bold new approach to delivering cutting-edge t more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Proposes Bold Reforms to Modernize Hospital Payments, Strengthen Transparency, and Put Patients Back in Control * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued the Calendar Year (CY) 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System proposed rule  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Applauds Launch of Emergency Dredging in Ocean City Inlet * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., is applauding the arrival of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge the Ocean City Inlet, calling on its vital effort to maintain safe passage for commercial and recreational vessels and support the region's economy. Statement from Congressman Harris: "This  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressmen Harris, Van Drew, and Smith Sound Alarm on National Security Risks Tied to Offshore Wind Projects * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), along with Congressmen Chris Smith (NJ-04) and Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02), sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi urging the Department of Justice to launch a national security review of offshore wind projects with significant fore more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 16 -- Constellation, a retail supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services for homes and businesses, issued the following news release: * * * Constellation Commits to Billions of Dollars in Energy Investments at Inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit Projects to accelerate the restart of Crane Clean Energy Center, extend operating licenses and increase the output of nuclear plants will fuel economic development * PITTSBURGH (July 15, more PR

AUGUSTA, Georgia, July 16 -- Augusta University issued the following news release: * * * Fostering innovation and discovery: MCG researchers honored at APS summit More than 30 faculty and graduate students from the Department of Physiology in the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University's and AU's Vascular Biology Center recently attended the American Physiological Society's annual summit in Baltimore, Maryland. The event brought together more than 3,000 participants from across the w more PR

FREDERICK, Maryland, July 16 -- The National Institutes of Health's National Laboratory for Cancer Research issued the following news: * * * 'Pan-KRAS' drug aiming at KRAS-related cancers lacking targeted therapies now being tested in humans By Mary Ellen Hackett Patients with intractable cancers driven by mutations of the KRAS oncogene have few available therapies. Yet, an investigational compound co-developed by Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNL) scientists and now in  more PR

LAUREL, Maryland, July 15 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * Giare Named Head of Johns Hopkins APL's Air and Missile Defense Sector * Vishal Giare has been appointed head of the Air and Missile Defense Sector at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland. In this role, Giare will lead APL's efforts to advance the nation's ability to defend our homeland, deployed forces, allies a more PR

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, July 16 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news: * * * Gray Eagle Armed Persistence By Rodney Mitani An essential element of the U.S. Army's Aviation Modernization Plan, GA-ASI's Gray Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) is an innovative and technologically advanced derivative of the combat-proven Predator(R). Gray Eagle offers a reliable, affordable, low-risk, and compelling next-generation tactical UAS solution to meet chall more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Judiciary Democrats Demand Chairman Jordan Hold Public Hearing with DoJ and FBI Officials on Their Handling of the "Epstein Files" Democrats Say Jordan Must Invite--And Subpoena, If Necessary--Bondi, Blanche, Patel, and Bongino to Testify * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, led Committ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Litigation Task Force Statement on Supreme Court's Decision on Department of Education House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02) and Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08), leaders of the Litigation Task Force, issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled to allow the Trump Administration to resume efforts more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, July 16 -- The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * New Medical Procedure Codes Could Offer People With Hearing Loss Greater Transparency and Choice in Their Hearing Health Care, Says ASHA Association Applauds Changes That It Has Long Advocated for on Behalf of Audiologists and Millions of Individuals With Hearing Loss * (Rockville, MD) A new set of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT(R)) codes that descr more PR

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, July 15 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * NAWCAD WOLF's O'Brien wins Department of the Navy Financial Management Award * Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Webster Outlying Field's (NAWCAD WOLF) Supervisory Financial Analyst Kari O'Brien was recognized as a winner of the Department of the Navy's annual Financial Management awards at a ceremony held at the Pentagon June 18. This award recognizes the high quali more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Providing Affordable Relief for Small Businesses and Working Families Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust hearing more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans' Finger-Pointing at Nonprofits They Disagree With Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Oversight hearing on how Republicans are demonizing nonprofit organization more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Sarah K. Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on June 27, 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, 7 years ago, on June 28, 2018, a gunman who should never have been able to purchase a firearm, walked into the Capital Gazette and killed five members of our hometown newspaper: Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith, and Wendi  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on June 27, 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, as chair of the New Dems' Rural Broadband Task Force, I rise today to highlight the incredible progress we are making, and yet the critical work that remains to close the digital divide in our country. This is a personal passion of mine, as I more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. April McClain Delaney, Dave Min Send Letters to Law Firms, Seeking Further Clarity on Deals with Administration * Reps. April McClain Delaney, Dave Min Send Letters to Law Firms, Seek Further Clarity on Deals with Administration Washington, D.C. -- Today, Representative April McClain Delaney (MD-06) and Dave Min (CA-47) sent follow-up letters to the nine major law firms that made d more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 9:45 a.m. on July 22, 2025, at 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Member Statements * Mike Crapo (R - ID) * Ron Wyden (D - OR) Witnesses * Joseph Barloon, of Maryland, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative (Geneva Office), with the rank of Ambassador * Brian Morrissey, Jr., of Virginia, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury * * * Original text  more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, July 16 -- The Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General issued the following news release: * * * SSA Employee Indicted for COVID-19 Relief Fraud tied to Paycheck Protection Program and Unemployment Benefit Claims * KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Social Security Administration (SSA) employee collected a government paycheck from the American people while allegedly scamming pandemic relief programs out of more than $50,000. Tiffanie Foster, 48, of Kansas City,  more PR

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, July 15 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for July 15th, 2025 * This Week in the ASAM Weekly Society and substance use have long influenced each other, and this relationship, in a way, reflects on a society's sense of modernity. Take pregnancy, for example-- it's alarming but a reality that much of our society today still treats substance use during pregnancy as a crime. This more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, July 16 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following news: * * * USU's Mountain Medicine Course Prepares Military Medical Personnel for High-Altitude Challenges Uniformed Services University's Operational Medicine training builds clinical, tactical, and team skills for care in austere environments and harsh terrain. By Sharon Holland Nestled in the rugged terrain of Jericho, Vermont, the Uniformed Services University's (USU) Military Mountain Medicine (MC3)  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Clarke Introduce Bill to Safeguard Consumers from Online Subscription Traps, Require Companies to Shift from Opt-Out Requirements to Opt-In * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.) reintroduced their Consumer Online Payment Transparency and Integrity (Consumer OPT-IN) Act, bicameral legislation to protect consumers from online free t more PR