WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2025: * * * At Subcommittee Hearing, Democrats Condemn Republicans' Baseless Attacks and Conspiracy Theories While Trump Illegally Guts Agencies and Defunds Life-Saving Programs Donald Trump Continues to Withhold Billions of Dollars in Congressionally-Approved Funding, Jeopardizing Americans' Health, Safety, and National Security * Rep.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Highlights Disparities in Affordable Housing for Americans with Disabilities During Appropriations Markup * Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered remarks in support of an amendment by Congressman Jim Clyburn (SC-06) to restore funding for housing assistance programs for the mos more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks on July 15, 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, on Friday, our National Archivist, our National Security Advisor, and our USAID Administrator took some time off from his work in these full-time positions to exercise his additional powers as Secretary of State of the United States. The guy with four more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Passage of Trump and Republicans' Bill to Gut American Public Broadcasting, Foreign Aid * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on his opposition to Republican legislation championed by Trump and DOGE to claw back important federal funding, previously approved by Congress on a bipartisan basis, including for U.S. public broadcastin more PR