WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The American Council on Education (ACE) and 41 higher education associations, expressed opposition to the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) survey proposed by the U.S. Department of Education. While acknowledging the necessity for improved data collection to aid students and families in making well-informed educational choices, the organizations fear that the implementation of the ACTS could ultimately harm institutions of higher education. The letter  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Republican-Led Government Shutdown, Gillibrand, Democratic Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Protect Federal Workers * Bill Would Protect Federal Workers From Eviction and Other Challenges As Over 100,000 Federal Employees in New York Go Without Pay Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) alongside 17 Senate Democratic colleagues introduced the Federal Employee Civil Relief Act. more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA, Silver Spring, Maryland, has submitted a public comment letter to the Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) expressing its views on the provisional agenda for the upcoming 20th Conference of the Parties (CoP20) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The letter, submitted on September 17, highlights critical issues that AZA believes require attention and action, particularly in  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman April McClain Delaney Releases Statement on Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Agreement * Washington, DC--Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (MD-06) released the following statement this morning on the negotiated peace agreement between Israel and Hamas: "Two years after Hamas's horrific attack on October 7, 2023, this ceasefire agreement marks a long-awaited moment for Israel, the Pa more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McClain Delaney Introduces the FARM SAFE Act to Ensure Disaster Assistance for Producers Remains Uninterrupted During Shutdowns * Washington, D.C. -- Yesterday, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Maryland's only voice on the House Agriculture Committee, introduced the Federal Agricultural Relief Maintained during Shutdowns and Federal Emergencies (FARM SAFE) Act, a vi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued the following news release: * * * FinCEN Renews Residential Real Estate Geographic Targeting Orders * WASHINGTON --Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the renewal of its Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) that require U.S. title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind shell companies used in non-financed purc more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Israel-Hamas Peace Plan * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement this morning on the negotiated peace agreement between Israel and Hamas: "I am absolutely elated to hear that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a deal to end the war in Gaza. The past two years of destruction began with a day of unspeakable bloodshed more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer: A Society that Fails to Provide for the Health of its People is a Society that Will Ultimately Fail * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined fellow Members of Congress to deliver remarks at the Interfaith Rally and Faith Vigil for Health Justice hosted by the Washington Interfaith Staff Community partners. Below is a full transcript of his remarks:"' This is the d more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025: * * * Judiciary Democrats Press Trump-Vance Transition Team On Homan $50,000 Bribery Scandal: Who Knew About It, When Did They Know It, And Why Was Homan Appointed "Border Czar" Anyway? Letter Expands Investigation Into the Tom Homam Cash Bribe Cover Up, Pressing Trump-Vance Transition Team Official for Answers on Homan's Appointment D more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Delegation Members Call for End to Republican Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, and Sarah Elfreth (all D-Md.) called on Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans to end their government shutdown. The lawmakers stood in solidarity with federal workers and pressed more PR

LANHAM, Maryland, Oct. 10 -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * State of Maryland Announces $36.8 Million Investment to Create or Preserve 1,275 Affordable Housing Units Awards support Governor's Housing Starts Here effort to build more affordable housing * The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development today announced $36.8 million in funding to 13 projects through federal Low Income Housing Ta more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Mfume, Maryland Delegation Members Spotlight the Shutdown's Impact on Federal Workers at BWI Airport * Today, U.S. Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), and Johnny Olszewksi (MD-02), as well as U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-MD) and Governor Wes Moore (D-MD), gathered at the Baltimore/Washington International Airport to spotlight the impact of a f more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Olszewski Issues Statement on Reported Israel-Hamas Agreement * (Washington, DC) - Maryland Congressman Johnny Olszewski, a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, issued the following statement on a reported agreement between Hamas and Israel: "As we enter the third year of the devastating war in Gaza, reports of a potential agreement that could finally lead to peace and stability i more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Demands DOJ Release Secret Memo Greenlighting Trump's Lawless Strikes Killing Civilians Amid Multiple Military Bombings That Killed At Least 21 Civilians on International Waters, Memo Purports to Authorize U.S. Military Strikes on a Secret List of Groups Without Legal Process or Oversight * Today, Rep. Ja more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Probes Top Banks Over $1.5 Billion in Suspicious Transactions Linked to Jeffrey Epstein Sex Trafficking Ring Letters to JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, and Bank of New York Mellon Follow Judiciary Republicans' Refusal to Subpoena Epstein Bank Records and FBI's Admission It Has Not Followed the Mon more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Trump's Baseless Indictment of N.Y. State Attorney General Letitia James Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement in response to the vindictive and baseless indictment filed against New York State Attorney General Letitia James  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025: * * * Ranking Members Raskin, Swalwell Statement on Senate Republicans' Misdirected Outrage Regarding DOJ's Investigation of the Criminal Conspiracy to Overturn the 2020 Presidential Election Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Eric Swalwell, Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee to I more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Leads Group Of 18 Senators In Introducing Legislation To Protect Federal Workers And Their Families From Losing Their Homes, Falling Behind On Paying Bills During Shutdown * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today led a group of 18 senators in introducing the Federal Employee Civil Relief Act. The legislation would protect federal workers, federal contractor employees, and thei more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Oct. 10 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release on Oct. 9, 2025: * * * TEDCO Invests in JuneBrain Company seeks to support patients and providers with access to more frequent checkups * TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent $250,000 Pre-Seed Builder Fund investment in JuneBrain. Under the umbrella of TEDCO's Social Impact Funds, the Pre-Seed Builder Fund invests in and provides suppor more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Ceasefire Deal * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas: "This is the first hopeful moment in a long time. At last, we have an agreement for a ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all the hostages, and a surge of desperately needed aid to the people of Gaza. Pressure from the U.S. an more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Heinrich Takes to Senate Floor to Urge Republican Colleagues to End Affordability Crisis Facing Working Families in New Mexico, Across the Country * WASHINGTON - Tonight, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor, blasting President Trump for waging a war on American-made energy - more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Urge Major Utility Companies to Prevent Penalties, Service Shutoffs for Federal Workers During Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA), and seven of their Senate colleagues urged 22 major energy, water, and broadband utility companies to avoid imposing service shutoffs and other penalties for late or missed payments from federal gov more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Duckworth, Van Hollen, Markey, Merkley Ask Trump State Department to Explain Apparent Neglect of American Citizens Detained from Global Sumud Flotilla Trump State Department has failed to explain why "it took the U.S. embassy four days - longer than other governments whose citizens were detained - to visit and assess the care of American citizens." "What steps will the State Department take to more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Duckworth, Van Hollen, Markey, Merkley Ask Trump State Department to Explain Apparent Neglect of American Citizens Detained from Global Sumud Flotilla Trump State Department has failed to explain why "it took the U.S. embassy four days - longer than other governments whose citizens were detained - to visit and assess the care of American citizens." "What steps will the State Departm more PR