WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Calls On Risch, Foreign Relations Committee to Hold Hearing Into Embassy Officials' Reported Obstruction from Congress of Information Around Deaths of American Citizens in West Bank * Van Hollen: Regardless of political party, we should not accept the withholding of information from Congress and the precedent this sets in undermining our constitutional responsibility Following reporting from the New York Times yesterday that a U.S.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- Rep. Pat Ryan, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * VICTORY ON THE HUDSON: CONGRESSMAN PAT RYAN AND LOCAL ADVOCATES CELEBRATE SUCCESS OF RYAN'S LAW THAT PERMANENTLY BANS BARGES ON THE HUDSON RIVER * After years of relentless advocacy by Congressman Ryan, bipartisan lawmakers, and local advocates, the "Hudson River Protection Act" - which permanently bans harmful, polluting barges from docking in the Hudson River - is now law Ryan joined local advocates, including representatives from Riverkeeper and S more PR