WASHINGTON, May 13 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on May 12, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this afternoon after the House passed H.R. 903, the Rights for the TSA Workforce Act. "I was proud to bring the Rights for the TSA Workforce Act to the Floor today and work to secure its passage. Across the country TSA agents work tirelessly on the front lines of their communities to ensure that th  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on May 12, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this evening regarding ongoing negotiations on legislation related to the security of our federal judiciary. "Violence or the threat of violence against judges, their clerks, or the families of judicial-branch officials is never acceptable. "Our Majority is determined to protect those who serve ou  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) wrote U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Ur M. Jaddou, urging the expeditious processing of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) petitions and increased transparency for applicants with pending cases. Special Immigrant Juvenile Status is intended to grant permanent residence and work permits to at-risk immigrant children who have been abused, aband  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: As America celebrates National Nurses Week, Congressman Anthony G. Brown, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) introduced the WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act. U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-MT) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led the Senate in introducing this legislation. "When we look back on the extraordinary efforts by ordinary Americans during World War II, nurses deserve our recognition, gratitude,   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) in sending a letter to Mardi Mountford, President of the Infant Nutrition Council of America, calling on infant formula manufacturers to make every effort possible to get parents and families the formula they need to feed their kids. "We write to express our concern about the infant formula supply shortage  more