WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet on the Inauguration Day (No. R46639) on Jan. 4, 2023, by Maya V. Thomas, reference and digital services librarian: * * * Introduction Inauguration Day is a quadrennial legal holiday in the District of Columbia and neighboring parts of Maryland and Virginia, observed when the President and the Vice President are sworn into office on January 20. If January 20 falls on a Sunday, Inauguration Day is observed  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Jan. 8, 2023: * * * Congressman David Trone (D-MD), who was hospitalized Friday morning for a surgery and returned to the Capitol to vote later that same day, released the following statement after Speaker Kevin McCarthy won the Speaker election and was sworn into office. "Early Saturday morning, now-Speaker Kevin McCarthy traded for his personal ambitions at the expense of the American people. Through his   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Jan. 9, 2023: * * * Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement on the retirement announcement of Dr. Monica Goldson, CEO of Prince George's County Public Schools. "I join in thanking CEO of Prince George's County Public Schools Dr. Monica Goldson for her decades of service and in wishing her well as she retires from her position at the end of this school year. For thirty-two years,   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2023: U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), David Trone (D-MD), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Members of Congress representing the National Capital Region, issued a stark warning today on the inclusion of the Holman Rule in the House Republican ru  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2023: Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) today released the following statement opposing House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's House Rules package. "After showing America how not to pick a Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy and his team are now showing America how not to design the Rules of the House. "The GOP's Rules package has nothing to do with making policy progress or building efficiency into the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2023: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) along with Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Jennifer Wexton (VA-10), David Trone (MD-02), Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Members of Congress representing the National Capital Region, issued a stark warning today on the inclusion of the Holman R  more