WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement regarding an agreement reached to secure the release of mostly women and children abducted by Hamas during the terrorist attack in Israel on October 7, 2023. The announcement comes days after Chair Cardin and Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) hosted a meeting in the U.S. Capi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) issued the following statement today on the Israel hostage deal: "I was relieved to hear the announcement that Hamas will release 50 women and children that the terrorist organization took hostage during its brutal October 7 attack on Israel. I praise President Biden and his Administration, as well as our international partners, for all that they did   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Washington, DC -Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) joined Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) in sending a letter to top House and Senate appropriators requesting funding to implement the first-ever U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism in response to the surge of hate crimes, discrimination, and threats against the American Jewish community  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Today, Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Jim McGovern (MA-02) wrote President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the administration to continue working to ensure the safety of infants and children living under terror and violence in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. The lawmakers, joined by 25 cosigners, reiterated the importance of protecting children suffering fro  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: "I am tremendously heartened by the deal to secure the freedom of 50 hostages taken during Hamas' brutal assault on Israel last month. The deal's multi-day pause in hostilities will facilitate the hostage release and allow for the provision of desperately needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinian families in Gaza. The key now is implementation and I hope that all necessary steps are completed to ens  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Nov. 21, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement regarding an agreement reached to secure the release of mostly women and children abducted by Hamas during the terrorist attack in Israel on October 7, 2023. The announcement comes days after Chair Cardin and Senator Chris Mu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a joint statement with the foreign affairs committee chairs of several European governments. In the statement, the chairs condemn the alarming rise in antisemitic and anti-Muslim bigotry in their countries following Hamas' attack against Israel last month. The statement is signe  more