WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) announced that the full Committee will hold a hearing with federal agency witnesses to discuss the ongoing investigation into the allision of the Motor Vessel DALI with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland and the federal response to the incident. The hear  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered remarks today at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Maryland Federal 2024 Mini-Conference. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: Image "Good morning; it's always a pleasure to be here with those who have served our nation in federal employment. You heard from my dear friend County Executive Angela Alsobrooks earlier to  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 7109, a bill to require the Census Bureau to add a citizenship question to the 2030 Decennial Census and exclude noncitizens from apportionment counts for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives: "The Constitution makes clear that the Census Bureau must count and include in its apportionment counts all  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (SBC) held a field hearing, chaired by U.S. Senator Ben Cardin and joined by U.S. Chris Senator Van Hollen and Congressman Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.), highlighting the need for federal equity programs at Bowie State University, Maryland's oldest historically black university. The hearing, entitled, "Promoting Opportunity: The Need for Targeted Federal Bus  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the Biden Administration's pause on the transfer of certain offensive weapons to the Netanyahu government: "As I've said time and again - a just war must be fought justly. That's why I have repeatedly urged the Biden Administration to pause the transfer of offensive weapons to the Netanyahu government until we ensure   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding President Biden's commitment to halt offensive weapons should the Netanyahu government launch an assault on Rafah: "An invasion of Rafah would leave untold death and destruction in its wake - including massive civilian casualties and devastating impacts on the delivery of humanitarian aid - while undermining efforts   more