WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) from today's hearing, entitled "Reviewing and Examining the Francis Scott Key Bridge Federal Response": We are here today to discuss the initial federal response to the March 26, 2024, early morning incident involving the car  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the Supreme Court decision in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Assn. of America, Ltd.: "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's ability to defend the American people from the same types of predatory financial practices that led to the Great Recession has always depended on the bureau's indep  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today urging for a "no" vote on H.R. 8369 - Israel Security Assistance Support Act. Below is a transcript of his remarks and a link to the video: Click here for a link to the video. "Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to this political bill. This is not about policy. It's about politics. What a shame. "This  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks today at FSGG's Budget Hearing on the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Fiscal Year 2025 Request. Below is a transcript of his remarks and a link to the video: Click here for a link to the video. "Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. Welcome [Mr. Carr] a  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: This week during the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing titled, "Reviewing and Examining the Francis Scott Key Bridge Federal Response," U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) expressed her frustration that the House Majority has yet to hold a hearing to examine the tragic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. "Less than two months after disaster struck in Maryland, the Majo  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Ahead of the 7th anniversary of the Sheridan Circle attack, in which Turkish President Erdogan's security personnel assaulted American citizens and residents outside of the Turkish Ambassador's Residence in Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03), along with leaders of the Hellenic Caucus, Armenian Caucus, Congressional Hellenic-Israel Alliance and Tom Lantos Commission, led a bipartisan group of 73 lawmakers   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered an opening statement at the full Committee hearing, "The Future of Arms Control and Deterrence." In his remarks, Chair Cardin framed arms control as continuing to be a strategic U.S. foreign policy objective, stressed the importance of our always  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered an opening statement at the full Committee hearing, "Modernization and Management: Building a Department to Address 21st Century Challenges." In his remarks, Chair Cardin stressed that the United States must continue to adequately resource and invest in the Stat  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led the chairs of foreign affairs committees in the parliaments of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, the European Union, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom in issuing a statemen  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Mark Warner (D-Va.), Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen voicing strong support   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced a resolution affirming continued U.S. support for the purchase of life-saving vaccines for lower-income countries through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, as a cost-effective, efficient mea  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) introduced a Senate resolution recognizing widening threats to freedom of the press around the world and reaffirming the vital role of free and independent pre  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) sent a letter to World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urging him to support Taiwan's meaningful participation in the WHO and the upc  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), wrote to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), urging them to phase out the use of private detention centers, and  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: "We believe that the IRS can offer free and easy tax filing to every American taxpayer who wants it -- and that, with Direct File, it will." Taxpayers gave Direct File rave reviews, with 90 percent rating their experience positively and 86 percent saying it increased their trust in the IRS Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Financial Services and General Government Approp  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Laphonza Butler (D-Calif.) and 23 of their Senate colleagues in signing a letter to the CEO of Delta Airlines, Ed Bastian, urging the airline to adopt a neutrality agreement regarding its employees' efforts to form a union. The letter expresses support for the 55,000 Delta employees who are attempting to form a union and raises concerns that Del  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) introduced a Senate resolution recognizing widening threats to freedom of the press around the world and reaffirming the vital role of free and independent press in promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance.   more