WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Today, Congressman David Trone (D-MD) announced he requested $54,134,879 in federal Community Project Funding for projects across Maryland. If passed into law through the next government funding package, these investments will create new jobs, deliver much-needed resources, prioritize public safety, and restore neglected infrastructure in Maryland communities. For Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, Members of the  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government released the following testimony by Jim Trusty, a former federal prosecutor, from a hearing dated May 15, 2024, entitled "Weaponization of the Federal Government": * * * My name is Jim Trusty. I have been an attorney for 35 years. I started as an Assistant State's Attorney in Montgomery County, Maryland for ten years, and then I served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Greenbelt, Marylan  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) announced that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is restarting the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) for climate change research on the International Space Station (ISS). It was initially scheduled for de-orbiting in early 2023 in order for a Department of Defense (D  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $732,410 in Appalachian Regional Commission funding for six projects in Western Maryland. "Western Maryland is growing. As its educational institutions, local governments, and nonprofits work together to support this growth, our Delegation is fighting to secure investments that support the region's prio  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senator Ben Cardin, and Senator Chris Van Hollen (all D-Md.) announced $7,640,977 for seven AmeriCorps service projects in Baltimore City and County. This funding, provided through the FY2024 appropriations legislation which the lawmakers worked to pass, will support 560 AmeriCorps volunteers'efforts to make our communities stronger through initiatives for early educatio  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Don Beyer (VA-08) called on the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) to improve transparency into the climate effects of its hydrogen hubs in its Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs Program (H2Hubs) by releasing the lifecycle emissions data for each of the hubs. Hydrogen production is extremely energy intensive and making this data public  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: May 22, 2024 Van Hollen, Cardin, Hoyer Announce NASA's Reinstatement of Maryland-Led GEDI Mission for Climate Change Research Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman Steny Hoyer (all D-Md.) announced that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is restarting the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) for climate change research on the International   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: May 22, 2024 Van Hollen, Cardin, Mfume Announce Over $7 Million in AmeriCorps Funding for Greater Baltimore Region Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $7,640,977 for seven AmeriCorps service projects in Baltimore City and County. This funding, provided through the FY2024 appropriations legislation which the lawmakers worked t  more