WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Chair Hoyer Leads House Democrats on Letter Demanding Trump Administration Reveal List of Frozen Federal Funds WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Chair of the Regional Leadership Council, led over 150 House Democrats in sending a letter (link is external) to the Trump Administration after President Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office that could pause all di  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement and a fact sheet after the Trump Administration announced a sweeping freeze on all federal funding--a brazen attack on millions of American families and a blatant episode of executive trespass on Congressional powers. "The T  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on President Trump's Unconstitutional Move to Halt Federal Funding WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today regarding President Donald Trump's unconstitutional move to immediately halt federal grants and loans: "The federal government is supposed to function For The People. Ordering an immediate halt to all federal grants and loa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on the U.S. Senate's International Criminal Court Sanctions Legislation Vote WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today regarding the U.S. Senate's vote on legislation that would hold the International Criminal Court (ICC) accountable for their decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) joined 153 House Democrats in sending a letter to the Trump Administration after President Trump issued an executive order on his first day in office that could pause all disbursements of Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding immediately. Neither the vaguely worded executive order nor a follow-up memorandum from Trump's  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * ANNAPOLIS, MD - Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) issued the following statement after President Trump announced his administration will be withholding federal funding from communities across the country. "I am deeply concerned by President Trump's unconstitutional and unprecedented withholding of federal funding. Congress holds the power of the purse which means this funding  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD) provided the following statement on the recent raids on places of worship by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): "It is shocking that the Trump Administration is now targeting churches and other places of worship for ICE raids. This cruelty not only contradicts longstanding ICE policy, but the idea of armed law enforcement dragging out worshippers violates th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2025: Congressman Johnny Olszewski today issued the following statement on President Trump's unprecedented pause on federal funding for critical community programs: "I believe in consistent and thoughtful leadership that lowers costs for American families. The Trump Administration's blanket freeze on federal grants, loans and financial aid is a brazen - and seemingly illegal - attack on our dem  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Slams Trump Administration for Illegal Withholding of Federal Grant Funds Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement regarding the Office of Management and Budget's memoranda directing agencies to withhold vast swaths of approved federal funding, including grants and loans. "Make no mistake - this m  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, Raskin Sound Alarm on NIH Disruptions, Urge Immediate Restoration of Operations Today, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and Congressman Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) wrote Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Dorothy Fink urging the agency to immediately and completely restore operations at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)  more