WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Statement on Confirmation of Brooke Rollins as Agriculture Secretary Washington, D.C. - Congressman Andy Harris, M.D, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Brooke Rollins as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agri  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2025: * * * Congressman Ivey Leads Colleagues in Letter Expressing Concerns About Vote on Kash Patel Today, Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) joined his colleagues in issuing a letter to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary to express concerns about the upcoming confirmation vote of Kash Patel to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). "The FBI Director is one of the most important positi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Secretary Hegseth's Comments on Ukraine WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today in response to the remarks made by U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the 26th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting: "Pete Hegseth's comments earlier this week regarding the war in Ukraine severely undermine the West's mission to thw  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, Meeks, Keating, Connolly Introduce Resolution Reaffirming U.S. Commitment to NATO and Article 5 WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), former House Majority Leader, and Congressmen Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, William Keating (MA-09), Ranking Member of the Europe Subcommittee, and Gerry Connolly (VA-11), former President of t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Padilla, Colleagues, in Effort Demanding Trump Reverse Illegal Firing of Independent FEC Chair Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, and nine of their Democratic Senate colleagues to demand President Trump rescind his unpreceden  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Kaine, Colleagues Press Rubio for Answers on Impact of Foreign Assistance Cuts in the Western Hemisphere Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and their colleagues in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio pressing him for answers on the Trump Ad  more