WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: D.C. Las Vegas, Nev. Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and local Las Vegas officials celebrated the groundbreaking of the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Southern Nevada's Maryland Parkway Bus Rapid Transit project. The project will expand transit service along Maryland Parkway, which connects the Las Ve  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 13, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement calling on the Sudan Armed Forces to join peace talks set to begin this week in Geneva, Switzerland: "The fighting in Sudan has caused the worst humanitarian disaster in the world. I urge the Sudan Armed Forces to send  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Below is a statement attributable to Deputy Chief of Staff and Spokesperson Margaret Mulkerrin: "On Sunday night, August 11, Rep. Steny Hoyer experienced a mild ischemic stroke and sought medical treatment. Mr. Hoyer has responded well to treatment and has no lingering symptoms. He expects to resume his normal schedule next week. Mr. Hoyer's wife and family extend their deepest thanks to his medical team  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and 18 of their colleagues sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco   more