WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Dan Goldman Demands AG Bondi Reinstate DOJ Lawyer Fired for Telling the Truth About Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Unlawful Deportation Firing Makes Clear Admin Expects DOJ Employees to Lie to Judges, a Violation of State Law Governing Courtroom Candor Goldman Argues Lawyers Should Not be Forced to Choose Between Their Jobs and Following the Law Members Urge Bondi to Facilitate the Return  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mfume Joins Maryland Democratic Delegation in Pushing Sec. Kennedy for Answers on Disastrous Mass Layoffs WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Kweisi Mfume joined the Maryland Democratic Delegation - U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, Senator Angela Alsobrooks and Representatives Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) - in expre  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 16, 2025 NAVY Heil Trailer International LLC, Gatesville, Texas, is awarded a $49,118,320 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for M870A2-Off-Road suspension upgrade engineering change proposal (ECP) to support the Marine Corps (USMC) medium and heavy tactical vehicles (MHTV). The contract provides for MHTV's requirement to procure, produce and integrate   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Continues to Call For The Immediate Return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia April 15, 2025 SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement calling for the immediate return of Mr. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a father who was living legally in Maryland with his family until he was wrongfully deported  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, April 16 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * FRCSW through the Years Fleet Readiness Center Southwest has been serving the United States military for more than 105 years and thus is the Birthplace of Naval Aviation maintenance. Early years of Naval aviation included a variety of different types of planes including lighter-than-air "air-ships". Blimps were a part of the Navy arsenal for more than 40 years and just like today   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Joins Alsobrooks, Maryland Democratic Delegation in Pushing Sec. Kennedy for Answers on Disastrous Mass Layoffs WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined a letter led by U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) with the Maryland Democratic Delegation - U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Roy Op-Ed In The Federalist: Senators, Don't Fall For Hillary Clinton's Desperate Lies About The SAVE Act April 16, 2025 Press Release Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21) published an op-ed in the The Federalist (link is external) debunking false left-wing claims about the SAVE Act, why America needs this bill, and a call to action for next steps. Senators,   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Watson Coleman Statement on Trump Refusal to Abide by Supreme Court Ruling on Abrego Garcia April 15, 2025 Today, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) issued the following statement regarding Trump's refusal to abide by the Supreme Court's ruling and return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly sent to a torture prison in El Salvador without ever being convict  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Statement On Trump Administration's Refusal To Return Wrongfully Deported Maryland Man WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) released the following statement after President Donald Trump and top administration officials refused to comply with a Supreme Court order to help return Kilmar Abrego Garcia who the Justice Department has admitted to mistakenly deporting to El Salvador.   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Social Security Administration has released the following public communication dated April 1, 2025, from Assertive SSI Service Team, Portland, Oregon: * * * To: Leeland Dudek, Acting Commissioner of Social Security Social Security Administration 6401 Security Blvd. Baltimore, Maryland 21235 Docket No: SSA-2025-0003 Re: Comments in response to 90 Fed. Reg. 9488 Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Reconsideration--Disability Cessation * *  more

WOODLAWN, Maryland, April 17 -- The Social Security Administration issued the following statement on April 16, 2025: * * * Social Security Statement on President Trump's Memorandum, "Preventing Illegal Aliens from Obtaining Social Security Act Benefits" The Social Security Administration (SSA) today expressed its full support for President Trump's memorandum, "Preventing Illegal Aliens from Receiving Social Security Act Benefits." This memorandum reinforces SSA's commitment to safeguarding ta  more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, April 17 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * TEDCO's Alex Choi Selected as 2025 Rising Star TEDCO's Executive Director of Government Program Development, Affairs & Research selected as 2025 Rising Star COLUMBIA, Md., (April 17, 2025) -- TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announces Alex Choi, executive director, Government Program Development, Affairs & Research as a 2025 R  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- NASA issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Testing in the Clouds: NASA Flies to Improve Satellite Data In February, NASA's ER-2 science aircraft flew instruments designed to improve satellite data products and Earth science observations. From data collection to processing, satellite systems continue to advance, and NASA is exploring how instruments analyzing clouds can improve data measurement methods. Researchers participating in the Goddard Spac  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Announces Departure for El Salvador Tomorrow Morning Following his request to meet with Salvadoran President Bukele and his announced intent to visit El Salvador earlier this week, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement this evening, announcing his departure for El Salvador tomorrow: "Following his abduction and unlawful deportation, U.S. federal cou  more