WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Ansari to Travel to El Salvador to Demand Due Process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia PHOENIX - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) announced her plan to travel to El Salvador to attempt to visit Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was unlawfully deported by President Donald Trump's administration and is now detained in President Nayib Bukele's notoriously horrific mega-prison. Her vis  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- 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 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Colleagues Urge ED & OCR to Rescind Guidance Jeopardizing Inclusive Classrooms [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) and Summer Lee (D-PA-12), led colleagues in writing a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor call  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated April 2, 2025, from Accountable Tech and 34 collaborators: * * * To: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street NW Washington, D.C. 20552 RE: Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V), Docket No. CFPB-2024-0044 or RIN 3170-AB27 * * * Dear CFPB Officials: We write to express our strong support for the Consumer Financial Protection Bure  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on April 17, 2025: * * * Chairman Green Responds to Homeland Democrats' Calls to Visit Deported Salvadoran MS-13 Gang Member, Domestic Abuser WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) released the following statement after multiple Homeland Democrats expressed desire to travel to El Salvador to visit Kilmar A  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Congressman Glenn Ivey Holds Press Conference Addressing Trump Administration's Social Security Cuts GLENN DALE, MD - Today, Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) joined Prince George's County elected officials, labor leaders, and impacted constituents outside of a Social Security Administration field office for a press conference highlighting the Trump Administration's recent cuts to Soci  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Congresswoman McClain Delaney Joins Senator Alsobrooks, Maryland Democratic Delegation in Pushing Sec. Kennedy for Answers on Disastrous Mass Layoffs WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman April McClain Delaney joined Senator Angela Alsobrooks and the Maryland Democratic Delegation - U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care: * * * To: Drug Enforcement Administration Attn: DEA Federal Register Representative, DPW 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152 Re: Special Registrations for Telemedicine and Limited State Telemedicine Registrations * * * On behalf of the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Durbin Continues To Call For The Immediate Return Of Kilmar Abrego Garcia SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement calling forthe immediate return of Mr. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a father who was living legally in Marylan  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 18 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Regional Matters analysis by Emily Wavering Corcoran and Joseph Mengedoth: * * * How Does USDA Funding Flow into the Fifth District? Federal funding for economic and community development in rural communities is distributed across over 400 programs. But one agency is technically charged with directing rural policy: the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). In a fragmented federal funding landscape, USDA R  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Demands Attorney General Bondi Reinstate DOJ Lawyer Fired for Telling the Truth About Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Unlawful Deportation, Facilitate the Return of Garcia to America Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander joined 5 of her colleagues urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to reinstate Erez Reuveni, Acting Deputy Chief of the Office of Immigration Litigation,  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 17 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore and Maryland Delegation Embark on Final Full Day of International Trade and Investment Mission with Focus on Development in Aerospace Technology and Engineering Sectors SACHEON-CITY, GYEONGSANGNAM-DO, SOUTH KOREA --Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland delegation this morning embarked on the final full day of their international trade and investment mission to promote economic gr  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 16 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Meets with Republic of Korea Acting President Duck-soo Han and Economic Policy, Higher Education, and Business Leaders as Economic Development Mission Continues in South Korea SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA --Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland delegation this morning began the second segment of the governor's international trade and investment mission to promote economic growth and work  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on President Trump's Proposed Pay Freeze for Civilian Employees WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on reporting (link is external) that President Trump will propose a federal civilian pay freeze: "Donald Trump's proposed pay freeze for federal workers in 2026 is the latest salvo in his administration's mission to inflict 't  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Announces First Mentor-Protege Agreement Under Enhanced Program NASA is marking progress in strengthening the agency's small business partnerships, supply chain resiliency, and domestic space manufacturing capabilities. Under the agency's enhanced Mentor-Protege Program, NASA has announced the first Mentor-Protege Agreement between L3Harris Technologies, a NASA large prime contractor, and Parametric Machining, Inc., a  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news: * * * NIST's Curved Neutron Beams Could Deliver Benefits Straight to Industry * Scientists from NIST and other institutions have created the first neutron "Airy beam," which has unusual capabilities that ordinary neutron beams do not. * This achievement could enhance neutron-based techniques for investigating the properties of materials that are difficult to exp  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release: * * * Norton Introduces Resolution Commemorating Historic Escape Attempt by Slaves in D.C. on Ship WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today introduced a resolution commemorating the 1848 slave escape that occurred in D.C. on the ship the Pearl. "When it comes, statehood will free District residents of every race and background from constraints that deny them the f  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Olszewski, Maryland Democratic Delegation Push HHS Secretary Kennedy for Answers on Disastrous Mass Layoffs WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Angela Alsobrooks led the Maryland Democratic Delegation - U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Representatives Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) in expressing  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Olszewski, Meeks, Jacobs, Cherfilus-McCormick, Jackson, Jayapal Statement on Two Years of Brutal War in Sudan Washington, DC - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the Africa Subcommittee, alongside Representatives Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Jonathan Jackson, Pramila Jayapal, and Johnny Ols  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Raskin, Morelle, Connolly Call on DOJ to Fulfill Duty to Defend Legislative Branch Authority Stephen Miller-founded America First Legal Targets GAO Under Statute Applicable Only to Executive Branch Agencies WASHINGTON - Today, Reps. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Joe Morelle (NY-25), and Gerry Connolly (VA-11), the top Democrats on t  more