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Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Towson, also released a statement calling for Sessions’ resignation. By lying under oath during his confirmation hearing, Sessions “has effectively disqualified himself from serving as our nation’s top law enforcement officer,” Sarbanes said...
The bipartisan call for an investigation came Wednesday when Maryland's leaders on Capitol Hill, led by senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and including congressmen Steny Hoyer, Elijah Cummings, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Andy Harris, John Delaney, Jamie Raskin and Anthony Brown signed on to a letter seeking the inquiry…. The letter to U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein and F.B.I.
Members of Congress representing Montgomery County appeared at a town hall meeting to express their concerns Sunday about President Donald J. Trump’s choices on various issues, from healthcare to Syrian refugees....
Hundreds gathered in Silver Spring, Maryland, Sunday evening as top Democrats from across the state jeered at President Donald Trump and promised to be leaders in resisting the Trump administration and its policies.... Along with Raskin and Van Hollen, speakers included Sen. Ben Cardin and Reps. Anthony Brown, John Delaney and John Sarbanes.
Hundreds of people turned out for a town hall at the Silver Spring Civic Center Sunday to meet with Maryland congressional Democrats and voice opposition to President Donald Trump and his policies.... The People's Town Hall Forum was organized by Takoma Park Mobilization and co-sponsored by other groups that make up the Maryland Resistance Coalition....
Maryland Democrats held a large town hall for their constituents Sunday in Silver Spring.... Hundreds of people gathered at the Silver Spring Civic Center for the event.... U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen answered questions from the crowd. U.S. Representatives John Delaney, Jamie Raskin, John Sarbanes and Anthony Brown were invited to speak as well.
Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Baltimore) said he joined other members of Congress in sending a letter to the Department of Homeland Security, Justice Department and the FBI asking for them to intensify their efforts to address the threats….
A Maryland lawmaker is among those asking federal officials for an update on the investigation into threats targeting Jewish Community Centers, including in the Baltimore area....
Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.), one of the 40 Democrats urging OGE to act on Conway’s statements, said that Conway’s error isn’t the real problem…. “What she did is predictable when the person at the top of your organization has this willful disregard of conflicts of interest and ethical standards,” he said….
The two bills will “further degrade public confidence in our democracy, in effect making it harder to vote and easier for big money donors to influence our politics,” stated a letter authored by Democrats on a House Democracy Reform Task Force headed by Maryland’s John Sarbanes…. Neither bill makes particularly good sense.