Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, the Maryland Congressional Delegation – U.S. Representatives Johnny Olsewski, Andy Harris, Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Sarah Elfreth, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, and April McClain Delaney and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks– expressed support for the State of Maryland’s request for an evaluation of the Maryland oyster fishery for eligibility for a fishery resource disaster designation, and urged U.S.
(Towson, MD) –Maryland Congressman Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) today released the following statement on the announced retirement of Dr. Myriam Rogers, who has led Baltimore County Public Schools since 2023:
“For more than three decades, Dr. Myriam Rogers has dedicated her life to expanding opportunity for students in public schools across Maryland. From the chemistry classroom to the principal’s office and as superintendent, she led with an unwavering commitment to the success of the students, families and educators she served.
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) announced that Carroll County resident Michael Zabetakis will be his guest at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to Congress tomorrow night. Zabetakis, a retired electrical engineering technician from Hampstead, is facing a $12,000 annual increase in health insurance premiums following the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits.
Today, U.S. Representative Johnny Olszewski (D-Md.) and 9 additional members of Congress who represent Maryland and Virginia wrote to DC Water CEO and General Manager David Gadis, expressing serious concern over the public health and environmental impacts of the disastrous sewage spill into the Potomac River following the collapse of a major sewer line last month – and called for the utility to take a series of actions and increase public transparency as the response and recovery efforts continue.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Johnny Olszewski, Kweisi Mfume, Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (all D-Md.) wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Todd Lyons regarding their serious concerns with inhumane conditions and reported violations of legal rights that individuals face while in custody in the Baltimore ICE Field Office’s holding rooms.
(Washington, DC) — Today, Maryland Congressman Johnny Olszewski issued the following statement after reviewing partially unredacted Department of Justice files connected to the child sex abuse investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates:
“The survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s horrific crimes — and the American public — deserve complete transparency and accountability. Congress passed legislation to do that. All files should be public, searchable, and complete, with appropriate protections only for the personal information of survivors.'