Press Releases

Team Maryland Statement on Administration Attempt to Reprogram FBI Headquarters Funding
July 1, 2025
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies and Representative Steny Hoyer, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, along with Governor Wes Moore, Senator Angela Alsobrooks and Representatives Glenn Ivey, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.), and Prince George’s County Executive Aisha N.

Olszewski Cosponsors Iran War Powers Resolution
June 25, 2025
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(Washington, DC) –  Maryland Congressman Johnny Olszewski today signed on as a cosponsor of legislation directing President Trump to remove U.S.
Olszewski Issues Statement Following Reported Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Sites
June 21, 2025
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(Washington, DC) — Congressman Johnny Olszewski, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement following President Donald Trump's announcement of targeted strikes in Iran:

"Iran – a known state sponsor of terrorism –  must never be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon. To date, I have received no actionable intelligence suggesting Iran’s nuclear weapon capabilities were imminent.

Olszewski Reaffirms Support for Israel Amid Targeted Attacks on Iran
June 13, 2025
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(Washington, DC) – Maryland Congressman Johnny Olszewski, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, this morning issued the following statement on Israel’s targeted attacks on Iran:
“I reaffirm my support for the State of Israel, our strongest ally in the Middle East, and its right to defend itself against threats to its security and its people.
Olszewski Introduces Bill to Address Housing Loss Across U.S.
June 12, 2025
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(Washington, DC) – Congressman Johnny Olszewski (D-MD) today introduced legislation to address the housing loss epidemic across the United States. The Federal Inquiry into the Nature and Documentation (FIND) of Housing Loss Act of 2025 will — for the first time — enable decision makers for to track housing loss through a national rate similar to unemployment.
Millions of Americans lose their homes each year to foreclosure, disaster and, most frequently, eviction as rents nationwide fail to keep pace with wages.
Issues: Economy
House Passes Olszewski’s Bipartisan Bill to Connect Skilled Workers to Jobs
June 3, 2025
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(Washington, DC) — The U.S. House of Representatives today passed bipartisan legislation sponsored by Congressman Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) that will ensure small businesses have access to information about Career and Technical Education programs and can, more importantly, hire accomplished and competent CTE graduates. The Connecting Small Businesses with Career and Technical Education Graduates Act of 2025 now heads to the U.S.
Issues: Economy Education
Olszewski, Jacobs Lead Letter On U.S. Role in Peace Negotiations between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
June 2, 2025
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(Washington, DC) – Congressman Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) and Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (CA-51), both members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, are requesting clarity from the Administration on the U.S. role in the peace negotiations between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. The lawmakers sent a letter to Massad Boulos, the State Department Senior Advisor for Africa, who is leading U.S. negotiations between the U.S.
Olszewski: Owings Mills Student Wins Congressional Art Contest for Second District
May 28, 2025
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(Towson, MD ) – U.S. Congressman Johnny Olszewski today announced Joshua Turner, an Owings Mills resident and junior at Gilman School in Baltimore, as the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Contest for Maryland’s Second District. Turner submitted an oil painting titled “Velma” that depicts Turner’s grandmother, a Jamaican immigrant, as she listens to music from a record player through wired headphones. The piece will be displayed in the U.S.

House Passes Olszewski’s Bipartisan Bill to Protect American Ports from Chinese Infiltration
May 23, 2025
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(Washington, DC) – The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed legislation introduced by Congressman Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) to check Chinese control and influence at ports around to the country.
Olszewski Votes Against GOP Tax Bill After Marathon Debate Session
May 22, 2025
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(Washington, DC) – Congressman Johnny Olszewski voted this morning against a massive bill backed by President Donald Trump that would fund tax cuts for the wealthy by increasing costs for the middle class, slashing critical healthcare and food assistance programs, and adding more than $3 trillion to the federal debt. The Republican budget reconciliation bill, which totaled 1,116 pages, passed in a 215-214-1 vote and now heads to the U.S.
Issues: Economy