Press Releases

Olszewski Invites Second District High School Students to Participate in 2025 Congressional Art Competition
April 7, 2025
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(Towson, MD ) -- U.S. Congressman Johnny Olszewski is inviting all high school students in Maryland’s Second Congressional District to participate in the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. This year’s theme is "Maryland Strong.”
The Congressional Art Competition is an annual, nationwide event sponsored by the members of the U.S. House of Representatives to recognize and encourage the developing artistic talent in the nation, as well as in our Congressional District.
Olszewski Issues Statement on Broadest Import Taxes in Decades
April 2, 2025
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(Washington, DC) – Congressman Johnny Olszewski today issued the following statement following President Trump’s announcement of immediate 10 percent tariffs on all imports as well as additional taxes for scores of countries.
“At a time when leaders should be laser focused on lowering costs for struggling American families, President Trump just announced what could be the largest peacetime tax increase in American history.
In fact, 89 days into this Congress, we have not taken a single vote on a bill or policy to lower costs.
Issues: Economy
Olszewski, Colleagues Statement on Maryland Immigrant Deported in ‘Error’ by Trump White House
April 1, 2025
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(Washington, DC) – Representatives Johnny Olszewski (MD-02), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), and April McClain Delaney (MD-06) released the following statement after the Trump White House conceded to deporting Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland immigrant, in ‘error,’ sending him to a Salvadoran prison where he remains:

One Year After Key Bridge Collapse, Olszewski Leads Letter Urging States to Prioritize Bridge Safety Assessments
March 31, 2025
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(Washington, DC) – One year after Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, Maryland Congressman Johnny Olszewski is leading a bicameral Congressional letter urging states to conduct critical bridge safety tests to prevent further tragedy in communities across the country.
Olszewski Calls for Resignation of Defense Secretary Hegseth
March 26, 2025
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(Washington, DC) – Congressman Johnny Olszewski, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement following the publication of a text message transcript confirming that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other defense leaders shared detailed military action on non-classified software:


“Yesterday, Trump officials swore under oath there was no classified information in their Signal group chat. Today, we learned they not only shared classified information – time-stamped missile strike schedules – but they also lied about it.

Olszewski Calls for Investigation Into Trump Team’s Use of Open Source Messaging App to Discuss Military Action
March 25, 2025
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(Washington, DC) – Congressman Johnny Olszewski, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement following a report in The Atlantic that members of the Trump Administration used an unofficial and unsecured open source messaging app to discuss sensitive and potentially classified information:
 
“The use of non-classified means to communicate war plans in real time is reckless and seriously calls into question the experience, qualifications and judgement of those leading our national security apparatus—&nbs
Olszewski: Education Department Key to Opportunity for All
March 20, 2025
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(Washington, DC) – Congressman Johnny Olszewski today issued the following statement on President Trump’s Executive Order to dismantle the federal Department of Education:


“As a former American government teacher and a first-generation college graduate, I know first-hand that education is the key to opportunity. This Executive Order strips our children of their basic right to opportunity.

Issues: Education
Olszewski Issues Statement on Senate Passage of Continuing Resolution
March 15, 2025
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(Washington, DC) –  Congressman Johnny Olszewski issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed a Continuing Resolution that will keep the government open and funded through the end of September. The measure previously passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is expected to be signed into law tonight by President Trump.
 “I believe in bipartisanship and I believe that America should honor its commitment to supporting veterans and the vulnerable.
Issues: Congress Economy
Maryland Delegation Members, Governor Moore Release Statement on Future of FBI
March 14, 2025
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.), Governor Wes Moore, and U.S. Representatives Johnny Olszewski, Steny Hoyer, Glenn Ivey, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, and April McClain Delaney (all D-Md.), released the following statement on the future of the FBI headquarters:

Olszewski Votes ‘No’ on Continuing Resolution
March 12, 2025
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(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Johnny Olszewski today issued the following statement regarding the Continuing Resolution considered on the House floor this evening: