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July 2, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Congresswoman April McClain Delaney and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks joined by U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin, Kweisi Mfume, Glenn Ivey, Johnny Olszewski, Sarah Elfreth (all D-Md.) in pressing the Trump Administration to cancel plans for the ICE Detention Warehouse in Washington County due, in part, to the potential environmental impacts and infrastructure deficiencies of the proposed facility.


June 22, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Today, Rep. April McClain Delaney (MD-06) sent another letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to amplify the voices of her constituents who largely remain opposed and concerned about plans to transform a commercial warehouse in Washington County, Maryland, into a massive 1,500-bed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility.

Issues: Congress

June 16, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC–Rep. April McClain Delaney (MD-06) released the following statement after U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a Secretarial Disaster Designation for Maryland in response to the crop damage from the April 21, 2026 freeze and frost event.

Issues: Congress

June 11, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Today, Representative April McClain Delaney (MD-06) led a letter with her House colleagues demanding that the Department of Commerce explain its continued withholding of appropriated funds that Congress explicitly authorized under its historic $65 billion-dollar internet initiative known as the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.

Issues: Congress

June 10, 2026

Yesterday, Rep. McClain Delaney (MD-06) posted the following statement:

"As Maryland families are struggling with the rising costs of groceries, housing, health care, and childcare, the House GOP is jamming through legislation that addresses none of the affordability issues.

Issues: Congress

June 5, 2026

Today, Rep. McClain Delaney posted the following statement:

"I sadly could not support the FY27 Ag Appropriations bill as it failed to support our farmers and rural communities counting on me to lower costs and expand opportunity.

Issues: Congress

May 29, 2026

Today, Rep. April McClain Delaney (MD-06) released the following statement:

"When Donald Trump turned the Kennedy Center into a monument to himself, I introduced legislation to stop him.

Issues: Congress

May 28, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC–Yesterday, Rep. April McClain Delaney (MD-06) and Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.) called on Allegany County officials to condemn the Bel Air-Pinto Water System, which serves 1,200 residents. According to news reports, water utility and sanitation bills here have skyrocketed to between $400 and $900 a month, among the highest rates in the country.

Issues: Congress

May 27, 2026

GERMANTOWN, MD–Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (MD-06) yesterday convened Montgomery County women leaders — including local officials, business owners, and nonprofit leaders — for a discussion focused on the growing affordability crisis and its disproportionate impact on women and families in Montgomery County–the state’s most populous and diverse jurisdiction.

Issues: Congress

May 22, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, Rep. April McClain Delaney (MD-06) and Rep. Jay Obernolte (CA-08) announced bipartisan legislation to establish a new federal program dedicated to biometrology – an advanced science critical to U.S. leadership in emerging biotechnology, including healthcare innovation, agricultural research, domestic biomanufacturing, national security, and public well-being.
Issues: Congress

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