WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding President Trump's nomination of Jay Clayton to serve as the Director of National Intelligence:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding President Trump's threats to escalate his illegal war against Iran: 

"We are more than 100 days into Trump's reckless war in Iran, and his latest claim of a peace deal cannot paper over the truth," said Congressman Kweisi Mfume. "this Administration has offered nothing but strikes, threats, and reversals, with no clear plan, no defined goal, and no strategy beyond the President's whims."

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding last night's passage of S.2 (also known as Reconciliation 2.0) in the House of Representatives:

"Last night, Republicans handed ICE and CBP another $70 billion with zero reforms, zero oversight, and zero accountability attached. These agencies are already sitting on $100 billion in unspent funds from the Big Ugly Bill, and Republicans could not be bothered to include a single guardrail," said Congressman Kweisi Mfume.

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) led a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner seeking answers about whether the United States Postal Service (USPS) has faced pressure from the Trump Administration to restrict or interfere with mail-in ballot delivery ahead of the 2026 elections, as well as USPS’s June 2, 2026 publication of a proposed rule (91 F

WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, and Congressman Johnny Olszewski (All D-MD), joined by Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott, highlighted $1,184,000 in Fiscal Year 2026 Congressionally Directed Spending that they, along with U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), fought to deliver to help reduce gun violence across Baltimore.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which will fundamentally eviscerate the elements of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that were still in effect:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-MD) released the following statement on the termination of the contract for the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and U.S. Representatives Sarah Elfreth, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-MD) announced $39,662,903 in federal funding for the Maryland Economic Development Corporation (MEDCO) to expand freight handling capacity at the Tradepoint Atlantic terminal within the Port of Baltimore. The investment supports the development of the new Sparrows Point Container Terminal at Tradepoint Atlantic.