This week's MD-08 Local Hero is Liz Krueger, Director of Homeless Services for the great local group Interfaith Works. Thank you, Liz, for your years of extraordinary service to our community and working to make sure all of our people have a place to call home.

We now have a bipartisan majority of members of Congress demanding a vote to extend ACA tax credits and keep health care affordable for all Americans. Speaker Johnson, bring this legislation to the House Floor immediately or step out of the way.

How about we just stick with the existing legal name for the performing arts center but call the HHS Secretary Robert F. Trump-Kennedy?

Today MAGA brought anti-abortion health care legislation to the House Floor that will make the American people sicker, undermine preexisting condition coverage, and drive up health insurance costs. I voted ‘hell no’ on this poison pill prescription.

MAGA’s refusal to extend ACA tax subsidies hurts people like my constituent Rebecca, a cancer survivor who recently lost her job. For Rebecca, giant premium hikes mean she risks missing treatments and losing health insurance altogether.

The GOP’s health care “plan” does nothing for millions who will see their health insurance premiums go through the roof in January. Facing a choice between seeing the doctor and paying your rent is appalling but that’s life in Trump’s America.

The White House is not private property. It does not belong to Donald Trump. It belongs to the people. I’m introducing legislation to protect the building’s historic character against the president’s bulldozer and Marie Antoinette ballroom.

Today I’m leading my colleagues in calling on the government of Vietnam to immediately release internationally respected environmental activist and attorney Dang Dinh Bach. Mr. Bach's detention on phony charges violates his basic human rights—and we demand his release and freedom.

This Truth Social post is a product of Deranged Trump Syndrome. It teaches nothing but cruelty and nonsense. Any sane person will recognize the danger of its confused reasoning.

The world has lost two magnificently creative human beings in Rob and Michele Reiner. Their violent deaths add to the darkness of these days, but their humor, their compassion and their love for the world shine an imperishable light.

Not extending ACA subsidies means millions of our people will have to choose between seeing the doctor and buying groceries or paying rent. GOP cruelty is not good for public health.

After this weekend’s antisemitic terror attack in Australia, it is more important than ever that people assemble for Hanukkah. May the Festival of Lights shine brightly in Jewish homes and communities throughout the world.

Sending sympathy and solidarity to the Brown University community which is reeling from an explosion of gun violence in an academic building, another act of terror in our national gun violence nightmare.

Horrified for families gunned down while attending a Hanukkah candle-lighting celebration in Sydney, Australia. The world rejects this vile act of antisemitic hate and terror. May the memory of those killed be a blessing to their families.

This week's MD-08 Local Hero is Cynthia Marshall, executive director of Action in Montgomery (AIM). Cynthia is a community organizer extraordinaire fighting for housing, health care, the environment and practical hope for our people.

When your health insurance premiums increase next year, thank MAGA Republicans. Donald Trump promised to “lower costs on Day One,” but he spends his days tinkering with plans for his vanity project White House ballroom. Let them eat crypto and pardons for dictators.

Reproductive care is a basic human right—no matter what President Trump and Speaker Johnson say. I’m co-leading 110 Democrats in introducing a resolution to commend state and local governments who are hanging tough for women's health care as MAGA theocrats work to destroy it.

Today, Rep. Don Beyer, Sen. Peter Welch and I are introducing a bill to expand ranked choice voting to all elections for Congress. RCV assures that winners have majority support, no candidate acts as a “spoiler,” and the voting process favors positive coalition-building.

President Trump doesn't just have a problem with Democrats when he's trying to slide his sycophants into U.S. Attorney roles. He has a problem with Senate Republicans, Republican-appointed judges and the Constitution.

In the richest country in the history of the world, you should be able to afford to see a doctor when you get sick. But Republicans are doing nothing to stop rising health insurance costs or to help people pay them. Republican indifference will have deadly consequences for our people.

While millions scrounge to pay for groceries and medical procedures, FBI Director Kash Patel flies his taxpayer-paid private jet to “date night” with his girlfriend and the “Boondoggle Ranch” (its real name, I kid you not). House Judiciary Democrats demand reimbursement to the taxpayers.

The three MCPS students who won my 2025 Congressional App Challenge created an impressive app which helps people who are blind or visually impaired successfully, safely and efficiently navigate their surroundings. Congrats and Happy Computer Science Education Week!

Today, journalist Jimmy Lai should be home celebrating his birthday with family. Instead, this brave free speech and democracy advocate languishes in prison. The world demands Jimmy Lai be released and his sham charges dropped.

Meet MD-08 Local Heroes Kevin Xia & Ryan Chen of Whitman HS & Peter Xiao of Blair HS. They won my 2025 Congressional App Challenge for their brilliant app SafeStride, which helps people who are blind or visually impaired navigate their surroundings safely and efficiently.

Millions of Americans watch @cbsnews.com—I do, too. That’s why I’m investigating whether the network’s content is now controlled by journalists or by Trump censors. His tactics are straight out of Putin’s Russia or Xi’s China.

The DOJ is hemorrhaging staff, morale and commitment, as experienced prosecutors are sacked and replaced by unqualified political sycophants. Trump's Gangster State endangers public safety and national security.

Congratulations to Montgomery County Council President Natali Fani-González and VP Marilyn Balcombe on being unanimously elected as the new Council leaders! And thank you to outgoing President Kate Stewart for her inspiring and effective leadership. I look forward to working with the new leadership!

Trump says “affordability,” which was his campaign theme, is actually a “fake narrative” and a “Democrat con job.” Next argument: everyone at his Great Gatsby black-tie party says Trump tariffs and Trumpflation are working out great!

Many federal workers in MD-08 are facing rising health care costs since the Trump Administration jacked up their premiums. If you have an FEHB plan, check out my webinar to get guidance from benefits experts before Open Enrollment ends on 12/8:

The Gangster State strikes again, with a full-blown presidential pardon for a convicted cocaine trafficker and conspirator who corrupted the Honduran government with his crimes as president. The people must defend freedom and the rule of law against mobster politicians.

This Thanksgiving, I’m sending deep gratitude to all my friends and neighbors in Maryland’s beautiful Eighth District, including more than 50,000 besieged federal workers, for their ongoing contributions to our community and our nation. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

On Thanksgiving we count the blessings of democracy and pray for the National Guardsmen brutally shot in Washington yesterday. Violence against troops and officers is intolerable in the Capital city or anywhere.

This Thanksgiving, we honor Manna Food Center CEO Craig Rice as our MD-08 Local Hero. Craig, his dedicated staff and his army of volunteers work all year long to keep our community fed. We thank them for their enduring and meaningful contributions to our friends and neighbors.

The Pakistani government’s grave mistreatment of human rights defender Idris Khattak is outrageous and intolerable. @repmcgovern.bsky.social and I are demanding answers about his disappearance and persecution.

This week’s MD-08 Local Hero is Rebecca Henson, the inspiring Founder and Executive Director of the Springsong Museum. This exciting project in Silver Spring will memorialize the life and work of proud Marylander Rachel Carson, often identified as the founder of the environmental movement.

The homicidal Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit to Washington has been a disgrace to American democracy. Trump’s thoughts on the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi: “things happen.” What he said about the epidemic of human rights violations in Saudi Arabia: nothing.

Taxpayers shouldn’t be subsidizing political speech. Representatives Clyburn and Huffman, Senator Wyden and I are calling on the Trump Administration to stop taking a wrecking ball to the separation of church and state.

The President of the United States just called for Democratic lawmakers to be killed. Trump is putting my colleagues’ lives at risk because they have exercised their free speech rights under the First Amendment and Speech and Debate Clause.

The House voted for a chance for justice and truth for the thousands of women and girls trapped in Epstein’s global sex trafficking ring. President Trump, it’s time to do what you should have done months ago: release the file now.

America overwhelmingly supports the survivors’ demand for complete disclosure of what the government knows about the billion-dollar Epstein global trafficking ring. Stop the excuses and deflections—release the file.

It’s Gun Buyback Day in Rockville until 1:00 PM. Thanks to Mayor Monique Ashton, State’s Attorney John McCarthy, Councilman Adam Van Grack and all Team Rockville for this excellent public service.

This week's MD-08 Local Heroes are Selim and Serkan Kantar, owners of the newly restored and wildly successful Olney Ale House. We celebrate them and Terri Hogan, who helped the brothers in their quest to revive this beloved Olney landmark.

Fresh from their six-week paid vacation, Speaker Johnson finally swore in Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva. A majority of the House has signed the discharge petition for full release of the Epstein File. Let’s vote.

Republicans are scrambling to cover up the Epstein file, but we say anyone involved in Epstein's billion-dollar child sex trafficking ring must be brought to justice—whether Republicans, Democrats or, yes, even presidents.

On Veterans Day, we honor all the men and women who have sworn the oath and devoted themselves to serving in our armed forces to protect the American Constitution, our democratic nation and the freedom of our people.   Today and every day, we honor their service and sacrifices.

Ghislaine Maxwell is an unrepentant child sex predator. So why would an American President even consider commuting her sentence? This would be a national disgrace. @democrats-judiciary.house.gov want answers.

Ahead of Veterans Day, we honor Don Champion as our MD-08 Local Hero for a career of service to America. A distinguished veteran and active leader in our community, Don gives back every day. Thank you for your wonderful service.

Long live the jury trial in America.

The MoCo Pride Center is a shining light for the LGBTQIA+ community. Thank you for standing strong as so many Americans face unrelenting attacks from a cruel and divisive administration.

While throwing Great Gatsby parties for the billionaires and building a Marie Antoinette Ballroom the size of nearly two football fields, Trump steers his bulldozer at American families on SNAP benefits trying to eat in his Hunger Games economy.