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PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              January 20 , 2026 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477  / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD: Montgomery County Council President Fani-González (D-Dist. 6) and Councilmembers Balcombe (D-Dist. 2) and Sayles (D-At-Large) proposed a zoning text amendment  which would limit data center locations to industrially-zoned sections of the county, primarily concentrate

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              January 12 , 2026 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477  / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD: House Administration Committee Chairman Steil (R-WI) introduced the Stop Insider Trading Act , which ensures lawmakers can't exploit insider knowledge for financial benefit through their positions. Additionally, this bill bars Members, their spouses, and their depend

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              January 10 , 2026 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477  / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced  on X that U.S. and allied forces "conducted large-scale strikes" against numerous ISIS targets across Syria as part of Operation Hawkeye Strike, which was launched following the ISIS terrorist attack on U.S. and Syrian forces

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              January 3 , 2026 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477  / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD: The United States executed a swift military strike in Venezuela earlier today, apprehending President Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, before transporting them out of the country. Maduro and other Venezuelan officials were previously indicted in 2020 on charges of n

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              December 23 , 2025 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477  / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD: In response to recent developments regarding the release of files related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Congressional candidate Chris Burnett released the following statement: “Long before the Epstein Files Transparency Act  was signed into law, I suppor

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              December 23 , 2025 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477  / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD : On Friday, December 19, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Mast (R-FL-21) introduced the AI OVERWATCH Act , which ensures congressional oversight stays current with technological progress, prevents hostile militaries from obtaining weapon-enabling artificial int

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              December 15 , 2025 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477  / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD: Today, Congressional candidate Chris Burnett unveiled the Western Maryland Innovation Corridor, a comprehensive, public-private partnership plan to finally fix the American Legion Bridge, widen I-270 , and expand I-70  and I-68 , transforming Western Maryland into A

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              December 15 , 2025 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477  / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD: President Trump signed an executive order  (EO) to safeguard American artificial intelligence (AI) innovation from an inconsistent and expensive compliance burden created by varying State laws. The EO promotes a single, minimal “burdensome national standard,” instea

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              December 11 , 2025 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477  / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD: Representative McClain Delaney sent  a letter to Patrick L. Lechleitner, Acting Director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), requesting to schedule a tour of a Baltimore ICE facility and speak with detainees and staff. In her letter, Representative McClai

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              December 9 , 2025 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477  / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD: During a roundtable event , President Trump alongside Secretary of Agriculture Rollins, Treasury Secretary Bessent, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (AR), Senator Deb Fischer (NE), Senator John Hoeven (ND), Representative Austin Scott (GA), and farm

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              December 4 , 2025 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477  / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD: The House of Representatives passed the Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025  by a vote of 223- 190. The legislation requires that any new federal regulations impacting small businesses, established by the Administrator of the Small Business Administration

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              December 3 , 2025 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477  / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD: On December 1, 2025, President Trump signed the Medal of Honor Act , bipartisan legislation that increases the monthly special pension for living Medal of Honor recipients from $1,406.73 to $8,333.33 and sets the monthly special pension for their surviving spouses a

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              December 3, 2025 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477  / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD: The Department of Justice's  Civil Rights Division filed federal lawsuits against six states, including Maryland , for failing to provide statewide voter registration lists upon request. "I continue to support every vote being counted to ensure transparency and accoun

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              December 2 , 2025 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477  / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD: President Trump signed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025  into law, reauthorizing and modifying the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) programs that are focused on substance use disorders, overdoses, and mental health. “

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              November 21, 2025 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477  / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD: The House of Representatives passed the District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act of 2025  by a vote of  237 to 179 . The legislation strengthens the D.C. criminal code by reinstating cash bail requirements and ensuring that individuals charged with violent crimes ar

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              November 12, 2025 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477  / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD: It’s been over a month since the government shutdown began. After 43 days, the pain and hardship endured by the American people, including constituents in Maryland’s Sixth Congressional District, has finally come to an end. The House of Representatives passed a fundi

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              November 10, 2025 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477 / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD: It’s been a month since the government shutdown began. After 40 days, senators finally reached a bipartisan agreement on a stopgap funding bill  to keep the government funded through January 30, 2026. The bill also funds military construction , veterans’ affairs , th

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                              November 3 , 2025 Contact: Joshua Knaak (585) 435-0477  / knaakjoshua60@gmail.com GAITHERSBURG, MD: On Friday, October 31, 2025, Congressman Bryan Steil (R-WI-1) introduced the Withhold Member Pay During Shutdowns Act (H.R. 5891) , legislation that would decrease the annual salary of Members of Congress during a government shutdown. Under the bill, for each day the

Chris Burnett on "The Based Mother Show" with Elena Barbera