WASHINGTON, July 7 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on July 6, 2021: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today marking six months since the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6th. "Six months ago, our nation's Capitol was attacked by a violent insurrectionist mob whose objective was to overturn the votes of more than 158 million Americans. Thankfully, they did not succeed. But their actions led to   more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following commentary to the Washington Post on July 6, 2021: * * * Yesterday, Congressman Anthony Brown (MD-04), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, published an opinion piece in the Washington Post outlining the racial disparities that plague our nation's military justice system. A combat veteran with 30 years of service and a retired Colonel in the United States Army Reserve, Congressman Brown has served as an avia  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 6, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $53,968,575 from the American Rescue Plan to strengthen special education services for children across the state. "The COVID-19 pandemic has presented significant challenges for special educati  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 6, 2021: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone today announced $53,968,575 from the American Rescue Plan to strengthen special education services for children across the state. "The COVID-19 pandemic has presented significant challenges for special e  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 6, 2021: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today joined the Maryland Congressional Delegation in announcing $53,968,575 from the American Rescue Plan to strengthen special education services for children across the state. "The COVID-19 pandemic has presented significant challenges for special education services across our state," the lawmakers said. "This new infusion of American Rescue Plan fu  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 6, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen David Trone, Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, and Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) today announced $53,968,575 from the American Rescue Plan to strengthen special education services for children across the state. "The COVID-19 pandemic has presented significant challenges for special educatio  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ted Lieu (CA-33), and John Yarmuth (KY-03) introduced the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying (PRESS) Act. The legislation would safeguard a free and independent press by establishing a federal statutory privilege to protect journalists from being compelled to reveal confidential sources and prevent federal law enforcement from abusing subpoena power. This b  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 6, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $53,968,575 from the American Rescue Plan to strengthen special education services for children across the state. "The COVID-19 pandemic has presented significant challenges for special educa  more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (Both D-Md.) have submitted their first requests in a series for Fiscal Year 2022 to the Senate Appropriations Committee for Congressionally Directed Spending or Community Projects. This marks the first time since 2010 that the Senate has permitted such requests, which, under new guidelines, must meet strict transparency and funding requirements. In this firs  more