WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Aug. 26, 2021: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the bombings at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. "I am heartbroken by the images and reports of deadly bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan that have killed a number of U.S. military personnel. My prayers are with the families and loved ones of our brave service member  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Aug. 26, 2021: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in recognition of Women's Equality Day. "I join the chorus of voices celebrating Women's Equality Day, marking the 101st anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment to our Constitution, affording women the right to vote. This triumph is due to the bravery and fortitude of suffragettes  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Aug. 26, 2021: * * * Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and 30-year Army veteran, released the following statement today's terror attacks in Afghanistan that killed twelve U.S. servicemembers and wounded fifteen, as well as the deaths of a mounting number of Afghan civilians. "The deaths of U.S. servicemembers and civilians in Kabul are an immense tragedy,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Aug. 26, 2021: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement after University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) President Freeman Hrabowski announced plans to retire at the end of this school year: "For over 30 years, my dear friend Freeman Hrabowski has been a dedicated leader in education for Maryland's students, pioneering programs and standards of excellence that have b  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2021: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer, Senators Ben Cardin (MD) and Chris Van Hollen (MD), and Congressman Anthony Brown (MD-04) announced $2,999,862 to the Prince George's County Health Department to increase resources and services for Community Health Workers (CHWs) to better respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and combat health care inequities. "Community Health Workers provide indispensable servic  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Democracy Reform Task Force Chair Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today voted to pass H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a bill that would restore and protect voting rights across the country. This historic legislation builds on the momentum of H.R. 1, the For the People Act - a once-in-a-generation transformational package of reforms to clean up corruption in Washington, expose secret fo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) joins 43 bipartisan colleagues in urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to distribute the funds remaining in the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and other health care relief programs. Over the course of the pandemic, Congress has appropriated $178 billion for the PRF as well as an additional $8.5 billion for rural providers, however  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pennsylvania, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following fact sheet on how the Better Care Better Jobs Act (S. 2210) would benefit Maryland: * * * In Maryland Today: * There are over 669,000 people with disabilities./1 * There are almost 960,000 people ages 65 and older./2 * The Better Care Better Jobs Act would make it possible for almost 2,200 family caregivers in Maryland to return to work./3 * The Better Care   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Aug. 26, 2021: * * * "We celebrate Women's Equality Day and commemorate that pivotal day one hundred one years ago when women were finally granted the right to vote. "We remember and honor all the women who struggled tirelessly for this right to fully participate in our democracy, including the countless women who struggled for this right but were never themselves able to fully realize it. "We must rededi  more