WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Aug. 27, 2021: * * * This evening, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement on President Biden's meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. "Today's meeting between President Biden and Prime Minister Bennett reaffirms the unbreakable ties between the United States and Israel, two nations with a common vision and shared interests. "While leaders c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court conservative majority's decision to end the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) federal eviction moratorium. "With COVID-19 infections again on the rise in communities across America due to the Delta variant, we need action from every level of government to help stave off a looming eviction c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today after the Biden Administration announced that all federal employees will receive a 2.7% pay increase in 2022. "I am pleased that President Biden has issued an alternative pay plan providing for a 2.7% pay increase in 2022 for federal employees, which is in line with his proposal earlier this year to provide an adjustment for mi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2021: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer, Senators Chris Van Hollen (MD) and Senator Ben Cardin (MD), and Representatives Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Andy Harris (MD-01), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Anthony Brown (MD-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) sent a letter to the Maryland Department of Labor (MDOL) pressing for answers regarding their delivery of unemployment   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2021: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), joined by U.S. Senator Ben Cardin and Representatives Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Andy Harris, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone, sent a letter to the Maryland Department of Labor (MDOL) pressing for answers regarding their delivery of unemployment benefits to Marylanders impacted by the COVID-19 pandemi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2021: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined by U.S. Senator Ben Cardin and Representatives Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Andy Harris, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone sent a letter to the Maryland Department of Labor (MDOL) pressing for answers regarding their delivery of unemployment benefits to Marylanders impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Aug. 26, 2021: * * * Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, a Defense Appropriator, issued the following statement on the terrorist attack outside the Kabul airport amid the evacuation of American troops, allies and Afghan civilians: "I strongly condemn the cowardly attack in Kabul today that claimed the lives of 13 U.S. service members as well as scores of innocent civilians. My heart goes o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), joined by U.S. Senator Ben Cardin and Representatives Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Andy Harris, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone, sent a letter to the Maryland Department of Labor (MDOL) pressing for answers regarding their delivery of unemployment benefits to Marylanders impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2021: Congressman David Trone released a new Congressional report showing that at least 47,000 Marylanders in Maryland's Sixth District stand to benefit from lower health care costs thanks to the American Rescue Plan (ARP) that was passed by Democrats in Congress and signed into law by President Biden. You can access the entire report here: https://trone.house.gov/the-american-rescue-plan-report-  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2021: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, joined by U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Representatives Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Andy Harris, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all Md.), sent a letter to the Maryland Department of Labor (MDOL) pressing for answers regarding their delivery of unemployment benefits to Marylanders impacted by the COVID-19 pa  more