WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all Md.) today announced $54,235,170 in federal funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program to bolster the HIV/AIDS surveillance and prevention programs, reduce health disparities and improve he  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following joint statement: * * * U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, U.S. House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) applaud Maryland's $2.5 billion budget surplus for Fiscal Year 2021. This surplus reflects the Maryland Congressional Delegation's broad success in securing a combined $11.9 billion of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) applauded the Biden administration for streamlining the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program for more than half a million public servants, including teachers, military service members, federal workers and others. According to the Department of Education, more than 99.6 percent of initial PSLF applicants were denied loan forgiveness despite having met the 10 years   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the Alternatives to Detention Act of 2021, H.R.5347, which would shift certain vulnerable populations of migrants, out of incarceration and into alternatives to detention. A recent increase in migrants and asylum seekers, particularly from Haiti, has put a strain on administration capacity and temporary migrant detent  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, U.S. House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) applaud Maryland's $2.5 billion budget surplus for Fiscal Year 2021. This surplus reflects the Maryland Congressional Delegation's broad success in securing a combined $11.9 billion of federal fund  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2021: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), Anthony Brown (MD-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) today announced $54,235,170 in federal funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program to bolster the HIV/AIDS surveill  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2021: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Anthony Brown (MD-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) applauded Maryland's $2.5 billion budget surplus for Fiscal Year 2021. This surplus reflects the Maryland Congressional Delegation's broad suc  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, U.S. House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) applaud Maryland's $2.5 billion budget surplus for Fiscal Year 2021. This surplus reflects the Maryland Congressional Delegation's broad success in securing a combined $11.9 billion of federal fundi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all Md.) today announced $54,235,170 in federal funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program to bolster the HIV/AIDS surveillance and prevention programs, reduce health disparities and  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, U.S. House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) applaud Maryland's $2.5 billion budget surplus for Fiscal Year 2021. This surplus reflects the Maryland Congressional Delegation's broad success in securing a combined $11.9 billion of  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2021: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) applauded the Biden Administration today following an announcement it will overhaul the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program over the next year and increase qualifying payments for potentially as many as 550,000 borrowers who have previously consolidated loans. As the author of the law creating the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, Congr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2021: Congressman John Sarbanes joined Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all Md.) today in announcing $54,235,170 in federal funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program to bolster the HIV/AIDS surveillance and prevention programs, reduce health disparit  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2021: Congressman John Sarbanes, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) issued the following statement today applauding Maryland's $2.5 billion budget surplus for Fiscal Year 2021. This surplus reflects the Maryland Congressional Delegation's broad   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2021: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) joined Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Representatives Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) in sending a letter to the Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Mohammed Choudhury urging the state to expedite distribution of American Rescue Plan funds to child care pro  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: 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.) applaud Maryland's $2.5 billion budget surplus for Fiscal Year 2021. This surplus reflects the Maryland Congressional Delegation's broad success in securing a combined $11.9 billion of federal funding through the American R  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: This afternoon, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen joined by U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, and Representatives Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) sent a letter to the Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Mohammed Choudhury urging the state to expedite distribution of American Rescue Plan funds to child care providers.  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.), along with nearly 50 of their senate colleagues, reintroduced legislation Tuesday to restore the landmark Voting Rights Act (VRA) and stop the spreading scourge of voter suppression. The legislation - the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act - is named for an icon of the Civil Rights movement, the late Congressman John Lewis, and reflects an   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) sent a letter to the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers urging the association to negotiate collaboratively and in good faith with Hollywood craft workers advocating for improved wages and working conditions on movie and television sets. Behind-the-scenes workers such as camera oper  more