WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) released the following statement on the retirement of Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh. "For more than three decades, Attorney General Brian Frosh has been an exceptional public servant and champion for the rights and wellbeing of Marylanders. "Throughout his time as our Attorney General, Brian has advanced equal justice and, through his hard work and dedicat  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2021: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) spoke about the urgent need to certify the Equal Rights Amendment and secure enduring protections for women and marginalized genders against all forms of gender discrimination. During an Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing marking the 50th anniversary of the House passing the Equal Rights Amendment, Congressman Sarbanes focused on the con  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2021: Congressman David Trone (D-MD) and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the bipartisan Higher Education Mental Health Act to address concerns about student mental health throughout the nation's colleges and universities. The bill would establish a National Commission to examine the current policies in place that aid student achievement, as well as the quality of services available to student  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: On Wednesday, U.S. Congressmen Mike Waltz (R-FL) and Anthony Brown (D-MD) introduced the Clean Water Allotment Modernization Act of 2021. Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Mark Kelly (D-NJ) (might need to remove) introduced companion legislation in the Senate. The Clean Water Allotment Modernization Act (CWAMA) would enact long-overdue reforms to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) formula, which dete  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2021: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced a resolution commemorating Operation Provide Comfort and reiterating the partnership between the U.S. and Iraqi Kurdistan. Through Operation Provide Comfort, the largest humanitarian operation of its kind, the United States delivered key humanitarian relief and enforced a no-fly zone in order to protect the citiz  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2021: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congressman David Trone (both D-Md.) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to increase funding for automated record expungement processes to help justice-impacted individuals find employment opportunities. After decades of overcriminalization, between 70 million and 100 million Americans have criminal records that appear in routine background c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Oct. 21, 2021: * * * "Today, I joined my colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass House Resolution 730, finding Stephen K. Bannon in contempt of Congress for refusing to produce documents or appear for a deposition before the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol as directed by subpoena." "The attack on the Capitol on January 6th was a dark day f  more