WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: Congressman David Trone (MD-06) introduced H.R. 5934, the bipartisan Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2021, to support mothers and their infants who are born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). Trone was joined by Representatives Manning (D-NC), Kuster (D-NH), Thompson (R-PA), and Guthrie (R-KY). This legislation improves the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Wome  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following commentary to the Military Times on Nov. 10, 2021: * * * Yesterday, Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, published an opinion piece in the Military Times calling on the Biden Administration to take a long term approach to address extremism within the ranks of our military. "Whether it's sexual assault or racial injustice, the DoD repeatedly tells Congress, "we can handl  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) voted to pass a bipartisan infrastructure deal, an historic investment in the nation's roads, bridges and overall economy. The core infrastructure plan is based on a framework agreed to by the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus - where Phillips serves as Vice Chair - earlier this year. Phillips and other Problem Solvers Caucus leaders met with Sen. Joe Manchin, Republican Maryland  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: Congressman Sarbanes (D-Md.) applauded 11 employers awarded the U.S. Department of Labor's HIRE Vets Medallion Award in Maryland's Third Congressional District. The HIRE Vets Medallion Award recognizes employers for their efforts to support veterans in meaningful, sustaining careers. In selecting recipients, the U.S. Department of Labor assesses an employer's size, programs aimed at re  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Nov. 10, 2021: * * * U.S. Congressman and House Committee On Veterans' Affairs member David Trone (MD-06) issued the following statement to honor our country's veterans and their families on Veterans Day. "Just over a century ago, President Woodrow Wilson issued a message to the country on November 11, 1919, to mark the one year anniversary of the end of World War I: To us in America the reflections of Arm  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Nov. 9, 2021: * * * U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today issued the following statement on final passage of his legislation to make permanent and expand the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), which was included in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: "The Minority Business Development Agency will now have the stability an  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Nov. 10, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today issued the following statement in recognition of Veterans Day, which is Thurs., November 11. "On Veterans Day, we pause to thank those who have served our country and their loved ones for their courage and sacrifice. Their collective contribution to this country is worthy of the highest praise we can muster. "This year we especially mourn the l  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) joined seven of his Senate Colleagues, led by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), in writing a letter to President Joe Biden in advance of the upcoming December Summit for Democracy calling for clarity and transparency regarding the criteria used to determine which countries were invited to participate in the Summit, what role civil society will p  more