WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chair of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Committee Member Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz sent a letter to the President of the University of Florida (UF) requesting information about the university's conflicts-of-interest policies following concerning reports  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Nov. 18, 2021: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after Congressman G.K. Butterfield (NC-01), announced that he will not seek re-election at the end of the 117th Congress. "Since 2004, the people of North Carolina's First District have benefitted immensely from Rep. G.K. Butterfield's leadership, wisdom, and experience. I have been proud t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) today announced an award of $22 million in federal funding to the Maryland Department of Transportation for the East-West Priority Corridor Project. Funding comes through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure for Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program. In July, m  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: Congressman John Sarbanes and Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (all D-Md.) announced $450,000 in federal funding for the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis. These funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will help support Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants that assist communities in developing comprehensive neighborhood revitalization plans focu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 18, 2021: Congressman David Trone's Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Counseling Act was signed into law by President Biden. The law will improve mental health care for first responders by creating more peer counseling programs and clear standards of confidentiality. This is a worthy victory in the fight to end the stigma surrounding mental health. Tragically, Officer Bomba's stor  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman John Sarbanes (all D-Md.) announced $450,000 in federal funding for the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis. These funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will help support Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants that assist communities in developing comprehensive neighborhood revitalization plans focused on redeve  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman John Sarbanes (all D-Md.) announced $450,000 in federal funding for the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis. These funds from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will help support Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants that assist communities in developing comprehensive neighborhood revitalization plans focused on redev  more