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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland

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House Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on the Retirement of Rep. Roybal-Allard
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Dec. 21, 2021: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), announced that she will not seek re-election at the end of the 117th Congress. "I've been honored to serve alongside Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard for twenty-eight years. She is a dear friend and someone I have been proud to work closely with   more
House Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on the Retirement of Rep. Sires
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Dec. 21, 2021: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after Congressman Albio Sires (NJ-08), announced that he will not seek re-election at the end of the 117th Congress. "For the past fifteen years, the people of New Jersey's Eighth District have been fortunate to have Albio Sires as their Representative in Congress. He has been a leader in t  more
Md. Delegation Announces Nearly $800M in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Highway Funding for the State
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- 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 G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $796,122,349 in FY22 federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law to improve roads and bridges and create good-paying jobs across the state. These federal investments also fund critical new prog  more
Md. Delegation Announces Nearly $800M in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Highway Funding for the State
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $796,122,349 in FY22 federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law to improve roads and bridges and create good-paying jobs across the state. These federal investments also fund critical new programs  more
Md. Delegation Announces the Howard County Economic Development Authority as a Finalist in the Build Back Better Regional Challenge to Strengthen Maryland's Cybersecurity Efforts
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- 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 G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced an award of $500,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to the Howard County Economic Development Authority to continue developing its Maryland Cyber Workforce Solutions (Solutions) project on behalf of a co  more
Md. Delegation Announces the Howard County Economic Development Authority as a Finalist in the Build Back Better Regional Challenge to Strengthen Maryland's Cybersecurity Efforts
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced an award of $500,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to the Howard County Economic Development Authority to continue developing its Maryland Cyber Workforce Solutions (Solutions) project on b  more
Rep. Brown Discusses the Threat of Extremism Within the Ranks, Need for Action
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and 30-year Army veteran, joined NPR's All Things Considered to discuss the Department of Defenses' latest actions to address extremism within the ranks of the military, and what more needs to be done to counter this national security threat. Key quotes from the interview are below: "The Pentagon took a   more
Rep. Brown: Maryland Delegation Announces Nearly $800 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Highway Funding for the State
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $796,122,349 in FY22 federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law to improve roads and bridges and create good-paying jobs across the state. These federal investments also fund cr  more
Rep. Brown: Maryland Delegation Announces the Howard County Economic Development Authority as a Finalist in the Build Back Better Regional Challenge to Strengthen Maryland's Cybersecurity Efforts
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced an award of $500,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to the Howard County Economic Development Authority to continue developing its Maryland Cyber Workforce Solutions (Solutions) project on  more
Rep. Hoyer Statement on Bowie Water Pipes
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Dec. 21, 2021: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today following recent reports of Bowie residents struggling with the city's deeply tuberculated water pipes. "I am deeply concerned by recent reports highlighting the state of tuberculated water pipes in Bowie. Hundreds of residents are living with brown or discolored water in their homes, heightening alarm regardin  more
Rep. Hoyer: Maryland Delegation Announces Nearly $800 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Highway Funding for the State
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 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 G. Brown (MD-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) today announced $796,122,349 in FY22 federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law to improve roads and bridges and create good-  more
Rep. Hoyer: Maryland Delegation Announces the Howard County Economic Development Authority as a Finalist in the Build Back Better Regional Challenge to Strengthen Md.'s Cybersecurity Efforts
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 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 G. Brown (MD-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) today announced an award of $500,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to the Howard County Economic Development Authority to continue dev  more
Rep. Mfume, Maryland Delegation Announces Nearly $800 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Highway Funding for the State
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $796,122,349 in FY22 federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law to improve roads and bridges and create good-paying jobs across the state. These federal investments also fund cri  more
Rep. Raskin: Maryland Delegation Announces Nearly $800 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Highway Funding for the State
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $796,122,349 in FY22 federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law to improve roads and bridges and create good-paying jobs across the state. These federal investments also fund cri  more
Rep. Raskin: Maryland Delegation Announces the Howard County Economic Development Authority as a Finalist in the Build Back Better Regional Challenge to Strengthen Md.'s Cybersecurity Efforts
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced an award of $500,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to the Howard County Economic Development Authority to continue developing its Maryland Cyber Workforce Solutions (Solutions) project on   more
Rep. Ruppersberger: Maryland Delegation Announces Nearly $800 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Highway Funding for the State
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $796,122,349 in FY22 federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law to improve roads and bridges and create good-paying jobs across the state. These federal investments  more
Rep. Ruppersberger: Maryland Delegation Announces the Howard County Economic Development Authority as a Finalist in the Build Back Better Regional Challenge to Strengthen Md.'s Cybersecurity Efforts
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced an award of $500,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to the Howard County Economic Development Authority to continue developing its Maryland Cyber Workforce Solutions (Solution  more
Rep. Sarbanes, Maryland Delegation Announce Nearly $800 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Highway Funding for the State
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: Congressman John Sarbanes joined Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) in announcing $796,122,349 in FY22 federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law to improve roads and bridges and create good paying jobs across the state. These federal investment  more
Rep. Sarbanes, Maryland Delegation Announce the Howard County Economic Development Authority as a Finalist in the Build Back Better Regional Challenge
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: Congressman John Sarbanes today joined Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Steny H. Hoyer, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) in announcing an award of $500,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to the Howard County Economic Development Authority to continue developing its Maryland Cyber Workforce Solutions (Sol  more
Rep. Trone: Maryland Delegation Announces the Howard County Economic Development Authority as a Finalist in the Build Back Better Regional Challenge to Strengthen Md.'s Cybersecurity Efforts
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen David Trone, Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, and Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) today announced an award of $500,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to the Howard County Economic Development Authority to continue developing its Maryland Cyber Workforce Solutions (Solutions) project on   more
Reps. Brown, Strickland, Jones Introduce Bill to Improve Racial Disparity Reporting in Military Justice System
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), and Congressman Mondaire Jones (NY-17) introduced legislation to improve demographic reporting within the military justice system. Provisions from this legislation were included in the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act. Racial disparities in the military justice system are longstanding. Black and Hispanic service members  more
Reps. Mfume, Ruppersberger, Sens. Cardin, Van Hollen Announce New USPS Audit Showing Chronic Mismanagement, Employee Vacancies at USPS Processing and Distribution Facility in Baltimore
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: Congressmen C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and Kweisi Mfume, as well as Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (all D-MD) announced a new USPS audit showing the primary Baltimore area United States Postal Service (USPS) processing and distribution center is processing millions in fewer mail items despite significant increases in work hours and overtime. The audit was self-initiated by   more
Reps. Ruppersberger, Mfume, Sens. Cardin, Van Hollen Announce New USPS Audit Showing Chronic Mismanagement, Employee Vacancies at USPS Processing and Distribution Facility in Baltimore
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 22 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: Congressmen C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and Kweisi Mfume, as well as Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (all D-MD) announced a new USPS audit showing the primary Baltimore area United States Postal Service (USPS) processing and distribution center is processing millions in fewer mail items despite significant increases in work hours and overtime. The audit was self  more
Sen. Cardin: Helsinki Commission Cautions Russia Against Dissolving Russian Human Rights Organization Memorial
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: As the latest court proceedings conclude for Russian human rights group Memorial International, U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman Senator Ben Cardin (MD), Co-Chairman Rep. Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member Sen. Roger Wicker (MS), and Ranking Member Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following joint statement: "The Kremlin continues to twist Russia's so-called justice system to punish   more
Sens. Cardin, Brown, Schatz Lead Group of Senators in Calling on Vaccine Manufacturers to Increase Vaccines to Low-Income Countries to Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) along with Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) led a group of eight senators in calling on Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and Moderna to increase COVID-19 vaccines to low- and middle-income countries to help tackle the global disparities in accessing the vaccine. "If global vaccination rates do not improve, the virus will continue to threaten lives and our glob  more
Sens. Cardin, Van Hollen Urge FTC and DOJ to Protect Workers' Rights by Limiting Non-Compete Agreements
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (Both D-Md.), along with Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are supporting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division's role in restricting the use of non-compete clauses in employment contracts to promote worker mobility at a tim  more
Sens. Cardin, Van Hollen, Rep. Garamendi Urge U.S. Secretary of Education to Include Peace Corps Volunteers in New Student Loan Relief
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congressman John Garamendi (D-Calif.) led a bicameral letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona urging the U.S. Department of Education to include returned Peace Corps volunteers in the Biden Administration's recent improvements to the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. The members were joined in sending the letter by ov  more
Sens. Cardin, Van Hollen, Rep. Trone, Announce More Than $280,000 in Federal Funding for the Frederick Mobile Crisis Team
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardina and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman David Trone today announced $280,254 in federal funding for the Frederick Mobile Crisis Team. The team brings police officers and mental health professionals together so they can better assist those experiencing a behavioral or mental health crisis. "The Frederick Mobile Crisis Team pairs law enforcement personnel with mental health professi  more
Sens. Van Hollen, Cardin Urge FTC and DOJ to Protect Workers' Rights by Limiting Non-Compete Agreements
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.), along with Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are supporting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division's role in restricting the use of non-compete clauses in employment contracts to promote worker mobility at a ti  more
Sens. Van Hollen, Cardin, Reps. Ruppersberger, Mfume Announce New USPS Audit Showing Chronic Mismanagement, Employee Vacancies at USPS Processing and Distribution Facility in Baltimore
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced a new USPS audit showing the primary Baltimore area United States Postal Service (USPS) processing and distribution center is processing millions fewer mail items despite significant increases in work hours and overtime. The audit was self-initiated by the Office of t  more
Sens. Van Hollen, Warren, Baldwin, Rep. Maloney Reintroduce Landmark CARE Act to Combat the Substance Use Epidemic
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.), Ann Kuster (D-N.H.), and David Trone (D-Md.) in reintroducing the Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, the most ambitious legislation ever introduced in Congress to confront the substance use epidemic. Endorsed by over 175 organiz  more