U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland
House Administration Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Rep. Sarbanes
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The House Administration Subcommittee on Elections issued the following testimony by Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, at a Dec. 17, 2021, member day hearing on election administration:
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Thank you for holding today's important hearing and for all the work you do to protect and strengthen our democracy.
The stakes for this work could not be higher. The 2020 election demonstrated the need for wholesale democracy reform. Americans across the country were forced to ov
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Md. Delegation Receive Response From USPS Showing Actions to Improve Performance Over Last Year's Holiday Season, But Urge Further Action
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 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, Andy Harris, M.D., and David Trone (all Md.) today announced that they received a letter from the United States Postal Service (USPS) in response to their November 22 request for an update on its readiness for the holiday mail sur
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Rep. Brown: Maryland Delegation Receive Response From USPS Showing Actions to Improve Performance Over Last Year's Holiday Season, But Urge Further Action
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following joint statement on Dec. 22, 2021:
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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, Andy Harris, M.D., and David Trone (all Md.) announced that they received a letter from the United States Postal Service (USPS) in response to their November 22 request for an update on its readiness for the holiday mail s
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Rep. Hoyer: Maryland Delegation Receive Response From USPS Showing Actions to Improve Performance Over Last Year's Holiday Season, But Urge Further Action
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following joint statement on Dec. 22, 2021:
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Today 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), Andy Harris, M.D (MD-01), and David Trone (MD-06) announced that they received a letter from the United States Postal Service (USPS) in response
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Rep. Mfume, Sen. Van Hollen, Maryland Delegation Receive Response From USPS Showing Actions to Improve Performance Over Last Year's Holiday Season, But Urge Further Action
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following joint statement on Dec. 22, 2021:
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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, Andy Harris, M.D., and David Trone (all Md.) announced that they received a letter from the United States Postal Service (USPS) in response to their November 22 request for an update on its readiness for the holiday mail su
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Rep. Ruppersberger: Sen. Van Hollen, Maryland Delegation Receive Response From USPS Showing Actions to Improve Performance Over Last Year's Holiday Season, But Urge Further Action
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 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, Andy Harris, M.D., and David Trone (all Md.) announced that they received a letter from the United States Postal Service (USPS) in response to their November 22 request for an update on its readiness for the holiday mai
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Rep. Trone: Maryland Delegation Announces Nearly $800 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Highway Funding for the State
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 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 $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
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Reps. Trone, Takano, Levin Bill to Protect Education Benefits for Student Veterans During COVID-19 Is Signed Into Law by President Biden
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2021:
President Biden signed Congressman Trone's Responsible Education Mitigating Options and Technical Extensions (REMOTE) Act into law, which he introduced alongside Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano (CA-41) and Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Chairman Mike Levin (CA-49). The new law will protect education benefits for veterans amid the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemi
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Sen. Van Hollen, Md. Delegation Receive Response From USPS Showing Actions to Improve Performance Over Last Year's Holiday Season, But Urge Further Action
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following joint statement:
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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, Andy Harris, M.D., and David Trone (all Md.) announced that they received a letter from the United States Postal Service (USPS) in response to their November 22 request for an update on its readiness for the holiday mail surge.
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Sen. Van Hollen, Rep. Bass Urge Biden Administration to Reconsider Ethiopia's Suspension From Critical AGOA Trade Program
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Calif.) have urged President Joe Biden to reconsider the Administration's November 2, 2021 decision to terminate Ethiopia's designation as a beneficiary country under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) at the end of this year. As the lawmakers note in their letter, this decision will hurt the nation's most vulnerable and re
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