WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: As the one-year anniversary of the February 1, 2021 military coup against democratically-elected leadership in Burma approaches, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined his colleagues calling for the United States to take action regarding Burma's deteriorating humanitarian and human rights situation. Since the 2021 coup, the Burmese military, also   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, issued the following news release with Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, vice chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform: Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, and Rep. Jimmy Gomez, Vice Chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter to the Department of Justice renewing their request that i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Feb. 2, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today following Amnesty International's recent report on Israel. "The recently released Amnesty International report is a gross mischaracterization of Israel, its history, and its values. The report repeats longstanding tropes and double standards that have dogged the world's only Jewish state sinc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Feb. 2, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on House Democrats holding more than 1,000 events across America highlighting the bipartisan infrastructure law. "Over the past two months, House Democrats have canvassed the country to let our constituents know about the enactment of the bipartisan infrastructure law and its benefits to Amer  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: This week, the House is taking up the America COMPETES Act, a legislative package that will accelerate the manufacturing of critical semiconductors, fix weaknesses in our supply chains, revitalize our research infrastructure to ensure that America remains a global leader in innovation and the technologies of the future, and secure our interests abroad by promoting economic development, diplom  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Kweisi Mfume issued the following statement. "Bomb threats just before the January 6th insurrection anniversary, intimidating calls to HBCUs on the heels of President Biden extolling his intention to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court and now at the start of Black History Month menacing messages about explosives at two Baltimore institutions of higher learning. These perpet  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2022: U.S. Representatives David Trone (D-MD-06) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) today announced that their legislation to help curtail the flow of illicit fentanyl into the United States will be considered as an amendment for a bill the U.S. House will vote on later this week focused on strengthening America's economic and national security. According to a Pew study released last month, more Amer  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2022: U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today convened a hearing to examine the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development, which manages the Small Business Development Centers Program, the Women's Business Centers Program, the Community Navigator Pilot Program, and SCORE. The hearing comes amid a historic boom  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, welcomed Senate approval today of their resolution (S. Res. 35) condemning the military coup that took place February 1, 2021 in Burma. Introduced days after the military takeover, the senators renewed their call for "those elected to serve in parliament to resume their duties   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) sent a letter to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Office of the Inspector General requesting that Inspector General Tammy Whitcomb investigate the USPS Free Matter for the Blind or Other Physically Handicapped Persons program. The Senators' request follows testimony provided by a Marylander l  more