WASHINGTON, April 6 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on April 5, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after President Biden signed an executive order that will address the "family glitch" in the Affordable Care Act. "I commend President Biden, alongside former President Obama and Vice President Harris, for signing an executive action today addressing the 'family glitch' that has long preven  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement on April 6, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor this afternoon urging support for H.Res 1037, which would hold former President Trump officials Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino Jr. in criminal contempt of Congress. Below is a transcript of his remarks. "I thank the gentleman from Mississippi for yielding. I thank the gentlelady from Wyoming for her  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act, H.R. 7395, which would quadruple the amount educators are able to deduct from their taxes for out-of-pocket classroom expenses. The current deduction is $250, the legislation would increase that to $1,000 and continue to index it to inflation. According to the Department of E  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on April 6, 2022: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today after President Biden signed the bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act into law. "I join in applauding the President for signing the Postal Service Reform Act into law today, securing urgently needed reforms for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Our Postal Service plays an essential role in our democracy and in ou  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) and David Trone (MD-06) for a meeting with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig. The meeting served as a follow up to letters from Team Maryland, as well as other Senate and House members,   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin led a virtual Maryland congressional delegation meeting Tuesday with Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume and David Trone (All D-Md.) with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig. The meeting served as a follow up to letters from Team Maryland, as well as other Senate and House members, over the   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: The House Judiciary Committee voted to pass H.R. 4330, the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying (PRESS) Act, legislation introduced by Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-03) and Congressman Ted Lieu (CA-33) that would safeguard a free and independent press by establishing a federal statutory privilege to protect journalists from being compelled to reveal confidential   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin led a virtual Maryland congressional delegation meeting Tuesday with Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume and David Trone (All D-Md.) with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig. The meeting served as a follow up to letters from Team Maryland, as well as other Senate and House membe  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today called out oil companies for taking advantage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and our country's dependence on fossil fuels to make record profits, sending prices soaring at the pump. In the Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing entitled, "Gouged at the Gas Station: Big Oil and America's Pain at the Pump," Congressman Sa  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes joined Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume and David Trone (all D-Md.) for a meeting with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig. The meeting served as a follow up to letters from Team Maryland, as well as other Senate and House members, over the last few months, as they continue to prio  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) in announcing the addition of three historical sites in Maryland as new listings to the National Park Service's National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program. The new listings join over 700 sites, facilities, and programs already in the Network that provide insig  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressmen David Trone (D-MD) and Andy Levin (D-MI) introduced a resolution to declare the week of April 4 through April 8, 2022, National Assistant Principals Week. "As the son of an educator, I know firsthand that assistant principals are crucial to the success of their schools and students," said Congressman Trone. "By designating National Assistant Principals Week, we are giving these heroes the recogn  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin led a virtual Maryland congressional delegation meeting Tuesday with Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume and David Trone (All D-Md.) with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig. The meeting served as a follow up to letters from Team Maryland, as well as other Senate and House members, over th  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) joined Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in introducing the Support Kids Not Red Tape Act. The bill extends USDA school meal flexibilities from June 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023. These flexibilities have been crucial to feeding children throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. With 90% of our schools still facing many c  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer and Andy Harris (all Md.) today announced the addition of three historical sites in Maryland as new listings to the National Park Service's National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program. The new listings join over 700 sites, facilities, and programs already in the Network that provide insight into the  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in introducing the Support Kids Not Red Tape Act. The bill extends USDA school meal flexibilities from June 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023. These flexibilities have been crucial to feeding children throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. With 90% of our schools still facing many   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 6, 2022: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer and Andy Harris (all Md.) announced the addition of three historical sites in Maryland as new listings to the National Park Service's National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program. The new listings join over 700 sites, facilities, and programs already in the Network that provide insight into the expe  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) introduced new legislation aimed at spurring greater research investment in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), while strengthening our national defense research ecosystem. The Senator's HBCU Research, Innovation, Security, and Excellence (RISE) Act would help boost HBCUs to "very high research activity status," also known   more