U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland
During Week of Anniversary of Civil War's Start, Del. Norton Introduces Bill to Preserve D.C. Region Civil War Defenses
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release on April 15, 2022:
During the week of the anniversary of the start of the Civil War -- April 12, 1861 -- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a bill to recognize and preserve the Civil War Defenses of Washington, located in the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland, by redesignating them as a national historic park.
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Sen. Van Hollen Welcomes Biden Administration Action to Protect Cameroonians Fleeing Violence, Humanitarian Crisis
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) applauded the Biden Administration's Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation to Cameroon, which will provide lifesaving protections for Cameroonian nationals in the United States amid the current humanitarian crisis in the country. The Senator wrote twice to President Biden in recent months - in November and again last month - calling for TPS for Cameroon.
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