WASHINGTON, May 5 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on May 4, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight on Israel's Independence Day, Yom Ha'Atzmaut. "Tonight, I join in celebrating Yom Ha'Atzmaut and the return of the Jewish people's sovereignty and self-determination in the land of their ancestors. Seventy-four years ago, the modern State of Israel was born during a time of tragedy and strugg  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) along with Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), and David Trone (MD-06) today announced $5,382,250 in federal funding for the Head Start of Washington County, Board of Education of St. Mary's County Public Schools and the Community Action Council of Howard County's   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 5, 2022: Congressman John Sarbanes today joined Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume and David Trone (all D-Md.) in announcing $5,382,250 in federal funding for the Head Start of Washington County, Board of Education of St. Mary's County Public Schools and the Community Action Council of Howard County's Head Start projects to expa  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 6 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) joined transportation advocates to celebrate the start of Bike Month and highlight federal funds she secured through Community Project Funding requests and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. "I was proud to vote for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which is bringing critical resources to our region," said Rep. Titus. "The federal funding I secured for electric bu  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on May 4, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, today released the following statement on the committee's approval of the Kigali Amendment, a global agreement to transition away from ozone-depleting hydrofluorocarbons to safer alternatives. "I am pleased to support today's committee action to advance Senate approval for the Kigali Amendment   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 5, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $5,382,250 in federal funding for the Head Start of Washington County, Board of Education of St. Mary's County Public Schools and the Community Action Council of Howard County's Head Start projects to expand early learning   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- 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 and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $5,382,250 in federal funding for the Head Start of Washington County, Board of Education of St. Mary's County Public Schools, and the Community Action Council of Howard County's Head Start projects to expand early learning opportunities, deve  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen joined Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in sending a letter to the Architect of the Capitol, Compass Group CEO, and Restaurant Associates CFO, urging them to work together to ensure the Senate cafeteria workers receive fair wages and benefits that reflect their substantial contributions to our Capitol community. "Now that the immediate threat of la  more