WASHINGTON, July 1 (TNSper) -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) announced the hiring of Raymond Rodriguez as his new National Press Secretary. Raymond succeeds Margaret Mulkerrin, who was promoted to Communications Director earlier this year. "I'm excited to have Raymond join our communications team as the new National Press Secretary," Leader Hoyer said. "He brings a wealth of experience from years wit  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 30, 2022: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the Supreme Court's decision in West Virginia v. EPA. "Today's Supreme Court ruling is another dangerous setback for our country and the freedoms it promises to the American people. In less than three weeks, the Court's extremist and activist majority has endangered public safety by making it easier for dange  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 30, 2022: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined 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), Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) in applauding the Department of Transportation's (DOT) opening of the application process for the Reconnecting Communities grant pro  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, 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, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) applauded the Department of Transportation's (DOT) opening of the application process for the Reconnecting Communities grant program to help identify and remove or retrofit highway infrastructure that creates obstacles t  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 30, 2022: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) applauded the Department of Transportation's (DOT) opening of the application process for the Reconnecting Communities grant program to help identify and remove or retrofit highway infrastructure that cr  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, John Sarbanes, Anthony G. Brown, and Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) urged Maryland Transit Solutions (MTS), the group of contractors leading the development of the Purple Line, to complete a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) with the project's construction workers. In their letter to MTS Project Director Terry Gohde, the lawmakers  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 30, 2022: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger helped secure $1.5 million to upgrade MedStar's Curtis National Hand Center, home to some of the world's best hand surgeons based at Baltimore's Union Memorial Hospital. The funding was included in the $242 billion Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2023, which was passed by t  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 30, 2022: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger helped secure $420,000 to help educate middle and high school students in Harford County about substance misuse. The funding was included in the $242 billion Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2023, which was passed by the House Appropriations Committee today and now goes befo  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 30, 2022: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger has secured $6.25 million for three local transportation projects, including the reconstruction of the notoriously congested "triple bridges" interchange of the Baltimore Beltway and I-70. The funding was included in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies funding bill for fiscal year 2023, which was passed by   more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger helped secure $401,615 for Baltimore's National Aquarium to expand a statewide educational program on conservation. The funding was included in the $242 billion Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2023, which was passed by the House Appropriations Committee today and now moves to the full U.S.   more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, 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, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) applauded the Department of Transportation's (DOT) opening of the application process for the Reconnecting Communities grant program to help identify and remove or retrofit highway infrastructure that creat  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md). announced the inclusion of more than $26 million in federal funding for community projects in the draft Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) appropriations bills for Maryland's Third District. This is the first step in the funding process. Congressman Sarbanes will continue to fight for this funding as the bills move to consideration on the House Floor and negotiations with the Senat  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 30, 2022: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md). joined Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) in applauding the Department of Transportation's (DOT) opening of the application process for the Reconnecting Communities grant program to help identify and remove or retrofit highway infrastructure that creates ob  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 1 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 30, 2022: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in West Virginia v. EPA that prohibits the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from broadly regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants under the Clean Air Act. "Today's ruling in West Virgi  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 30, 2022: * * * "The Biden administration made the right decision to terminate the 'Remain in Mexico' policy of the Trump administration, so I am pleased with the Supreme Court's decision today. This Trump administration policy had forced asylum seekers fleeing persecution and violence in their home countries to remain in dangerous conditions indefinitely on the Mexican side of the border. "While aw  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 30, 2022: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) applauded the Department of Transportation's (DOT) opening of the application process for the Reconnecting Communities grant program to help identify and remove or retrofit highway infrastructure tha  more