WASHINGTON, July 1 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 30, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) 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 makin  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 1, 2022: House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the second major version of his Member-recognition app, Dome Directory. This app helps Members of Congress, staff, the press, and the public learn about Members of Congress and their roles in Congress. A system of badges shows committee assignments, major caucus memberships, leadership and whip team memberships, and freshman a  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 30, 2022: * * * Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) issued the following statement regarding Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson being sworn in to the United States Supreme Court today. "Today, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in to serve on the United States Supreme Court. "As the first Black female Justice in the institution's existence, her swearing-in is both historic and influential as she will insp  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen David Trone, Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, and Jamie B. Raskin (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 to  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 1, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) have announced their direct federal funding requests for Maryland community projects under the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee (LHHS) for fiscal year 2023. The senators worked with local community leaders to identify a wide range of projects, which will support health fa  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 1, 2022: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) have announced their direct federal funding requests for Maryland community projects under the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee (LHHS) for fiscal year 2023. The senators worked with local community leaders to identify a wide range of projects, which will support health f  more