U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland
Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Release Statement on Suspension of State's 'Good and Substantial Reason' Standard for Concealed Carry Permits
WASHINGTON, July 5 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, posted the following joint statement:
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U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) Wednesday released the following statement on Governor Hogan's suspension of Maryland's 'good and substantial reason' standard for permits to carry a concealed firearm. The action follows the U.S. Supreme Co
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Reps. Raskin, Fletcher, Strickland Introduce Bill to Protect the Right to Travel for Abortion Services
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, posted the following joint news release:
Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), along with Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) introduced the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022. The bill prohibits any person acting under color of state law, including private parties, from punishing Americans traveling for reproductive health care, which is protected by the constitutional right to travel.
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Sen. Van Hollen, Colleagues Press Big Banks on Widespread Zelle Fraud
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, posted the following joint news release and letters:
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) alongside Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) in pressing seven of the nation's largest banks regarding widespread fraud on Zelle, their online peer-to-peer money transfer program.
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