WASHINGTON, July 30 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement on July 29, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor this afternoon in support of H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022. Below is a transcript of his remarks. "I thank the gentleman for yielding. This, of course, is an emotional debate. Some have talked about fear and they instill fear in the process. As Mr. Nadler has pointed out, no weapons ar  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement on July 29, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor this afternoon in support of H.R. 5118, the Wildfire and Drought Resiliency Act. Below is a copy of his remarks as prepared for delivery. "Madam Speaker, I rise in support of our nation's firefighters and their vital work to protect our communities and our forests - as well as those working to keep  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 29, 2022: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today voted in support of legislation banning the sale, import, manufacture or transfer of certain semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines like those used in eight of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in recent American history. H.R. 1808 renews the previous assault weapons ban that expired in 2004, during which mass shooting fatal  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on July 29, 2022: * * * Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) released the following statement on the House passage of H.R. 1808, a bill that would prohibit the sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. "Weapons of war have no place in our neighborhoods. For too long, we've allowed easy access to semiautomatic weapons, resulting in senseless trage  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, John Sarbanes, Andy Harris MD, Kweisi Mfume and David Tronemet Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol with the new president and CEO of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Hilary Harp Falk and the newly selected U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Chesapeake Bay Program Director Dr. Kandis Boyd. The group shared perspectives and progress  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 29, 2022: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger yesterday voted for historic, bipartisan legislation to boost domestic production of semiconductor chips and address a shortage that is hurting American manufacturers and driving up everyday costs for Maryland families. H.R. 4346 the CHIPS and Science Act, will create jobs, end our dependence on foreign manufacturers and reassert America's   more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and July 28, 2022, letter: Ahead of the federal student loan payment pause set to expire at the end of next month, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), alongside Representatives Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.-14), Tony Cardenas (D-Calif.-29), and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.-07), in urging the Bide  more