Friday - September 4, 2026

U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland

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House Majority Leader Hoyer Issues Statement on President Biden Signing CHIPS & Science Act
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after President Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law. "With the signing of the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act into law today, President Biden is fulfilling central aims of the Make It In America plan by making our supply chains more resilient. Doing so will have a profound and p  more
Reps. Hoyer, Mfume, Sens. Cardin, Van Hollen Announce Nearly $630,000 to Help Underrepresented Students Pursuing Advanced Degrees
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2022: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) today announced $629,718 in federal funding through the Department of Education's highly competitive Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement (MSP) program for the University of Maryland (UMD) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). This investment wi  more
Sen. Van Hollen, U.S. Department of Commerce Announce $5.8M in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Transportation, Construction Trades Workforce Development in Hagerstown, Md.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2022: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo in announcing that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $5.8 million grant to Hagerstown Community College, Hagerstown, Maryland, to fund the renovation of a building needed to house workforce training programs to help diversify and grow the economy in a region impacted by  more
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Issues Testimony From Md. Center for Harm Reduction Services Medical Director Burnett
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism issued the following testimony by Malik Burnett, medical director of the Center for Harm Reduction Services in Maryland Department of Health, involving a hearing on July 26, 2022, entitled "Decriminalizing Cannabis at the Federal Level: Necessary Steps to Address Past Harms": * * * Chairman Booker, Ranking Member Cotton, and members of the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, it   more
Sens. Cardin, Van Hollen, Reps. Hoyer, Mfume Announce Nearly $630,000 to Help Underrepresented Students Pursuing Advanced Degrees
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) today announced $629,718 in federal funding through the Department of Education's highly competitive Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement (MSP) program for the University of Maryland (UMD) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). This investment will help low-income, first-  more
Sens. Van Hollen, Cardin, Reps. Hoyer, Mfume Announce Nearly $630,000 to Help Underrepresented Students Pursuing Advanced Degrees
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- 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 and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $629,718 in federal funding through the Department of Education's highly competitive Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement (MSP) program for the University of Maryland (UMD) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). This investment will help low-income, first-gener  more