WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's passage of his amendment to the Department of State Authorization Act, requiring the State Department to provide Senators with the report overseen by the United States Security Coordinator (USSC) regarding the circumstances surrounding the shooting of Shireen Abu A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Kweisi Mfume, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $822,780 in federal funding for AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) programs in Maryland which aim to alleviate poverty through partnerships with local organizations. AmeriCorps VISTA members work with local non-profits and groups to ho  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Kweisi Mfume, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $822,780 in federal funding for AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) programs in Maryland which aim to alleviate poverty through partnerships with local organizations. AmeriCorps VISTA members work with local non-profits and groups to hone t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Kweisi Mfume, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $822,780 in federal funding for AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) programs in Maryland which aim to alleviate poverty through partnerships with local organizations. AmeriCorps VISTA members work with local non-profits and groups to hone   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered remarks at an event unveiling the official portrait of the late Congressman Elijah Cummings. Congressman Cummings chaired the Government Oversight and Reform Committee from January of 2017 until his death on October 17, 2019. The portrait will hang in its final resting spot in the Rayburn House Office Building's Government Oversight and Reform Committee hearin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, chair of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, issued the following news release: Rep. Jamie Raskin, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, held a hearing to examine how the fossil fuel industry is weaponizing the law to stifle First Amendment protected speech and stymie efforts to combat climate change by abusing Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Sept. 14, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, lauded committee approval today of the Taiwan Policy Act of 2022. The legislation would modernize American policy regarding Taiwan and the People's Republic of China. It will facilitate greater U.S. military cooperation, broader exchange programs and improved economic ties between the U.S. a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) and Chair of the Subcommittee on State Department Management, praised bipartisan approval today by the full SFRC of S. 4653, the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022. The State authorization legislative package included the text of Senator Cardin's bill, S. 14, the Combating Globa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Maryland Insurance Commissioner Kathleen A. Birrane, on behalf of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, involving a hybrid hearing on Sept. 8, 2022, entitled "Current Issues in Insurance": * * * My name is Kathleen Birrane and I serve as the Maryland Insurance Commissioner. As such, I am a member of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), where I   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) have introduced a Senate joint resolution that would authorize placement of the National Memorial to Fallen Journalists between the Voice of America building and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. The establishment of the memorial, which was signed into law last Congress, will honor journalists, photographers, and broadcaster  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined in introducing a resolution led by Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) that would authorize placement of the National Memorial to Fallen Journalists between the Voice of America building and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. The establishment of the memorial, which was signed into law last Congress, will honor journalis  more