WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Taxation and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Oversight, and John Thune (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, Wednesday introduced the Athlete Opportunity and Taxpayer Integrity Act. This bipartisan legislation would prohibit individuals and organizations from using the charitable tax ded  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Sept. 29, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chairman of the Senate Small Business Committee and a member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on the passage of the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2023 (CR) that funds the federal government through December 16, 2022. "Once again, we face the end of the fiscal year with a cont  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Kweisi Mfume, Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $692,918 to support environmental education programs that provide students the opportunity to learn about the importance of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in both outdoor and classroom settings. This federal fu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement on Sept. 29, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) delivered remarks on the House Floor this morning in support of S. 3969, the PAVA Program Inclusion Act. Below is a copy of the transcript. "I rise in support of this legislation. I was the sponsor of [the Help America Vote Act - HAVA]. Republicans were in charge, and I worked very closely with my friend Bob Ney on HAVA.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- 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, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $692,918 to support environmental education programs that provide students the opportunity to learn about the importance of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in both outdoor and classroom settings. This federa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $692,918 to support environmental education programs that provide students the opportunity to learn about the importance of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in both outdoor and classroom settings. This federal fu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2022: Congressman John Sarbanes today joined Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) in announcing $692,918 to support environmental education programs that provides students the opportunity to learn about the importance of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in both o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin as well as Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) in announcing $692,918 to support environmental education programs that provide students the opportunity to learn about the importance of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in both  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2022: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today voted in favor of sweeping legislation that will help address America's ongoing mental health crisis by expanding school-based care for struggling students and teachers and strengthening insurance coverage for those suffering from substance abuse. The "Mental Health Matters Act" passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) introduced legislation to help break down the significant barriers that Americans with disabilities continue to face when accessing website and software applications, which all Americans rely on for employment, commerce, education, public services and all other aspects of society. The Websites and Software Applications Accessibility  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) filed a bipartisan amendment to be considered under the Senate's National Defense Authorization Act creating secondary sanctions to hold Russia accountable for its war against Ukraine. The Senators' amendment will provide new sanctions authority to the Administration in its efforts to sever funding to Putin's war machine. "The Administratio  more