U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland
Cardin Joins 37 Senators In Letter To Pentagon Underscoring National Security Imperative To Provide Abortion Leave For Service Members
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter on March 27, 2023:
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led a letter today with Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) on behalf of a group of 35 Senators to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, underscoring the serious national security imperatives tied to providing U.S. service members acces
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Cardin, Van Hollen, Murkowski Introduce Bill To Fund Vital Firehouse Upgrades Across The Country
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 27, 2023:
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin, Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Congressman Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to help construct and upgrade fire stations across the country. The FIRE STATION Act will create a $750 million grant program within the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to modify, upgrade, and const
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Cardin, Van Hollen, Sarbanes Announce Over $1 Million In Federal Funding To Support Chesapeake Bay Restoration
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman John Sarbanes (all D-Md.) today announced $1,129,063 in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding to restore wetlands and expand green infrastructure throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The Chesapeake Bay Trust will sub-award this federal funding for local governments and nonprofits to implement wetland restoration and capacity buil
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Congressman Mfume Calls on EPA to Rescind Its Approval of Plan to Send Contaminated Water From Ohio to Baltimore
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter:
U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) requested Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan to immediately rescind the EPA approval of Norfolk Southern Railway's decision to send contaminated water from its train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio to Baltimore, Maryland. In the letter, Congressman Mfume outlined concerns about inadequate notice of the decision, environme
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Raskin, Mace Lead Bipartisan Effort to Free Political Prisoners in Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter:
Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability and Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01), Chairwoman of the Committee's Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee, wrote a letter to Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman calling for the immediate release of Saudi citizens incarcerated merely for sendin
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Van Hollen, Murkowski, Pascrell Introduce Bill To Fund Vital Firehouse Upgrades Across The Country
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Congressman Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to help construct and upgrade fire stations across the country. The FIRE STATION Act will create a $750 million grant program within the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to modify, upgrade, and construct fire and EMS department facili
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