WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter: The full Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Jamie Raskin, David J. Trone and Glenn Ivey, are urging U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to make a disaster determination as requested by the State of Maryland to begin addressing damage   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter: The full Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Jamie Raskin, David J. Trone and Glenn Ivey, are urging to make a disaster determination as requested by the State of Maryland to begin addressing damage to the local seafood industry by the inv  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: The full Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Jamie Raskin, David J. Trone and Glenn Ivey, are urging U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to make a disaster determination as requested by the State of Maryland to begin addressing damage   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter: The full Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Andy Harris, M.D., Jamie Raskin, David J. Trone and Glenn Ivey, are urging U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to make a disaster determination as requested by the State of Maryland to begin addressin  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 5, 2023: U.S. Congressman David Trone (MD-06) reintroduced the Expanding Veterans' Options for Long Term Care Act, which would help senior veterans live more independently and cut costs for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The legislation creates a three-year pilot program for eligible veterans to receive assisted living care paid for by the VA. The bill is co-led by Democrats Elissa Slotkin   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on April 6, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on the appointment of Dr. Makenzie B. Lystrup to serve as the new Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center, located in Greenbelt, Md.: "Dr. Lystrup is a highly accomplished scientist and has been a key partner to NASA on many of its major missions over the   more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on April 6, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding ProPublica's reporting around Justice Clarence Thomas: "Americans' confidence in our highest court is tanking because of this kind of conduct. We need answers. And the Court needs a code of ethics." Senator Van Hollen - chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Gove  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on April 6, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on the IRS' newly produced Strategic Operating Plan which details its implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act: "For too long the IRS has lacked the tools it needs to go after rich tax cheats and those billion-dollar corporations that have used various schemes to hide their wealth and fail to pay what they   more