WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), released the following statement to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs September 15 through October 15, 2023. Senator Cardin is chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee and a member of the committees on Finance, Environment & Public Works, and Senate Foreign Relations. "During Hispanic Heritage Month, and throughout the year, we mus  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement about the release of federal dollars to Egypt amid a growing concern for the country's human rights record.  "I am disappointed by Secretary Blinken's decision yesterday to release $235 million in Fiscal Year 2022 military aid to Egypt that the law requires be withheld becau  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: LARGO, MD -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined President Joe Biden in Prince George's County, Maryland this afternoon to discuss Bidenomics and the Investing in America agenda. Below is the transcript of his remarks: "Hello Prince George's County. Hello Maryland. Welcome to Biden Country! "I am so proud to represent this college, this community, along with my good friend Glenn Ivey of the Congr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month: "Today, I join in celebrating the start of Hispanic Heritage Month. Hispanic Americans here in Maryland's Fifth District and across America make us a stronger, more diverse, and more prosperous nation and add so much to our culture, economy, and democracy. They are an in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) issued the following statement after Senator Mitt Romney announced that he will not run for re-election in 2024: "As Senator Mitt Romney made clear earlier this week, he has decided to retire from Congress at the end of this term. His departure will be a loss for America, the Republican Party, and the United States Senate. We will sorely miss the many virtues that he b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined 77 of their Democratic colleagues in the Senate and House in writing a letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to take further executive action to combat gun violence and limit the sale of assault weapons. These executive actions to prevent gun violence are endorsed by Everytown for Gun Safety, Giffords, and Brady: United Against Gun V  more