WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following remarks on Sept. 27, 2023: * * * Congressman David Trone (D-MD), Member of the House Appropriations Committee's Department of Homeland Security Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in opposition to H.R. 4367, the fiscal year 2024 Homeland Security bill: "Here we are - now three days until a government shutdown - voting again on extreme Republican-led bills that do nothing to prevent it. "Th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: In conjunction with Infant Mortality Awareness Month, Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Garret Graves (LA-6) and Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland today introduced the Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research Now (NEWBORN) Act to help address America's unacceptably high infant mortality rate with concrete solutions. If enacted, this bipartisan bill would create infant   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: With just three days remaining until a devastating extreme Republican government shutdown, Congressman David Trone (D-MD) warned that House Republicans are risking serious consequences for Maryland families: "Maryland families shouldn't suffer because of House Republicans' incompetence," said Congressman Trone, a member of the House Appropriations Committee. "It is unacceptable that extreme House Republic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) reintroduced a Resolution recognizing Banned Books Week and condemning the escalating attacks on books and freedom of expression in the United States. The Resolution, which comes amid a disturbing rise in book bans, focuses on the central role books play in democratic life and civil discourse and urges Congress to denounc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: A potential government shutdown will have disastrous consequences for Maryland, which is home to a disproportionate number of federal employees, contractors and troops, said Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, who is a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee. A shutdown will occur if Congress does not pass its spending bills or a stop-gap measure by midnight Saturday. "Maryland  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives John Sarbanes (MD-03) and Pete Sessions (TX-17) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to help break down the significant barriers that Americans with disabilities continue to face when accessing websites and software applications. The Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act would build on the   more