WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) and Transportation-Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee Chairman Steve Womack (R-AR) led a bipartisan delegation of House Appropriators to the Francis Scott Key Bridge to receive an update on the recovery of the channel, efforts to restore the Port of Baltimore, and plans to rebuild the bridge. The trip w  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Appropriations Committee, (both D-Md.) announced $1,522,000 in direct federal funding for three local projects in Frederick and Garrett Counties within the fiscal year 2024 funding package passed by the Senate on March 23. These funds, included at the Senators' request, will support the establishment of an African American Heritage Cente  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement on the April jobs report:"This morning's job report once again proves that the American economy continues to be the envy of the world. Under President Biden's leadership, we have added a historic 15.4 million jobs - including 175,000 in April alone - and seen 39 months of consecutive job growth, a record 17 million Americans applying to start   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) announced $29,917,000 from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to remove and replace lead pipes in communities across Maryland. The federal funding, provided through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) today released the following statement on H.R. 6090, the Antisemitism Awareness Act. "I am a cosponsor of the Countering Antisemitism Act, with Representatives Kathy Manning (D-N.C.) and Chris Smith (R-N.J.), legislation which implements key features of President Biden's National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism. It would establish the first-ever National Coordinator to Count  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on May 3, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement commemorating World Press Freedom Day, which takes place on May 3, 2024. "An independent press is an essential part of a free and fair society, and a cornerstone of democracy," said Chair Cardin. "Around the world, journalists and m  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced $1,522,000 in direct federal funding for three local projects in Frederick and Garrett Counties within the fiscal year 2024 funding package passed by the Senate on March 23. These funds, included at the Senators' request, will support the establishment of an African American H  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), co-founders of the bipartisan Senate Foreign Service Caucus, have introduced a Senate resolution celebrating May 3, 2024 as "Foreign Service Day." The day recognizes the men and women who have served, or are presently serving, in the Foreign Service of the United States and honors the members of the Foreign Service who have given their li  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee Chairman Steve Womack (R-AR) and House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) led a bipartisan delegation of House Appropriators to the Francis Scott Key Bridge to receive an update on the recovery of the channel, efforts to restore the Port of Baltimore, and plans to rebuild the bridge. The trip was hosted by Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D  more