U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland
Cardin, Van Hollen, Hoyer Announce NASA's Reinstatement of Maryland-Led GEDI Mission for Climate Change Research
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman Steny Hoyer (all D-Md.) today announced that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is restarting the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) for climate change research on the International Space Station (ISS). It was initially scheduled for de-orbiting in early 2023 in order for a Department of Defense (DOD) technology dem
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Cardin, Van Hollen, Mfume Announce Over $7 Million in AmeriCorps Funding for Greater Baltimore Region
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) today announced $7,640,977 for seven AmeriCorps service projects in Baltimore City and County. This funding, provided through the FY2024 appropriations legislation which the lawmakers worked to pass, will support 560 AmeriCorps volunteers' efforts to make our communities stronger through initiatives for early education, job
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Cardin: The Senate Needs to Keep Voting on Border Security Until Republicans Remember that Protecting Our Nation and Public Safety Are More Important than Election-Year Politics
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the following remarks after the lastest vote in the Senate on border security.
"Our immigration system is broken. The situation at the border continues to be chaotic and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle know it. The American people know it. Yet when given a chance to pass strong bipartisan legislation that could directl
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Congressman Mfume, Oversight Democrats Urge the Postal Regulatory Commission to Reject New Price Hikes on Postage
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
Today, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation urged the Postal Regulatory Commission to reject propose
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Raskin, Kamlager-Dove, Lead Joint Statement by U.S. and Brazilian Parliamentarians on Threats to Global Democracy
WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), along with Congressman Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-07), Congressman Chuy Garcia (IL-04), Congressman Jonathan Jackson (IL-01), Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35), and Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), issued a joint statement with Brazilian Parliamentarians led by Senator Eliziane Gama. The statement follows meetings in the U.
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