WASHINGTON, July 2 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the House passed H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act: "Today, I was proud to support the INVEST in America Act, which will grow our economy and create millions of good jobs for American workers and businesses. This five-year surface transportation reauthorization and water infrastructure package would make long-overdue repairs to our nation's roads,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the Supreme Court's rulings in Brnovich v. the Democratic National Committee and in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta: "I am deeply disappointed by today's Supreme Court rulings in Brnovich v. the Democratic National Committee and in Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta, which together underscore the importance of enacting both H.R. 1  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $2,185,056 in federal funding to reimburse the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) for costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. "During the worst public health crisis that our country has faced in a century, health care professionals at UMMS stepp more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) applauded the inclusion of $200,000 in funding to expand the Anacostia Watershed Society's "Treating & Teaching" stormwater management and environmental education program in partnership with Prince George's Public Schools. This funding was included as part of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Environment Fiscal Year 2022 appropriations bill. Through the Treating & Teaching program, the Anacostia Wat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement: * * * Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), the sole Maryland member on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, praised the bipartisan passage of the "Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America" Act 221-201by the House of Representatives. Congressman Brown delivered the following floor speech in support of this landmark legislation: "First let me thank Chairman DeFazio and Chairwoman more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $2,185,056 in federal funding to reimburse the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) for costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. "During the worst public health crisis that our country has faced in a century, health care profession more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman John Moolenaar has signed on as a cosponsor of the Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act, which would direct the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar coins depicting Harriet Tubman's legacy as an abolitionist. Under the legislation, the coins would be minted to commemorate next year's bicentennial of Tubman's birth on March 6, 1822 in Maryland. "Harriet Tubman escaped slaver more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Member of the House Oversight, House Judiciary, House Administration, Rules, and Select Coronavirus Committees, issued the following statement after being appointed by Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the bipartisan Select Committee to investigate the January 6th attack on the Capitol: "As Chair of the Oversight Committee's Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee, I've helped lead the Oversight Committee's painstaking investigat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today joined his fellow House Appropriators in passing legislation funding U.S. diplomatic, development, and foreign policy agencies and programs that will fight climate change, protect us from future pandemics and promote human rights around the world. The $62.24 billion State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2022 now heads to the full U.S. House more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: The House Appropriations Committee today passed legislation that includes $90.5 million for the Chesapeake Bay - a $3 million increase over current funding levels - as requested by Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger. The $43.4 billion Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2022 now moves to the full U.S. House of Representatives for consideration. The legislation funds programs that p more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $2,185,056 in federal funding to reimburse the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) for costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. "During the worst public health crisis that our country has faced in a century, health care professionals more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today voted to pass the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act (H.R. 3684), a bill to modernize transportation and drinking water infrastructure, reduce carbon emissions, advance environmental justice efforts and create millions of good-paying jobs. "Today, House Democrats took another important step forward in our work to improve American infrastructure," said  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today joined U.S. Representative Bobby Scott (Va.-03) and U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) in urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to restore strong Clean Water Act protections to the Chesapeake Bay and other waterways and wetlands across the country. "As you know, pollution and our changing climate threaten the balance of the unique and diverse ecosystems of t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today joined the Maryland Congressional Delegation in announcing $2,185,056 in federal funding to reimburse the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) for costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal support comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), authorized under Section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Act. "Over the last year, health care professionals at UMMS have  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative David Trone (D-MD) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) 3.0 Act. Hisfellow co-chairs of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) and the co-chairs of the Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery Caucus Reps. Tim Ryan (D-OH), David McKinley (R-WV), Paul Tonko (D-NY), and Dave Joyce (R-OH) joined him a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman David Trone alongside Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, and Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) today announced $2,185,056 in federal funding to reimburse the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) for costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. "During the worst public health crisis that our country has faced in a century, health care profes more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) and Representatives Bobby Scott (Va.-03), John Sarbanes (Md.-03) led a bicameral letter to Michael Regan, the Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and to Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon, the Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, urging them to rescind the harmful Navigable Waters Protection Rule implemented by the Trump Ad more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $2,185,056 in federal funding to reimburse the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) for costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. "During the worst public health crisis that our country has faced in a century, health care professi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-MD) and Representatives Bobby Scott (VA-03) and John Sarbanes (MD-03) led a bicameral letter to Michael Regan, the Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and to Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon, the Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, urging them to rescind the harmful Navigable Waters Protection Rule implemented by the Trump Admini more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $2,185,056 in federal funding to reimburse the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) for costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. "During the worst public health crisis that our country has faced in a century, health care professionals more PR