WASHINGTON, July 9 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 8, 2021: House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) today announced the start of this year's annual Member Online All-Star Competition, which challenges House Democratic Members and Committee Majorities to increase their followers on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube over a three-week period and to demonstrate creativity in how they use digital tools to reach constituents and share useful information with the public. The top fi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has formally endorsed the Vanessa Guillen Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act which would reform the military justice system by moving the decision to prosecute serious crimes in the military from the chain of command. In addition to tackling the serious issue of sexual assault in the military and holding service members accountable for their crimes, this legislation would address systemic barrie more PR

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, July 9 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 8, 2021: Representative David Trone (MD-06) toured Novavax, a biotechnology company in Gaithersburg, Maryland, to learn more about the company's COVID-19 vaccine trials and their planned expansion that could add 400 jobs over the next four years to Montgomery County. With phase 3 clinical trials showing promising results, including an efficacy rating of nearly 90 percent, the Novavax vaccine is planning to seek FDA approval soon. During h more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following information for a nomination hearing at 10 a.m. on July 13, 2021, at 538 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Topic THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing on the following nominations: Mr. Arun Venkataraman, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service; and Mr. Damon Y. Smith, of Maryland, to be G more PR