WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 13, 2021: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) applauded the decision by the Biden Administration Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to abandon the Trump Administration's proposed plan to change the current definition of a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Under the Trump Administration, OMB had proposed doubling the minimum requirement for a MSA from 50,000 to 100,000. This recommendation would eliminate MSA status for more than 140 comm more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on July 13, 2021: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on President Biden's remarks on the urgent need to protect the right to vote. "Today, President Biden reiterated the central argument made by those who founded our American republic: that every citizen ought to have the freedom to choose our leaders at the ballot box. This cornerstone of our democracy has been - and continues to be - under more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 13, 2021: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today announced $1.9 million for a data project benefitting Maryland trauma centers and its patients within legislation advancing through the U.S. House of Representatives. The funding was included in the Defense Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2022, which was passed by the House Appropriations Committee today in a 33 to 23 vote and now heads to the full House for consideration. Congr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 13, 2021: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today announced $250,000 for a world-class science, technology and heritage center near Aberdeen Proving Ground has advanced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The funding was included in the Defense funding bill for fiscal year 2022, which was passed by the House Appropriations Committee today in a 33 to 23 vote and now heads to the full House for consideration. Congressman Ruppersber more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 13, 2021: The House Appropriations Committee today passed a defense funding bill that includes a 2.7 percent pay raise for troops as well as more than $430 million to boost programs and projects supporting Maryland's military installations and service-connected economy. The Defense Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2022 now heads to the full U.S. House of Representatives for consideration. The $706 billion Defense appropriations bil more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) secured $7,225,000 in federal funding via three U.S. House of Representatives Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) appropriations vehicles, including the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) spending bill, the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) spending bill, and the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD) spending bill. "This new tranche of fe more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 13, 2021: Congressman David Trone (MD-06) applauded President Joe Biden's pick for the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), Rahul Gupta, MD. The ONDCP is responsible for setting and coordinating national drug policy. "President Biden has made clear from the beginning that our approach to drug policy should be centered around compassion and rehabilitation, and his appointment of Rahul Gupta to lead the ONDCP reaffirms that  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 13, 2021: Today Congressman David Trone (MD-06) announced that he secured $2,500,000 to improve service centers, abandoned properties, and parks in Maryland as part of the FY 2022 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development funding bill. Trone secured $1,500,000 to create a new Asian American Service Center in Frederick County, $500,000 for an initiative to repurpose blighted and abandoned properties in Hagerstown, and $500,000 for improvements to more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 12, 2021: Today Congressman David Trone (MD-06) announced that he secured $2.65 million for local mental and behavioral health resources and job training for communities of color as part of the FY 2022 Labor, Health, and Human Services funding bill. Trone secured $1 million for a 5G Job Training Bootcamp for Communities of Color in Montgomery County, $850,000 for a crisis stabilization center in Frederick County, $475,000 for a crisis stabilization u more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 13, 2021: U.S. Congressman David Trone and Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (all D-Md.) today announced $575,000 in federal funding to upgrade the Grantsville sewer system in Garrett County. "Upgrading our water and wastewater infrastructure, particularly our local sewer systems like Grantsville's, will have a lasting impact on the health and safety of our communities," said Senator Cardin, Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Su more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting that the U.S. Department of State take action against coordinated and discriminatory treatment toward members of religious minority groups in Algeria, including Protestant Christians and the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. The senators urged the Algerian government to comply  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen announced Tuesday their Congressionally Directed Spending Requests (Community Spending) for three appropriations bills: (1) Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations; (2) Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations; and (3) Homeland Security Appropriations. Together, these proposed federal investments will strengthen economic development and public safe more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 13, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $575,000 in federal funding to upgrade the Grantsville sewer system in Garrett County. "Upgrading our water and wastewater infrastructure, particularly our local sewer systems like Grantsville's, will have a lasting impact on the health and safety of our communities," said Senator Cardin, Chair of the Senate Environment and Public Work more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 13, 2021: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin announced their Congressionally Directed Spending Requests (Community Spending) for three appropriations bills: (1) Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations; (2) Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations; and (3) Homeland Security Appropriations. Together, these proposed federal investments will strengthen economic development and p more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 13, 2021: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $575,000 in federal funding to upgrade the Grantsville sewer system in Garrett County. "Maryland's economic growth depends on modernizing our infrastructure, including our water and sewer systems. These funds will provide resources to make needed improvements to the Grantsville system. Upgrades like these are crucial to spurring further eco more PR