WASHINGTON, July 17 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on July 15, 2021: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today as the first monthly payments to millions of American working families begin under the expanded Child Tax Credit. "When Congressional Democrats passed President Biden's American Rescue Plan in March, we included significant assistance to working parents to ensure that they have the resources needed to provide quality care for their childre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on July 16, 2021: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight on the ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas against DACA, halting new applications: "Today's ruling underscores the necessity of Congress enacting H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, which the House passed earlier this year. "Until the Senate acts - and for as long as Senate Republicans continue t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) highlighted the results of a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on steps the U.S. Army and Marine Corps should take to "mitigate and prevent" fatal training accidents. In the summer of 2019, Congressman Brown and a group of lawmakers requested GAO conduct a study of non-combat deaths involving tactical vehicles after the tragic death of Marine 1LT Hugh Conor McDowell, a former Chestertown  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 16, 2021: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today joined the House Appropriations Committee in passing legislation that will upgrade Maryland roads, rails and the Port of Baltimore. The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2022 passed the Committee in a 33 to 24 vote and now heads to the full U.S. House of Representatives for consideration. The $162.6 billion bill funds housing and trans more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 16, 2021: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today joined the House Appropriations Committee in passing legislation that includes more than $47.2 million to maintain and restore the Chesapeake Bay and Baltimore Harbor. The Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2022 cleared the Committee in a 33 to 24 vote and now moves to the full U.S. House of Representatives for consideration. The $5 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 16, 2021: U.S. Congressman David Trone and Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) today announced plans to introduce S.2367, the Frederick Jobs and Historic Preservation Training Center Land Authority Act, which would allow the National Park Service Historic Preservation Training Center in Frederick to acquire new land in order to establish a new training center and workshop. This land will allow the agency to expand its local operations an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman David Trone (D-Md.) today announced plans to introduce S.2367, the Frederick Jobs and Historic Preservation Training Center Land Authority Act, which would allow the National Park Service Historic Preservation Training Center in Frederick to acquire new land in order to establish a new training center and workshop. This land will allow the agency to expand its local operations and better achi more PR