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House Majority Leader Hoyer Announces Winners of 2021 Member Online All-Star Competition (10)
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021:
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) announced the twelfth annual Member Online All-Star Competition winners. Rep. Joyce Beatty (OH-03) won the 2021 Overall MVP award and Rep. Cori Bush (MO-01) won the 2021 Freshman MVP award. The top 50 Members, top three Committees, and top two Caucuses have also been named 2021 Online All-Stars. The full list can be found below, and the final scoreboard can be viewed at https://majo more PR
House Majority Leader Hoyer Statement Honoring the Life of Former Sen. Levin (10)
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on July 30, 2021:
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House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today honoring the life of former US Senator Carl Levin, who served Michigan in the Senate for six terms from 1979 to 2015.
"I was saddened to learn of the passing of former Sen. Carl Levin yesterday. For thirty-six years, he served the people of Michigan faithfully in the Senate and was a champion for working Americans and for our military serv more PR
Rep. Trone: House Passes Government Funding Bills That Include Nearly $6 Million for Maryland's Sixth District and Major Funding Increases for Programs to Fight Opioid Epidemic, Support NIH (10)
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021:
Rep. David Trone (MD-06) announced the House passed H.R. 4502, which includes seven government funding bills containing multiple provisions authored by Trone. The bill also includes billions in funding to fight the opioid epidemic and fund the National Institutes of Health (NIH). These provisions include:
* $5.5 billion for substance use treatment -- $1.6 billion over last year,
* $2.8 billion for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment more PR
Reps. Brown, Mfume, Evans and Blunt Rochester Applaud Inclusion of $1 Billion for the Reconnecting Communities Act in Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal (10)
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following joint statement with Reps. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, Dwight Evans, D-Pennsylvania and Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware:
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Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL) released the following statement applauding the inclusion of a program to reconnect communities and remove harmful infrastructure barriers within the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal:
"We applaud more PR
Sens. Cardin, Thune, Reps. Kuster, Smith Reintroduce Legislation to Increase Telehealth Services in Nursing Facilities (10)
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 30, 2021:
U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and John Thune (R-S.D.), members of the Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. Reps. Ann Kuster (D-N.H.) and Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) today reintroduced companion versions of the Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations (RUSH) Act of 2021, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to facilitate greater use of telehealth in skilled nursing facilities.
"The COVID-19 pandemic led to increased and successful use of teleh more PR
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