WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2021: The Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) announced that Rep. Anthony Brown is a winner of a Democracy Award, CMF's honor recognizing non-legislative achievement and performance in congressional offices. Rep. Brown was selected for outstanding achievement for the category of Transparency and Accountability. The Transparency and Accountability category recognizes offices that provide clear and relevant information on their work and more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and 30-year Army veteran, released the following statement on the current status of the United States military withdrawal from Afghanistan. "The safety of American servicemembers and U.S. personnel on the ground must be our number one priority as we continue withdrawal operations from Afghanistan. An orderly transition is critical to protecting our own national secur more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Aug. 16, 2021: * * * Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, a Defense Appropriator in the U.S. House of Representatives, today released the following statement on the situation in Afghanistan. "President Biden made a difficult decision to move forward with U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan with the backing of the American people and keeping with the previous Administration's negotiated May 1 deadline. Now, the immediate safety and security of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following letter: To: The Honorable Miguel Cardona, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20202 Dear Secretary Cardona: I write regarding the U.S. Department of Education's(Department) authority under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to hold owners, executives, and board members of defunct for profit and converted for-profit colleges individually responsible for liabiliti more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2021: Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) - Senate co-sponsors of the Green New Deal -- released the following statement today after Senate Republicans introduced a  more PR