WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2021: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), and Congressman Anthony Brown (D-MD) announced today that their District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act, which would give the D.C. mayor control over the D.C. National Guard (DCNG), has been included in the chairman's mark of the fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Aug. 30, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a longtime champion for dental care who was responsible for guaranteed pediatric dental coverage in the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), praised the appointment today of University of Maryland dentist Dr. Natalia Chalmers as the new Chief Dental Officer in the Office of the CMS Administrator. According to CMS, Dr. Chalmers will "guide CM more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.-05) and Anthony Brown (D-Md.-04) announced $2,999,862 to the Prince George's County Health Department to increase resources and services for Community Health Workers (CHWs) to better respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and combat health care inequities. "Community Health Workers provide indispensable services to Prince George's County residents. That's why we f more PR