WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021: As National Women's Small Business Month draws to a close, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.) pushed for the federal government to increase its investment in women entrepreneurs during a hearing today. The hearing comes on the heels of the 33rd anniversary of the Women's Business Ownership Act, which eliminated laws th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) released the following statement calling for bold action in Congress as part of the Build Back Better Agenda. "To meet the immense challenges facing our country and build a stronger country for the next generation, we have to think big and be bold. "It's not enough to simply invest in our hard infrastructure - the roads, bridges, and transit that connect our communities - we must also invest in the families and p more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) released a video thanking health care workers in Maryland and across America for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 20 million people work in the health care industry in the United States, including health care technicians, practitioners, physicians more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following commentary to Time magazine on Oct. 27, 2021: * * * Wanted to be sure you saw this op-ed by Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) published in TIME today about the threat the filibuster and its abuse by Republicans pose to America's democracy. TIME Letting the Filibuster Stand Will Break American Democracy By Congressman Steny H. Hoyer October 27, 2021 In many ways, the United States Senate is an anachronism left over from a time when thirteen colonies were indepe more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Anthony Brown (MD-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) released a video thanking health care workers in Maryland and across America for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 20 million people work in the health care industry in the United States more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) released a video thanking health care workers in Maryland and across America for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 20 million people work in the health care industry in the United States, including health care technicians, practitioners, physicians, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021: Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) introduced a bipartisan resolution recognizing the significant contributions that respiratory therapists have made during the COVID-19 pandemic. The introduction of the bipartisan resolution falls during National Respiratory Care Week and demonstrates Congress's continued support for the exceptional respiratory therapists who live and work in our communities. Respiratory therapists are critical members of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08) are leading a bicameral group of members of Congress to push back on subsidies for dirty hydrogen in the Build Back Better plan. As lawmakers work to hammer out a deal before the upcoming Glasgow climate summit, it is critical that the Build Back Better framework includes strong climate action that puts the U.S. on track to meet the Biden administration's ambitious carbon reduction  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) released a video thanking health care workers in Maryland and across America for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 20 million people work in the health care industry in the United States, including health care technicians, practitioners, physicians, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) today announced he will deactivate his Facebook and Instagram accounts until both its parent company and Congress make substantial reforms that protect our children, health and democratic values. The move comes amid disturbing whistleblower reports detailing the company's own research revealing harm to democracy, the mental health of teens and the amplification of hate speech. Yest more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) released a video thanking health care workers in Maryland and across America for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 20 million people work in the health care industry in the United States, including health care technicians, practitioner more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today urged legislative action to strengthen chemical safety laws and protect the health and safety of communities against the dangers of toxic chemicals, such as PFAS and asbestos. During the Energy and Commerce Committee's Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee hearing, "TSCA and Public Health: Fulfilling the Promise of the Lautenberg Act," Congressman Sarbanes discussed the impact of the updat more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Oct. 27, 2021: Congressman David Trone's (D-MD) Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support (COPS) Counseling Act passed the U.S. House nearly unanimously. With the passage of the Senate's version in June, the bill will now head to President Biden's desk to be signed into law. The legislation would improve mental health support for law enforcement by creating clear standards for confidentiality. The bill would also encourage state and local first resp more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Special Representative on Anti-Semitism, Racism and Intolerance for the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement on the third anniversary of the deadly shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh. "It's been three years since a gunman on a hate-filled mission killed 11 worshippers at the Tree of Life Congregation. On that awful day, we lost the lives of Joyce Fienberg, Richard Gottfr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) released a video thanking health care workers in Maryland and across America for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 20 million people work in the health care industry in the United States, including health care technicians, practitioners, physicia more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) released a video thanking health care workers in Maryland and across America for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 20 million people work in the health care industry in the United States, including health care technicians, practitioners, physici more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Oct. 27, 2021: * * * "Yesterday, I joined my colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H. R. 2119, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021 (FVPSA), maintaining a 40-year legacy of providing assistance for domestic violence survivors." "I voted in favor of the FVPSA because I believe that survivors of every color, class, and creed should be given federally-funded support. "The recent uptick in domestic violence r more PR