WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: Congressman David Trone (MD-06) introduced H.R. 5934, the bipartisan Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2021, to support mothers and their infants who are born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS). Trone was joined by Representatives Manning (D-NC), Kuster (D-NH), Thompson (R-PA), and Guthrie (R-KY). This legislation improves the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to better respond t more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following commentary to the Military Times on Nov. 10, 2021: * * * Yesterday, Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, published an opinion piece in the Military Times calling on the Biden Administration to take a long term approach to address extremism within the ranks of our military. "Whether it's sexual assault or racial injustice, the DoD repeatedly tells Congress, "we can handle it, commanders are responsible, we're studying i more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) voted to pass a bipartisan infrastructure deal, an historic investment in the nation's roads, bridges and overall economy. The core infrastructure plan is based on a framework agreed to by the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus - where Phillips serves as Vice Chair - earlier this year. Phillips and other Problem Solvers Caucus leaders met with Sen. Joe Manchin, Republican Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, industry groups, and stakeh more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: Congressman Sarbanes (D-Md.) applauded 11 employers awarded the U.S. Department of Labor's HIRE Vets Medallion Award in Maryland's Third Congressional District. The HIRE Vets Medallion Award recognizes employers for their efforts to support veterans in meaningful, sustaining careers. In selecting recipients, the U.S. Department of Labor assesses an employer's size, programs aimed at recruiting and retaining veterans and career develop more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Nov. 10, 2021: * * * U.S. Congressman and House Committee On Veterans' Affairs member David Trone (MD-06) issued the following statement to honor our country's veterans and their families on Veterans Day. "Just over a century ago, President Woodrow Wilson issued a message to the country on November 11, 1919, to mark the one year anniversary of the end of World War I: To us in America the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Nov. 9, 2021: * * * U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today issued the following statement on final passage of his legislation to make permanent and expand the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), which was included in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: "The Minority Business Development Agency will now have the stability and resources to help small businesses in minority c more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Nov. 10, 2021: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today issued the following statement in recognition of Veterans Day, which is Thurs., November 11. "On Veterans Day, we pause to thank those who have served our country and their loved ones for their courage and sacrifice. Their collective contribution to this country is worthy of the highest praise we can muster. "This year we especially mourn the loss of 31-year-old U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) joined seven of his Senate Colleagues, led by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), in writing a letter to President Joe Biden in advance of the upcoming December Summit for Democracy calling for clarity and transparency regarding the criteria used to determine which countries were invited to participate in the Summit, what role civil society will play in planning and execution, and what specific c more PR