WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Nov. 16, 2021: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14), announced that she will not seek re-election at the end of the 117th Congress. "I want to thank my friend Jackie Speier for her service to this House, to the people of California's Fourteenth District, and to our country. It has been an honor to serve alongside her these past thirteen years and wo more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen David Trone, Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin, and Andy Harris, M.D. (all Md.) announced $1,648,958 in federal funding for the Maryland Department of Health's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. "We must do everything we can to end the opioid epidemic once and for all," said the lawmakers. "By tracking opioid-related data, the Pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2021: Congressman John Sarbanes joined Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen David Trone, Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and Andy Harris, M.D. (all Md.) in announcing $1,648,958 in federal funding for the Maryland Department of Health's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. "We must do everything we can to end the opioid epidemic once and for all," said the lawmakers. "By more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), alongside Chair Jackie Speier (CA-14) and Reps. Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), Andy Kim (NJ-03) and 20 Members of Congress wrote Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin, urging him to take immediate action to appoint and nominate a Chief Diversity Officer to oversee and advance diversity and inclusion initiatives throughout the Department of Defense. "W more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen David Trone, Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin, and Andy Harris, M.D. (all Md.) announced $1,648,958 in federal funding for the Maryland Department of Health's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. "We must do everything we can to end the opioid epidemic once and for all," said the lawmakers. "By tracking opioid-related data, th more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representative Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) reintroduced the IDEA Full Funding Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to finally ensure Congress' commitment to fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In 1975, Congress passed IDEA to ensure that every child with a disability has access to educational opportunity. This law was a historic step forward, but since its passage Congress has fail more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen David Trone, Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin, and Andy Harris, M.D. (all Md.) announced $1,648,958 in federal funding for the Maryland Department of Health's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. "We must do everything we can to end the opioid epidemic once and for all," said the lawmakers. "By tracking opioid-related data, t more PR