WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Dec. 7, 2021: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight after the House passed S. 610, the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act, legislation to prevent cuts to Medicare, remove the threat of statutory PAYGO cuts, and establish a process to responsibly address the debt limit: "I am glad that the House was able to pass legislation this evening to remove the cloud of un more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight after the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022: "Tonight, the House came together in a bipartisan fashion to reauthorize critical defense programs for next year and ensure that our troops have the tools they need to carry out their missions safely and the pay raise they deserve. I am particularly glad that this bill inc more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and 30-year Army veteran, wrote the Congressional Black Caucus detailing his upcoming "no" vote on the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) over concerns that the legislation does not sufficiently tackle the issue of extremism within the ranks or adequately address racial bias in the military justice system. "At a time when Democrats control the House, the Senat more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), and Representative Anthony Brown (D-MD) expressed disappointment that the final National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (NDAA) does not give the D.C. mayor control over the D.C. National Guard and vowed to keep fighting to enact this important and necessary reform into law. The members said: "We  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman David Trone hosted a "Trone Talk" on open enrollment season for Medicare and Marketplace health insurance with Sharon Graham, Philadelphia Regional Administrator at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and David Stewart, Program Director at AHEC West Health Insurance Program. The group focused on clarifying common misconceptions about enrollment, answering constituent questions about open health care access, and discussing the health c more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen David Trone, Steny H. Hoyer, Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) announced federal funding to support critical infrastructure improvements to some of Maryland's regional airports, including operations, runway repair, and cleaning and sanitization efforts to stop the spread of pathogens. "Maryland's regional airports are essential to our economy, supporting businesses, tourism, and public safety," the lawmak more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chairman of the Subcommittee On State Department And USAID Management, International Operations, joined Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ranking Member of the SFRC Subcommittee On Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, And Global Women's Issues, And Bilateral International Development, and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) in introducing a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (Both D-Md.) wrote Monday to the newly confirmed Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, who leads the Army Corps of Engineers, spotlighting the major priorities across Maryland and their importance to our state. "The enactment of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provides an opportunity to accelerate progress on the effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, of which the Army Corps of Eng more PR