WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2021: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) 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 includes more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Congressmen John Sarbanes (MD-03), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) today 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 es more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today 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, more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today applauded the Biden Administration's announcement that it will reduce emissions across federal operations and transition to renewable energy by 2050. As the sponsor of the Federal Building Clean Jobs Act (H.R. 2060), a bill that would modernize federal facilities with cutting-edge retrofits, energy efficiency upgrades and innovative green engineering designs, Congressman Sarbanes has long advocate more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today applauded House passage of his bill, the Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act (H.R. 2059), in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. "Federal firefighters are often the first line of defense, putting their lives on the line hour after hour during shifts. We should be doing more to support them in this grueling work, and that includes adding flexibility to their sc more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes joined Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) in announcing 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,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Subcommittee on Health Vice Chair Representative John Sarbanes (D-Md.) focused on improving diversity in clinical trials and biomedical research as central to developing a deeper understanding of various diseases and how to treat them. In the Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee hearing, "The Future of Biomedicine: Translating Biomedical Research Into Personalized Health Care," Congressman Sarbanes asked experts to speak about the need f more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- 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, John Sarbanes, and Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) today 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 pu more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) and Congressman Trent Kelly (MS-01) introduced the VA Home Loan GRACE Act of 2021, H.R.6124, to ensure flexibility for veteran owners utilizing the Veterans' Affairs (VA) Home Loan program. Congressman Tim Ryan (OH-13) is an original cosponsor. The VA Home Loan GRACE Act would ensure that the VA home loan program does not unintentionally prevent beneficiaries from utilizing their full entitled benefit while also provid more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Representative David Trone (MD-06) applauded the passage of the Responsible Education Mitigating Options and Technical Extensions (REMOTE) Act, which he introduced alongside Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano (CA-41) and Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Chairman Mike Levin (CA-49). The Act will protect education benefits for veterans amid the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. By law, the Department of Veterans Affairs is required t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) announced the launch of the John Amara Walters Memorial Internship - a new paid internship position within his office available to Maryland students attending Howard University. The internship program honors the life and legacy of John Amara Walters, a member of the Senator's staff who died on October 2, 2021 at the age of 29 from complications related to sickle cell disease. "John Amara was a belo more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2021: Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.), 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 l more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- 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, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (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 pub more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today 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 business more PR