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2021-12-21

U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for 2021-12-22 ( 31 items )

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House Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on the Retirement of Rep. Roybal-Allard (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Dec. 21, 2021: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), announced that she will not seek re-election at the end of the 117th Congress. "I've been honored to serve alongside Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard for twenty-eight years. She is a dear friend and someone I have been proud to work closely with more PR

House Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on the Retirement of Rep. Sires (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Dec. 21, 2021: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after Congressman Albio Sires (NJ-08), announced that he will not seek re-election at the end of the 117th Congress. "For the past fifteen years, the people of New Jersey's Eighth District have been fortunate to have Albio Sires as their Representative in Congress. He has been a leader in t more PR

Md. Delegation Announces Nearly $800M in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Highway Funding for the State (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- 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 Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $796,122,349 in FY22 federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law to improve roads and bridges and create good-paying jobs across the state. These federal investments also fund critical new prog more PR

Md. Delegation Announces Nearly $800M in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Highway Funding for the State (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- 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 Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $796,122,349 in FY22 federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law to improve roads and bridges and create good-paying jobs across the state. These federal investments also fund critical new programs more PR

Md. Delegation Announces the Howard County Economic Development Authority as a Finalist in the Build Back Better Regional Challenge to Strengthen Maryland's Cybersecurity Efforts (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- 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 Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced an award of $500,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to the Howard County Economic Development Authority to continue developing its Maryland Cyber Workforce Solutions (Solutions) project on behalf of a co more PR

Md. Delegation Announces the Howard County Economic Development Authority as a Finalist in the Build Back Better Regional Challenge to Strengthen Maryland's Cybersecurity Efforts (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced an award of $500,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to the Howard County Economic Development Authority to continue developing its Maryland Cyber Workforce Solutions (Solutions) project on b more PR

Rep. Brown Discusses the Threat of Extremism Within the Ranks, Need for Action (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and 30-year Army veteran, joined NPR's All Things Considered to discuss the Department of Defenses' latest actions to address extremism within the ranks of the military, and what more needs to be done to counter this national security threat. Key quotes from the interview are below: "The Pentagon took a more PR

Rep. Brown: Maryland Delegation Announces Nearly $800 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Highway Funding for the State (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $796,122,349 in FY22 federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law to improve roads and bridges and create good-paying jobs across the state. These federal investments also fund cr more PR

Rep. Brown: Maryland Delegation Announces the Howard County Economic Development Authority as a Finalist in the Build Back Better Regional Challenge to Strengthen Maryland's Cybersecurity Efforts (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced an award of $500,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to the Howard County Economic Development Authority to continue developing its Maryland Cyber Workforce Solutions (Solutions) project on more PR

Rep. Hoyer Statement on Bowie Water Pipes (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Dec. 21, 2021: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today following recent reports of Bowie residents struggling with the city's deeply tuberculated water pipes. "I am deeply concerned by recent reports highlighting the state of tuberculated water pipes in Bowie. Hundreds of residents are living with brown or discolored water in their homes, heightening alarm regardin more PR

Rep. Hoyer: Maryland Delegation Announces Nearly $800 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Highway Funding for the State (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: 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 G. Brown (MD-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) today announced $796,122,349 in FY22 federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law to improve roads and bridges and create good- more PR

Rep. Hoyer: Maryland Delegation Announces the Howard County Economic Development Authority as a Finalist in the Build Back Better Regional Challenge to Strengthen Md.'s Cybersecurity Efforts (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: 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 G. Brown (MD-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) today announced an award of $500,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to the Howard County Economic Development Authority to continue dev more PR

Rep. Mfume, Maryland Delegation Announces Nearly $800 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Highway Funding for the State (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $796,122,349 in FY22 federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law to improve roads and bridges and create good-paying jobs across the state. These federal investments also fund cri more PR

Rep. Raskin: Maryland Delegation Announces Nearly $800 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Highway Funding for the State (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $796,122,349 in FY22 federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law to improve roads and bridges and create good-paying jobs across the state. These federal investments also fund cri more PR

Rep. Raskin: Maryland Delegation Announces the Howard County Economic Development Authority as a Finalist in the Build Back Better Regional Challenge to Strengthen Md.'s Cybersecurity Efforts (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced an award of $500,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to the Howard County Economic Development Authority to continue developing its Maryland Cyber Workforce Solutions (Solutions) project on more PR

Rep. Ruppersberger: Maryland Delegation Announces Nearly $800 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Highway Funding for the State (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $796,122,349 in FY22 federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law to improve roads and bridges and create good-paying jobs across the state. These federal investments more PR

Rep. Ruppersberger: Maryland Delegation Announces the Howard County Economic Development Authority as a Finalist in the Build Back Better Regional Challenge to Strengthen Md.'s Cybersecurity Efforts (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced an award of $500,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to the Howard County Economic Development Authority to continue developing its Maryland Cyber Workforce Solutions (Solution more PR

Rep. Sarbanes, Maryland Delegation Announce Nearly $800 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Highway Funding for the State (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: Congressman John Sarbanes joined Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) in announcing $796,122,349 in FY22 federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law to improve roads and bridges and create good paying jobs across the state. These federal investment more PR

Rep. Sarbanes, Maryland Delegation Announce the Howard County Economic Development Authority as a Finalist in the Build Back Better Regional Challenge (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: Congressman John Sarbanes today joined Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Steny H. Hoyer, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) in announcing an award of $500,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to the Howard County Economic Development Authority to continue developing its Maryland Cyber Workforce Solutions (Sol more PR

Rep. Trone: Maryland Delegation Announces the Howard County Economic Development Authority as a Finalist in the Build Back Better Regional Challenge to Strengthen Md.'s Cybersecurity Efforts (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: 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, and Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) today announced an award of $500,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to the Howard County Economic Development Authority to continue developing its Maryland Cyber Workforce Solutions (Solutions) project on more PR

Reps. Brown, Strickland, Jones Introduce Bill to Improve Racial Disparity Reporting in Military Justice System (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), and Congressman Mondaire Jones (NY-17) introduced legislation to improve demographic reporting within the military justice system. Provisions from this legislation were included in the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act. Racial disparities in the military justice system are longstanding. Black and Hispanic service members more PR

Reps. Mfume, Ruppersberger, Sens. Cardin, Van Hollen Announce New USPS Audit Showing Chronic Mismanagement, Employee Vacancies at USPS Processing and Distribution Facility in Baltimore (10)

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 21 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: Congressmen C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and Kweisi Mfume, as well as Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (all D-MD) announced a new USPS audit showing the primary Baltimore area United States Postal Service (USPS) processing and distribution center is processing millions in fewer mail items despite significant increases in work hours and overtime. The audit was self-initiated by more PR

Reps. Ruppersberger, Mfume, Sens. Cardin, Van Hollen Announce New USPS Audit Showing Chronic Mismanagement, Employee Vacancies at USPS Processing and Distribution Facility in Baltimore (10)

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 22 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: Congressmen C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and Kweisi Mfume, as well as Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (all D-MD) announced a new USPS audit showing the primary Baltimore area United States Postal Service (USPS) processing and distribution center is processing millions in fewer mail items despite significant increases in work hours and overtime. The audit was self more PR

Sen. Cardin: Helsinki Commission Cautions Russia Against Dissolving Russian Human Rights Organization Memorial (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: As the latest court proceedings conclude for Russian human rights group Memorial International, U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman Senator Ben Cardin (MD), Co-Chairman Rep. Steve Cohen (TN-09), Ranking Member Sen. Roger Wicker (MS), and Ranking Member Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following joint statement: "The Kremlin continues to twist Russia's so-called justice system to punish more PR

Sens. Cardin, Brown, Schatz Lead Group of Senators in Calling on Vaccine Manufacturers to Increase Vaccines to Low-Income Countries to Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) along with Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) led a group of eight senators in calling on Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, and Moderna to increase COVID-19 vaccines to low- and middle-income countries to help tackle the global disparities in accessing the vaccine. "If global vaccination rates do not improve, the virus will continue to threaten lives and our glob more PR

Sens. Cardin, Van Hollen Urge FTC and DOJ to Protect Workers' Rights by Limiting Non-Compete Agreements (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (Both D-Md.), along with Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are supporting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division's role in restricting the use of non-compete clauses in employment contracts to promote worker mobility at a tim more PR

Sens. Cardin, Van Hollen, Rep. Garamendi Urge U.S. Secretary of Education to Include Peace Corps Volunteers in New Student Loan Relief (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congressman John Garamendi (D-Calif.) led a bicameral letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona urging the U.S. Department of Education to include returned Peace Corps volunteers in the Biden Administration's recent improvements to the Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. The members were joined in sending the letter by ov more PR

Sens. Cardin, Van Hollen, Rep. Trone, Announce More Than $280,000 in Federal Funding for the Frederick Mobile Crisis Team (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardina and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman David Trone today announced $280,254 in federal funding for the Frederick Mobile Crisis Team. The team brings police officers and mental health professionals together so they can better assist those experiencing a behavioral or mental health crisis. "The Frederick Mobile Crisis Team pairs law enforcement personnel with mental health professi more PR

Sens. Van Hollen, Cardin Urge FTC and DOJ to Protect Workers' Rights by Limiting Non-Compete Agreements (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.), along with Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) are supporting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division's role in restricting the use of non-compete clauses in employment contracts to promote worker mobility at a ti more PR

Sens. Van Hollen, Cardin, Reps. Ruppersberger, Mfume Announce New USPS Audit Showing Chronic Mismanagement, Employee Vacancies at USPS Processing and Distribution Facility in Baltimore (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2021: Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced a new USPS audit showing the primary Baltimore area United States Postal Service (USPS) processing and distribution center is processing millions fewer mail items despite significant increases in work hours and overtime. The audit was self-initiated by the Office of t more PR

Sens. Van Hollen, Warren, Baldwin, Rep. Maloney Reintroduce Landmark CARE Act to Combat the Substance Use Epidemic (10)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.), Ann Kuster (D-N.H.), and David Trone (D-Md.) in reintroducing the Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, the most ambitious legislation ever introduced in Congress to confront the substance use epidemic. Endorsed by over 175 organiz more PR