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2022-02-16

U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for 2022-02-17 ( 17 items )

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House Majority Leader Hoyer Remarks Before House Budget Committee on Debt Limit (10)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following remarks on Feb. 16, 2022: * * * This morning, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) delivered remarks before the House Budget Committee on the growing consensus to deweaponize the debt limit. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery. "Thank you, Chairman Yarmuth and Ranking Member Smith for holding this hearing. I appreciate the opportunity to speak today on the need to abolish the debt limit more PR

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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Feb. 16, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after Congresswoman Kathleen Rice (NY-04), announced that she will not seek re-election at the end of the 117th Congress. "I want to thank my friend Rep. Kathleen Rice for her eight years of service to the people of New York's Fourth District in the House, where she has made a real differen more PR

Rep. Brown: Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Urge Maryland Department of Labor to Apply for American Rescue Plan Program to Improve Deeply Flawed Unemployment Insurance System (10)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: 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.) urged the Maryland Department of Labor to apply for a new program funded by the American Rescue Plan to improve the state's unemployment insurance system, in the wake of the severe delays and errors encou more PR

Rep. Brown: Maryland Has to Lead on Gun Safety (10)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) testified before the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee in support of legislation to ban ghost guns in Maryland. Congressman Brown shared with the committee his personal experience with ghost guns, emphasized their impact on the lives of Marylanders, highlighted efforts in Congress, and urged action at the state level. "If we're really goin more PR

Rep. Hoyer: Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Urge Maryland Department of Labor to Apply for American Rescue Plan Program to Improve Deeply Flawed Unemployment Insurance System (10)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Chris Van Hollen (MD) and Ben Cardin (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) urged the Maryland Department of Labor to apply for a new program funded by the American Rescue Plan to improve the state's unemployment insur more PR

Rep. Mfume, Federal Delegation Urge State Labor Department to Use American Rescue Plan Program to Improve Unemployment Insurance System (10)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: 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.) urged the Maryland Department of Labor to apply for a new program funded by the American Rescue Plan to improve the state's unemployment insurance system, in the wake of the severe delays and errors encoun more PR

Rep. Raskin: Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Urge Maryland Department of Labor to Apply for American Rescue Plan Program to Improve Deeply Flawed Unemployment Insurance System (10)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: 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.) urged the Maryland Department of Labor to apply for a new program funded by the American Rescue Plan to improve the state's unemployment insurance system, in the wake of the severe delays and errors encoun more PR

Rep. Ruppersberger: Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Urge Maryland Department of Labor to Apply for American Rescue Plan Program to Improve Deeply Flawed Unemployment Insurance System (10)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: 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.) urged the Maryland Department of Labor to apply for a new program funded by the American Rescue Plan to improve the state's unemployment insurance system, in the wake of the severe delays and more PR

Rep. Sarbanes' Chesapeake Bay Restoration Legislation Passes Committee (10)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today applauded the House Natural Resources Committee as it passed his legislation, H.R. 3540, the Chesapeake Bay Science, Education and Ecosystems Enhancements (SEEE) Act, to strengthen Chesapeake Bay restoration and environmental education efforts. "I am pleased the Committee advanced my legislation to enhance the health of the Chesapeake Bay and reg more PR

Rep. Sarbanes, Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Urge Maryland Department of Labor to Apply for American Rescue Plan Program to Improve Deeply Flawed Unemployment Insurance System (10)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: Congressman John Sarbanes joined Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) in urging the Maryland Department of Labor to apply for a new program funded by the American Rescue Plan to improve the state's unemployment insurance system in the wake of the severe delay more PR

Rep. Sarbanes, Maryland Delegation Announce Nearly $15M to Support Outdoor Recreation Statewide (10)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: Congressman John Sarbanes joined Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) in announcing $14,992,166 to support Maryland's wildlife conservation, sportfish restoration, and outdoor recreation through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Wildlife and Sport Fish Res more PR

Reps. Trone, Underwood Discuss Black Health and Wellness in Honor of Black History Month (10)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: In recognition of Black History Month, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) hosted a "Trone Talk" with Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) and Rhonda Kaalund, Senior Employee Assistance Counselor in the House Office of Employee Assistance, on Black health and wellness in America. During the conversation, the group discussed the need to address health care inequality, improve mental health educ more PR

Sen. Cardin: Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Urge Md. Department of Labor to Apply for American Rescue Plan Program to Improve Deeply Flawed Unemployment Insurance System (10)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- 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.) urged the Maryland Department of Labor to apply for a new program funded by the American Rescue Plan to improve the state's unemployment insurance system, in the wake of the severe delays and errors encountered by tens more PR

Sen. Van Hollen: Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Urge Md. Department of Labor to Apply for American Rescue Plan Program to Improve Deeply Flawed Unemployment Insurance System (10)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2022: 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.) urged the Maryland Department of Labor to apply for a new program funded by the American Rescue Plan to improve the state's unemployment insurance system, in the wake of the severe delays and errors en more PR

Senate Small Business Committee Passes Bipartisan Bills (10)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2022: The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship today passed four bipartisan bills--S. 1617, S. 2042, S. 2521, and H.R. 3451--to make the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA's) programs more inclusive, protect small business owners from cyber-threats, increase the availability of SBA disaster loans more PR

Sens. Cardin, Murkowski Introduce Bill to Expand Medicare Coverage for Families With History of Cancer Genes (10)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced the Reducing Hereditary Cancer Act, legislation which would expand Medicare to cover screening for hereditary cancer for individuals with a family history of hereditary cancer. Harmful changes in some genes or variants are known to be associated with an increased risk of developing cancer. Research indicates that inherited variant more PR

Sens. Cardin, Van Hollen, Booker, Rep. Bush and Colleagues Urge Biden to Reverse Inhumane Immigration Policies Impacting Black Migrants (10)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Representative Cori Bush (D-Mo.) led 100 of their colleagues in urging President Biden to reverse inhumane immigration policies, such as Title 42, originally introduced under the Trump Administration, that continue to mistreat and harm Black migrants. The letter comes in the aftermath of disturbing images from Septemb more PR