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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for 2022-03-04 ( 10 items )  
Congressional Gaming Caucus Co-Chairs Titus and Reschenthaler Along With Reps. Brown, Amodei, Horsford Introduce Legislation to Raise Reporting Threshold on Slot Winnings (10)
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 3, 2022: Representatives Dina Titus (NV-01), Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14), Anthony Brown (MD-04), Mark Amodei (NV-02), and Steven Horsford (NV-04) introduced the Shifting Limits on Thresholds (SLOT) ACT. This bipartisan legislation would raise the threshold for slot winnings. "The current threshold for reporting slot winnings was set at $1,200 in 1977 and has not been updated in the 45 years since. I more PR

Reps. Hoyer, Brown, Raskin, Sens. Cardin, and Van Hollen Announce $1.7B to Advance the Purple Line (10)
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Congressmen Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), and Jamie B. Raskin (MD-08) announced a $1.7 billion Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) federal loan to advance the construction of the Purple Line, after significant delays since the construction began in 2017. The Purple Line, a 16.2 mil more PR

Sen. Cardin SOTU Virtual Guests Laud President Biden Commitment to Empowering Underserved Entrepreneurs (10)
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.) hosted a discussion following President Joe Biden's first State of the Union Address with his virtual guests Spencer Jones, owner of Chick & Ruth's Delly in Annapolis, Omar Muhammad, Director of the Entrepreneurial Development Assistance Center (EDAC) a more PR

Sen. Cardin's SOTU Virtual Guests Laud President Biden's Commitment to Empowering Underserved Entrepreneurs (10)
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.) hosted a discussion following President Joe Biden's first State of the Union Address with his virtual guests Spencer Jones, owner of Chick & Ruth's Delly in Annapolis, Omar Muhammad, Director of the Entrepreneurial Development Assistance Center (EDAC) at Morgan State University, and Lisa Smith, Executive Director of Bowie more PR

Sen. Van Hollen, Colleagues, Reps. Lawson, Hayes, Torres, Colleagues Urge USDA to Issue Clearer Guidance That Informs Students of Their SNAP Benefits (10)
WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: United States Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Representatives Al Lawson (D-Fla.), Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.), and Norma J. Torres (D-Calif.), along with Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tina Smith (D-Min more PR

Sen. Van Hollen: Maryland and Virginia Senators Announce More Than $120 Million for WMATA (10)
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) and Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) announced $120,145,016 in federal funding for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). This funding, awarded through the Department of Transportation (DOT), was authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) supported by the Senators and signed by President Joe Biden. "One year ago, more PR

Sens. Cardin, Van Hollen, Reps. Hoyer, Brown and Raskin Announce $1.7 Billion to Advance the Purple Line (10)
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 3, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Anthony G. Brown and Jamie B. Raskin (all D-Md.) today announced a $1.7 billion Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) federal loan to advance the construction of the Purple Line, after significant delays since the construction began in 2017. The Purple Line, a 16.2 mile east-west lig more PR

Sens. Cardin, Van Hollen, Reps. Hoyer, Brown, Raskin Announce $1.7B to Advance the Purple Line (10)
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 3, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Anthony G. Brown and Jamie B. Raskin (all D-Md.) today announced a $1.7 billion Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) federal loan to advance the construction of the Purple Line, after significant delays since the construction began in 2017. The Purple Line, a 16.2 mile east-west light more PR

Sens. Van Hollen, Cardin, Reps. Hoyer, Brown and Raskin Announce $1.7 Billion to Advance the Purple Line (10)
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 3, 2022: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Anthony G. Brown and Jamie B. Raskin (all D-Md.) today announced a $1.7 billion Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) federal loan to advance the construction of the Purple Line, after significant delays since the construction began in 2017. The Purple Line, a 16.2 mile east-west li more PR

Sens. Van Hollen, Colleagues Urge USDA to Update the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Food Packages (10)
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Lisa Murkowski (R-Ark.) and Representatives Don Young (R-Ark.-At Large) and Gwen Moore (D-Wis.-4) sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter urging U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to issue the proposed rule, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children: Revisions in the WIC Food Packag more PR