WASHINGTON, March 8 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following remarks at the International Association of Fire Fighters' 2022 Alfred K. Whitehead Legislative Conference on March 7, 2022: * * * "I have been closely watching the terrible events in Ukraine, where Vladimir Putin has ordered his forces to attack civilian neighborhoods and innocent people. In one of the many heart-wrenching photos in the news this week, I saw a lone firefighter in Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, climbing through a heap of rubble to find those  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement on March 8, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor this afternoon urging support for H.Con.Res. 70, a bipartisan resolution that condemns the recent bomb threats against historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), including against Bowie State in Maryland's Fifth Congressional District, and upholds support for HBCUs and their students, teachers, and staff. Below is a transcript of his rem more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $38,274,762 in federal funds to reimburse state and local governments across Maryland for their COVID-19 response efforts. Funding comes from the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as authorize more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 7, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, John Sarbanes, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $120,145,016 in additional American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Funding will help strengthen Metro train operations and rider safety, avoid service cuts and increase workforce retention. "A safe and reliable Metr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on International Women's Day. "I join in celebrating International Women's Day, when we pay tribute to women's contributions to our nation and to the world while recognizing the challenges they confront from inequality and injustice. As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and experience the fastest and strongest economic recovery in our nation's recorded history, it is essent more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: 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) announced $38,274,762 in federal funds to reimburse state and local governments across Maryland for their COVID-19 response efforts. Funding comes from the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emerge more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $38,274,762 in federal funds to reimburse state and local governments across Maryland for their COVID-19 response efforts. Funding comes from the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as authorized more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today issued the following statement after President Biden announced a ban on the import of Russian energy products in the United States. "Today, President Biden further isolated Russia and weakened its economy by banning Russian energy imports into the United States. I strongly support this decision - as does the overwhelming majority of Americans - and I stand ready to vote in favor of bipartisan le more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $38,274,762 in federal funds to reimburse state and local governments across Maryland for their COVID-19 response efforts. Funding comes from the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: Congressman John Sarbanes today joined Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) in announcing $38,274,762 in federal funds to reimburse state and local governments across Maryland for their COVID-19 response efforts. Funding comes from the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 7, 2022: Congressman John Sarbanes today joined Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski in highlighting more than $409 million in federal funding coming to Maryland over the next five years to repair and replace aging and deteriorating bridges across Maryland thanks to the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) signed into law in November.  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 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, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, and Jamie B. Raskin (all D-Md.) today announced $38,274,762 in federal funds to reimburse state and local governments across Maryland for their COVID-19 response efforts. Funding comes from the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as authorized through Section 4 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on March 8, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, today released the following statement on H.R. 3076, the U.S. Postal Service Reform Act, which the Senate is poised to pass. "The U.S. Postal Service Reform Act is long-overdue and desperately needed. Without this legislation, the U.S. Postal Service anticipates losing $160 billion over the next 10 years. Congressionally mandated cos more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $38,274,762 in federal funds to reimburse state and local governments across Maryland for their COVID-19 response efforts. Funding comes from the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as authori more PR

WASHINGTON, March 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, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $38,274,762 in federal funds to reimburse state and local governments across Maryland for their COVID-19 response efforts. Funding comes from the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as authorized through Section 40 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: The United States Senate passed a bipartisan resolution to condemn recent bomb threats towards Historically-Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and to reaffirm the duty of the federal government to protect college students, faculty, and staff against acts of violence. U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) both cosponsored the resolution which responds to the multiple bomb threats throughout Black History Month directed towards  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 8, 2022: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Chairman of the Committee have introduced the Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act, legislation to prohibit banks and other financial institutions from using forced arbitration clauses against consumers who want to seek restitution and justice. Today, during a hearing in the Committee, Sena more PR