WASHINGTON, March 12 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following remarks on March 11, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined members of House Democratic leadership today for a press conference at the conclusion of the 2022 Democratic Issues Conference. Below is a transcript of his opening remarks. "Thank you very much, [House Democratic Caucus Chair] Hakeem Jeffries and [House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair] Pete Aguilar. We got in late [Wednesda more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on March 11, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning recognizing the one-year anniversary of the signing of the American Rescue Plan. "One year ago, workers, businesses, and families across our country were reeling from the worst public-health crisis in generations, and our economy was heading toward a double-digit recession. It was  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on March 11, 2022: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today marking one year since the American Rescue Plan was signed into law. "One year ago marked a turning page in our state's ability to recover from nearly two years of a public health emergency and economic pain. The Democratic-passed American Rescue Plan was a strong and historic package that confronted the COVI more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) voted for the FY2022 omnibus appropriations agreement, a $1.5 trillion package that will fund the entire U.S. government and provide aid to Ukraine. The omnibus package, which passed the House and Senate this week, notably included $5,329,000 in federal funding for community projects that Rep. Raskin championed. "I am thrilled that this historic legislation, which includes more PR

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, 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 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 Manag more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following letter: To: The Honorable Miguel Cardona, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20202 Dear Secretary Cardona: I write to share my views on the Department of Education's (Department's) current negotiated rulemaking process to improve protections for students and taxpayers defrauded by unscrupulous institutions of higher more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman David Trone (MD-06) urged Marylanders to file their taxes as soon as possible to receive the historic tax cuts created by the American Rescue Plan, which slashed child poverty levels to record lows. In 2021, the Trone-backed American Rescue Plan delivered over $216 million in tax cuts for more than 88,000 hardworking families in Maryland's Sixth Congressional District through the expanded Child more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and chair of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, released the following statement on President Joe Biden's announcement that he would work with Congress to revoke favorable trade status for Russia due to their unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. "I applaud President Biden for taking an all-hands-on deck approach to cou more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee and a member of the Finance, Foreign Relations and Environment and Public Works committees, released the following statement after the 68-31 Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2022 Omnibus Appropriations Act, H.R. 2471. "It is a relief to have an appropriations bill completed and headed to the presiden more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Todd Young (R-Ind.) announced that their Israel Relations Normalization Act was included in the FY 2022 bipartisan funding agreement, which passed the Senate by a vote of 68-31. "I thank my colleagues for their bipartisan support for our legislation to expand and strengthen other nations' relations wi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the Senate's passage of the fiscal year 2022 omnibus funding bill, including funding to support Ukraine and the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act: "My top priority has been to fight for the things that matter most to the people of our communities, our state, and our country. "This legislation meets t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 11, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) today announced the inclusion of $2.184 million in direct federal funding for the restoration of the Pequea Creek watershed in Lancaster County, Pa., in the Fiscal Year 2022 omnibus legislation set to be signed into law this week. For the first time in a decade, senators were able to request funds for specific projects in annual a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced that nearly$9 million in direct federal funding for local projects across the Western Maryland region was included within the fiscal year 2022 omnibus funding legislation, which the Senators voted to pass Thursday evening. The projects encompass a wide array of local and regional priorities, ranging from infrastructure improvements to more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced that nearly $50 million in direct federal funding for local projects across the Baltimore region was included within the fiscal year 2022 omnibus funding legislation, which the Senators voted to pass Thursday evening. The projects encompass a wide array of local and regional priorities, ranging from public safety to education to infra more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced that over $11 million in direct federal funding for local projects in Anne Arundel County and across the Southern Maryland region was included within the fiscal year 2022 omnibus funding legislation, which the Senators voted to pass Thursday evening. Overall, the Senators secured over $104 million in federal dollars directly for Maryl more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced that over $25 million in direct federal funding for local projects in Prince George's and Montgomery Counties was included within the fiscal year 2022 omnibus funding legislation, which the Senators voted to pass Thursday evening. The projects encompass a wide array of local and regional priorities ranging from infrastructure improvem more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced that over $9.5 million in direct federal funding for local projects across the Eastern Shore region was included within the fiscal year 2022 omnibus funding legislation, which the Senators voted to pass Thursday evening. The projects encompass a wide array of local and regional priorities, ranging from infrastructure improvements to e more PR