WASHINGTON, March 18 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement on March 17, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor today to pay tribute to former Congressman Vic Fazio. Below are a transcript of his remarks. "Madam Speaker, I think that Members now know that we lost yesterday a wonderful, decent, extraordinary Member - former Member of this body. Madam Speaker, as you know, he was from your state. His name wa more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement on March 17, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor this afternoon urging support for H.R. 7108, bipartisan legislation to suspend permanent normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus, holding them accountable for Vladimir Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine. Below is a transcript of his remarks. "I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts, the  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on March 17, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the passing of former Representative Vic Fazio, who served in the House for ten terms. "I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of my friend Vic Fazio. I was honored to serve with him, a man of integrity, wisdom, and dedicated service to his state of California and to our country more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on March 17, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the House passed the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act of 2022. "Today, the House passed the FAIR Act, which eliminates forced-arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, and civil-rights cases and allow plaintiffs to sue in court. Doing so will ensure that consumers are prot more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on March 3, 2022, entitled "The Neglected Epidemic of Missing BIPOC Women and Girls". BIPOC stands for black, indigenous and people of color. * * * I want to thank my friends, Representatives Kelly, Pressley, and Ocasio-Cortez for the critical work they are doing in combatting intimate partner vi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on the Department of Defense Naming Commission's release of a list of potential new names of military bases and property honoring leaders of the Confederacy. "I am pleased to see the Department of Defense Naming Commission continue its progress to reckon with our nation's history and more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) condemned the recent bomb threats against Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) - including Morgan State, Coppin State and Bowie State Universities in Maryland - and urged the federal government to deliver additional resources for them and their students. At an Oversight and Reform Committee hearing, "HBCUs at Risk: Examining Federal Support for Histori more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) underscored the importance of a strong, diverse pipeline of researchers in achieving the biomedical breakthroughs that help Americans live long, healthy lives. In the Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee hearing, "The Future of Medicine: Legislation to Encourage Innovation and Improve Oversight," Congressman Sarbanes highlighted how investing in early c more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 16, 2022: U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today convened a hearing to examine the franchising business model, the opportunities it creates, the role the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) plays in helping entrepreneurs open franchises, as well as the agency's role in protecting entrepreneurs from deceptive marketing and bad actors. "For  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), author of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and a senior member of the Senate Finance and Senate Foreign Relations committees, praised the House of Representatives Thursday after bipartisan passage of the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act. The legislation passed the House 424-8. In addition to revoking free trade privileges  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) sent a letter to President Biden voicing their support for his Administration's continued efforts to provide a just resolution for families who were separated under former President Trump's cruel and ineffective "zero-tolerance" policy. In their letter, the Senators ci more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 17, 2022: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy; Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; and Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy introduced the Somaliland Partnership Act to require the Department of State to report to Co more PR