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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for 2022-03-23 ( 6 items )  
Rep. Brown: Bicameral Capital Region Delegation Urges President Biden to Consider Airplane Noise Reduction Efforts in Nomination of New FAA Administrator (10)
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: A bicameral delegation of Members of Congress representing the National Capital Region today wrote to President Biden urging that he strongly consider the reduction of airplane noise and the improvement of communication with local communities as he makes his nomination of a new Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The letter was signed by U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Gerry more PR

Rep. Ruppersberger Announces 'Rust to Revitalization Act' to Bring Economic Development Incentives to Baltimore (10)
TIMONIUM, Maryland, March 23 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today unveiled new legislation to help bring federal economic development incentives to Baltimore's Tradepoint Atlantic and other projects near economically distressed communities around the country. The "Rust to Revitalization Act" will encourage private investment in projects at industrial brownfields that are adjacent to low-income neighborhoods more PR

Rep. Sarbanes, Bipartisan Group of Members of Congress Urge President to Protect Chesapeake Bay, Accelerate Conservation Efforts (10)
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) joined Senators Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and 17 of their colleagues in the Senate and House of Representatives in sending a bipartisan letter to President Joe Biden urging the Administration to increase investment in the Chesapeake Bay watershed region in the President's fiscal year 2023 budget proposal. The lawmakers ask the P more PR

Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Issues Statement From University of Maryland Professor (10)
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following statement by Jason R. Baron, professor of the practice at the College of Information Studies in the University of Maryland, involving a hybrid hearing on March 15, 2022, entitled "Correcting the Public Record: Reforming Federal and Presidential Records Management": * * * Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony regarding proposed amendments to the Presidential Records Act (PRA) more PR

Sens. Shaheen, Hassan Join Bipartisan Group in Urging the FDA to Take Overdue Action to Combat Youth Vaping Crisis (10)
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 21, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, joined a bipartisan group of their Senate colleagues in calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take long-overdue action to combat the youth vaping crisis, including steps that could remove kid-friendly, addictive e-cigarettes fro more PR

Sens. Van Hollen, Warner, Markey Call to Fairly Evaluate Alzheimer's Treatments (10)
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) alongside Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) in raising concerns with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding its draft National Coverage Determination (NCD) decision memo for the drug Aduhelm and other similar Alzheimer's treatments. In the January 11, 2022 proposed decision memo more PR