WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: On the occasion of the first hearing on universal health care coverage in the 117th Congress, the Congressional Progressive Caucus celebrated this historic moment for the Medicare For All movement. The Congressional Progressive Caucus has long championed health care as a right, not a privilege, with a history of members introducing single-payer legislation. Today's Medicare For All Act, introduced by CPC  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement on March 29, 2021: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor today to pay tribute to the late Congressman Don Young. Below is a transcript of his remarks. "I thank my friend, the gentleman from Louisiana, [Representative] Garrett Graves, for yielding. I thank him for taking this Special Order [Hour], for a special person. Now, I must say I'm not going to h more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on March 29, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight on the recent terror attacks in Israel. "I was deeply disturbed to learn of the terrorist attacks in Israel over the past few days, which have cost the lives of innocent Israelis and shaken a nation that has too often felt the pain of violence and unprovoked terror. "My thoughts and pr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on March 29, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight after the House passed H.R. 2954, the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022. "I'm proud to join in supporting the bipartisan passage of legislation to help more Americans save for retirement and build on our work last Congress to enact the SECURE Act, which was a first important step more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, 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 Congressman Anthony Brown (MD-04) secured the inclusion of language to advance the process for a new, consolidated Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters in the Omnibus FY2022 funding package that the President signed into law today. The language focuses the site selection process to the three sites more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following remarks: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered the following remarks at the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Legislative and Grassroots Mobilization Conference at the Taft Memorial this afternoon. Below are excerpts of his remarks: "Alright! Mr. [Everett] Kelley! President Kelley, Leader Kelley! And all of you are leaders. I am so pleased to be here. I agree with everything [Rep.] Gerr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced that the Bear Creek Sediments site - adjacent to Sparrows Point - has been added to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund National Priorities List. The list serves as the agency's basis for prioritizing cleanup funding and enforcement actions.  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) urged states to ensure that the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act's record water infrastructure funding is distributed equitably across underserved communities. At the Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change hearing entitled, "Trusting the Tap: Upgrading America's Drinking Water Infrastructure," Congressman Sarbanes drew attention to  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.), a proud cosponsor of the Medicare for All Act, underscored the decisive role of comprehensive, affordable health care coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic and urged Congress to swiftly move toward universal coverage to advance health equity. At an Oversight and Reform Committee hearing entitled, "Examining Pathways to Universal Health Coverage," Congressman Sarbanes more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) alongside Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) in sending a letter to U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield requesting she int more PR