WASHINGTON, April 2 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement on April 1, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor this morning urging support for H.R. 3617, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. Below are his remarks. "Madam Speaker, I want to thank my friend from New York, Chairman Nadler, for his leadership on this bill. He has long been a champion of decriminalizing marijuana an more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on March 31, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today following President Biden's actions to address Vladimir Putin's price hike on oil and gas, including releasing 1 million barrels of oil a day from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. "I welcome President Biden's announcement today that his Administration will take bold and beneficial steps to more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 1, 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 Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $45,708,416 in federal funding to help Marylanders lower utility costs by making energy efficient upgrades to their homes. The lawmakers helped secure this federal funding through the pa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, 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 Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $45,708,416 in federal funding to help Marylanders lower utility costs by making energy efficient upgrades to their homes. The lawmakers helped secure this federal funding through the passage of the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, 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 Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $45,708,416 in federal funding to help Marylanders lower utility costs by making energy efficient upgrades to their homes. The lawmakers helped secure this federal funding through the passage of the Infrastructu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today after Dr. Monica Goldson, Chief Executive Officer for Prince George's County Public Schools and Paige Blake, Prince George's County native and a Junior at Bowie State University, were appointed to serve on President Biden's HBCU Board of Advisors. "With the appointment of Dr. Monica Goldson and Paige Blake, the President has se more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) spoke on the House Floor this morning urging support for H.R. 3617, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery and a link to the video. "Madam Speaker, I want to thank my friend from New York, Chairman Nadler, for his leadership on this bill. He has long been a champion of decriminalizing m more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement after Elizabeth "Betty" Hewlett retired as head of the Prince George's Planning Board. "Few Prince Georgians have made such a tremendous impact in our community like my dear friend Betty Hewlett. It has been a privilege to serve alongside Betty for close to three decades. I've witnessed first-hand how much she cares for not just Prin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) led 10 congressional colleagues in filing an amicus brief in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, a case pending before the Supreme Court involving school prayer at public high school football games. Rep. Raskin argues that by pressuring students to join his public prayers at the 50-yard line during school football games, Bremerton High School football coach Joseph A. Kenn more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 1, 2022: Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), along with ten of his House colleagues, sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan and Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Antitrust Division Jonathan Kanter urging FTC and DOJ to increase scrutiny of Big Tech's expanding reach in the auto industry. These powerful tech companies have taken significant steps  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, 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 Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $45,708,416 in federal funding to help Marylanders lower utility costs by making energy efficient upgrades to their homes. The lawmakers helped secure this federal funding through the passage of the Infrastructur more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes joined Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) in announcing. $45,708,416 in federal funding to help Marylanders lower utility costs by making energy efficient upgrades to their homes. The lawmakers helped secure this federal funding through the passa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman David Trone (MD-06) voted for landmark legislation to deliver lower insulin costs for Maryland families. By capping out-of-pocket expenses, the Affordable Insulin Now Act will ensure that Americans pay no more than $35 for a monthly supply of insulin. "Today, the House took a step forward in the fight to lower health care costs for hardworking Americans," said Rep. Trone. "I proudly cast my vote more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- 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 Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $45,708,416 in federal funding to help Marylanders lower utility costs by making energy efficient upgrades to their homes. The lawmakers helped secure this federal funding through the passage of the Infrastru more PR