WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on May 18, 2022: Ahead of a procedural vote scheduled to occur in the U.S. Senate tomorrow, U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate urging his colleagues to pass S. 4008--bipartisan legislation to replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) and provide relief to small businesses i more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on May 19, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the House passed H.R. 7688, the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act. "I was proud to bring the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act to the Floor today. This legislation will help address inflation by preventing bad actors in the oil companies from prioritizing profits over investing in supply and lowering prices for consum more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this evening after the House passed H.R. 7790, the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act and H.R. 7791, the Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022. "I was proud to support legislation in the House this evening to address the infant formula shortage and ensure that families who need it can access safe, affordable formula for their babies. For new parents, hav more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after Oklahoma's Republican-controlled Legislature passed a restrictive abortion ban that would severly limit women's access to the full range of reproductive health care. "In case anyone had any doubt what would happen if the Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade this summer, Oklahoma's Republican-controlled government just offered renewed proof of that p more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on May 19, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Senate joined the House in passing a supplemental Appropriation bill for Ukraine today. "With Senate passage of the Ukraine supplemental appropriation bill today, we are one step closer to providing Ukraine with billions of dollars in critical military and humanitarian assistance to defeat the Russian invasion and address the immed more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 19, 2022: At a press conference today, U.S. House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Natural Resources Committee Chair Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-03), Small Business Committee Chair Rep. Nydia Velazquez (NY-07), Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (PR-AL), Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), and Governor of Puerto Rico Pedro R. Pierluisi announced consensus among key members of Congress on the Pue more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman David Trone and U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (all D-Md.) announced that Friends of Blackwater, a nonprofit citizens support group, will receive $1,226,000 in federal funding for the Blackwater Loop and Regional Heritage Trail project. "With this new funding, we are not only providing more opportunities for Marylanders to explore our state's wonderful trails and parks, but we are also increasing travel and tourism for our local e more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives Anthony G. Brown (D-MD-04), Trent Kelly (R-MS-01), Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill to improve and streamline the promotion process for National Guard officers and warrant officers to ensure these servicemembers can progress in their careers without needless bureaucratic delays. The National Guard Promotion Improvement Act would assess and review the current proc more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) spoke on the House Floor this evening in support of H.R. 350, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery. "Madam Speaker, on January 6, 2021, we saw what happens when extremist ideology - disseminated online, in the media, and even by elected officials - is allowed to fester into violent action. We see far too much these days of ideology being transformed into violenc more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on May 18, 2022: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement this evening after the House passed H.R. 7790, the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act and H.R. 7791, the Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022. "I was proud to support legislation in the House this evening to address the infant formula shortage and ensure that families who need it can access safe, affordable formula for their babies. For new parents, having a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 19, 2022: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today voted for legislation that targets price gouging by oil companies resulting in higher prices at gas pumps, in grocery stores and on utility bills across the country. H.R. 7688, the "Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act," passed the U.S. House of Representatives in a 217 to 207 vote and now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration. In the months since Putin invaded Ukraine, Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022 introduced by U.S. Representatives David Trone (D-MD) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA). This bipartisan legislation would expand the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program (PSOB) to include coverage for first responders who die as a result of suicide or are permanently disabled as a result of traumatic service-related experiences. The PSOB Program currently only covers physi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 19, 2022: U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today issued a statement after the U.S. Senate failed to meet the 60-vote threshold needed to proceed to a debate on S.4008. The bipartisan legislation was introduced by Cardin and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) to replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) and provide relief to small businesses in other hard-hit industries, including gyms, mi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on May 19, 2022: U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today issued a statement after the U.S. Senate failed to meet the 60-vote threshold needed to proceed to a debate on S.4008. The bipartisan legislation was introduced by Cardin and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) to replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) and provide relie more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on May 18, 2022: The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship today passed four bills that will help vulnerable small businesses access broadband, strengthen cybersecurity defenses, ease compliance with federal regulations, and help veterans and their spouses transition from the military to entrepreneurship. The bills were all passed by voice vote. S. 1687, the Small  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 18, 2022: The U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship today passed four bills that will help vulnerable small businesses access broadband, strengthen cybersecurity defenses, ease compliance with federal regulations, and help veterans and their spouses transition from the military to entrepreneurship. The bills were all passed by voice vote. S. 1687, the Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2021 Introduced by Senators Marco Rubi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 19, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced that Friends of Blackwater, a nonprofit citizens support group, will receive $1,226,000 in federal funding for the Blackwater Loop and Regional Heritage Trail project. "With this new funding, we are not only providing more opportunities for Marylanders to explore our state's wonderful trails and parks, but we are also increasing travel  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) announced that Friends of Blackwater, a nonprofit citizens support group, will receive $1,226,000 in federal funding for the Blackwater Loop and Regional Heritage Trail project. "With this new funding, we are not only providing more opportunities for Marylanders to explore our state's wonderful trails and parks, but we are also increasing travel and tourism for our lo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter: Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) in urging President Joe Biden to immediately assign a coordinator within the White House on infant formula to address the shortage and implement a national strategy to increase the resiliency of the infant formula supply chain and protect against future contamination and shortages. "We need organized leadership and a clear plan for addressing this c more PR

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on May 19, 2022: * * * "I'd like to send a heartfelt thank you to everyone for the outpouring of well-wishes and kind messages. "I'm on the mend and on track for a full recovery, and following my doctors' orders, I'll begin to ease back into my schedule. "In the meantime, I want to make clear where I stand on two issues up for a vote today: providing additional aid to Ukraine and relief for restaurants and small businesses still weathering the impacts of more PR