WASHINGTON, May 26 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on May 25, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today marking two years after the murder of George Floyd. "Two years ago, the world watched as George Floyd, an unarmed Black man murdered at the hands of police, struggled to say three simple yet horrifying words: 'I can't breathe.' For millions of Black Americans, the weight of Officer Derek Chauvin's knee on Floyd's neck recalled the immense bu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on May 25, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement on the Budget and Economic Outlook issued by the Congressional Budget Office today. "Today's Budget and Economic Outlook report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) shows the great progress we've made in our economic recovery from the pandemic, with the deficit projected to fall by more than $1.7 trillion, a nearly two-thirds dec more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSreact) -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on May 24, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas where reports indicate fourteen children and one teacher have been killed. "How many more times must Americans watch innocent children die in mass shootings at elementary schools before we decide as a nation to do something about gun safety? How many more times will w more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter on May 25, 2022: House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) responded today to a letter from House Sergeant-at-Arms William J. Walker concerning firearms in the U.S. Capitol Complex and on its grounds. His letter was itself a response to a letter sent by Leader Hoyer on April 27 and to two earlier letters on December 14 and January 18 in which he requested clarification about rules and regulations regarding Members' ability to carry more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- 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 19, 2022, entitled "Free Speech Under Attack (Part II): Curriculum Sabotage and Classroom Censorship": * * * This is our second Subcommittee hearing addressing the escalating assault on free speech and free thought in classrooms across America. Last month, our hearing was on the thousands of books being targeted for censorship in school li more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- 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.) delivered $198,404,958 to spur economic growth and support small businesses in Maryland through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Program. This Treasury Department program was reauthorized and expanded by the American Rescue Plan which the lawmakers fough more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 24, 2022: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md). joined Howard County Executive Calvin Ball in announcing a new $75 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the construction of a 5,000 foot tunnel to reduce flooding in Ellicott City. This will be the largest and most impactful flood mitigation component of the Safe and Sound plan. The EPA funding brings the total inves more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 25, 2022: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md). 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 delivering $198,404,958 to spur economic growth and support small businesses in Maryland through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Program. This Treasury Department program was reauthorized and expanded by the Am more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 25, 2022: U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today lauded the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA's) announcement that it has awarded a grant to Rockville Economic Development, Inc. (REDI) to operate a new Women's Business Center (WBC) at Bowie State University (BSU), the oldest Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Maryland. The new center is the fourth WBC in Maryland, joining a more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on May 25, 2022: U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today lauded the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA's) announcement that it has awarded a grant to Rockville Economic Development, Inc. (REDI) to operate a new Women's Business Center (WBC) at Bowie State University (BSU), the oldest Historically Black College and University (HBCU more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 25, 2022: Two years after the death of George Floyd at the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) offered his support for the public safety executive order signed by President Joe Biden today. "For two years since George Floyd was murdered, Republicans have refused to allow debate and consideration of needed police reform and public safety measures. President Biden is taking the right steps to restore public trust in more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 25, 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 delivered $198,404,958 to spur economic growth and support small businesses in Maryland through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Program. This Treasury Department program was reauthorized and expanded by the American Rescue Plan w more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- 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.) delivered $198,404,958 to spur economic growth and support small businesses in Maryland through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Program. This Treasury Department program was reauthorized and expanded by the American Rescue Plan which the lawmakers fo more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on May 25, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) today announced $1,000,000 to help preserve and restore hundreds of acres of declining wetland habitats across Maryland'sEastern Shore, as well as in Delaware and Virginia. This Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service funding for the Delmarva Oasis project is administered through the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission and was authorized by the North Ameri more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced $1,000,000 to help preserve and restore hundreds of acres of declining wetland habitats across Maryland's Eastern Shore, as well as in Delaware and Virginia. This Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service funding for the Delmarva Oasis project is administered through the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission and was authorized by the North American Wetlands Conserv more PR