WASHINGTON, June 14 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 13, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this evening after the House passed S. 3580, the Senate companion to the House-passed Ocean Shipping Reform Act. "I was proud to bring the Ocean Shipping Reform Act to the Floor and join with Democratic and Republican colleagues to pass it today. "This bill is part of our Majority's effort to ea more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 14, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the House passed H.R. 2773, the Recovering America's Wildlife Act. "Today, I was proud to join in voting to pass the Recovering America's Wildlife Act through the House, and I thank Rep. Dingell for her strong leadership on this bill and on issues relating to environmental conservatio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes and Senator Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) announced the release of key principles guiding their work to create a unified Chesapeake National Recreation Area (CNRA), developed in conjunction with the working group the lawmakers have convened. The working group, which is comprised of federal and state lawmakers and over 30 regional stakeholder organizations, will continue to coll more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman David Trone (D-MD) and Congresswoman Stephanie Bice (R-OK) introduced the Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act, which would create a bipartisan commission focused on studying the effects of solitary confinement in America's prison system. The commission will provide the U.S. Attorney General with research and recommendations for new national standards on solitary confinement. States that co more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 14, 2022: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congressman John Sarbanes (both D-Md.) announced the release of key principles guiding their work to create a unified Chesapeake National Recreation Area (CNRA), developed in conjunction with the working group the lawmakers have convened. The working group, which is comprised of federal and state lawmakers and over 30 regional stakeholder organizations, more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 14, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Andy Harris, M.D. and David Trone (all Md.) today announced $9,219,719 in federal funding for Eastern Shore and Western Maryland airports to reconstruct and rehabilitate their runways. "Maryland's regional airports provide access to more of Maryland's communities and are essential to our state's economy," the lawmakers said.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Andy Harris, M.D. and David Trone (all Md.) announced $9,219,719 in federal funding for Eastern Shore and Western Maryland airports to reconstruct and rehabilitate their runways. "Maryland's regional airports provide access to more of Maryland's communities and are essential to our state's economy," the lawmakers said. "This federal funding  more PR