WASHINGTON, June 25 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the House passed the Senate Amendment to the House Amendment to S. 2089, the Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022. "I was glad to bring the Keep Kids Fed Act to the Floor today, and I want to thank Chairman Bobby Scott, Rep. Ilhan Omar, and others for their bipartisan work on this critical legis more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, which overturns Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey: "Today is a dark day for the privacy of everyone in America and the freedom of women to make their own health care decisions. In striking down Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement on June 24, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor this afternoon in support of S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Below is a transcript of his remarks. "For years, the gun violence epidemic in our country has forced us to cope with the immeasurable grief and loss. Throughout America, many communities have begun to erect memorials to re more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) released the following statement praising the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act: "Too many families know the pain of losing a loved one to senseless gun violence. Today, after decades of unacceptable inaction and heartbreak, Congress took important steps to make our communities, neighbors and children safer. This legislation tightens our gun laws and  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision overturning Roe v. Wade and essential protections for reproductive health care: "Today, six justices on the Supreme Court decided to strip away a long-established constitutional right and Americans' ability to make their own health care decisions. Overturning Roe v. Wade jeopardizes th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, which overturns Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey: "Today is a dark day for the privacy of everyone in America and the freedom of women to make their own health care decisions. In striking down Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the Suprem more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following floor remarks: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) spoke on the House Floor this afternoon in support of S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Below is a transcript of his remarks and a link to the full video: Click here (https://iqconnect.house.gov/iqextranet/iqClickTrk.aspx?&cid=MD05SH&crop=15536QQQ18512282QQQ5922935QQQ8383323&report_id=&redirect=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.com%2fv3%2f__https%3a%2fmajori more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * The United States Supreme Court released their decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned the federal right to an abortion established in Roe v. Wade. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) issued the following written statement this afternoon in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision: "Today's decision marks a frightening reversal in what our country recognizes as Amer more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 24, 2022: The House Appropriations Committee today passed advanced homeland security funding legislation for 2023, providing $2 million to help reduce flood risk in Baltimore County's Turner Station community championed by Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger. The $85.6 billion bill - which funds disaster response, border security, cybersecurity and other efforts overseen by the U.S. De more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 25, 2022: * * * Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, which came one day after the Court recalled the authority of states to regulate guns in public spaces: "Two days. Two dangerous decisions that fly in the face of court rulings that have been upheld for decades. Yesterday, the court gutted the long more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overturning Roe v. Wade. "Today, the extremist Supreme Court majority struck down the constitutional right to abortion - and with it, the fundamental right of women to control their own health, lives and futures. This decision  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman David Trone released a statement in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which will reverse the federal protection of abortion access in the United States, previously established by Roe v. Wade (1973). The full statement is below. "I'm deeply disappointed and concerned by the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organizatio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) issued the following statement in the wake of the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson that overturns the precedents of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Senator Cardin is an original cosponsor of the Women's Health Protection Act (S. 1975) that would codify the right to choose in federal law. "The Supreme Court of the United States i more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 23, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) called Senate passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act "an important step forward today to break the decades-long gridlock on gun safety." He said that the "legislation we passed in the Senate today will save lives and help keep our communities safer, but there are many more reasonable steps we can and should take, consistent with the Second Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. "Today's outrageous ruling from the far-right packed Supreme Court jeopardizes the health of millions of women around our nation. The Supreme Court has thrown aside the Constitution and is instead forcing its ideological beliefs down the throats of  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 24, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. "The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act will help save lives, and I was proud to vote for it tonight. "But in the face of the reprehensible Supreme Court ruling on concealed carry gun laws today - and in the shadow of the violence plaguing our communi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 24, 2022: Yesterday, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) presented Army Specialist Ronald Dolecki, a veteran residing in Huntingtown, Maryland, with a Prisoner of War (POW) Medal honoring his military service in Ethiopia. Senator Van Hollen authored a legislative provision to secure Mr. Dolecki's medal following the Army's misapplication of the law to his unique case. They  more PR