WASHINGTON, July 20 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement on July 19, 2022: House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 8294, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2023. Below are his remarks as pr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the passing of John Sullivan, who served as Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives for eight years. "I was deeply saddened to learn of John Sullivan's passing today. He was a true and faithful servant of the House and of our country. "John had my admiration and my sympathy, having had to perfor more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on July 19, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the House passed H.R. 2024, the Southern Maryland National Heritage Area Act. "I was proud to introduce the Southern Maryland National Heritage Area Act last year, and I was excited to bring it to the Floor today and support its passage by the House. I've had the great honor of repres more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on July 19, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) submitted the following statement into the Congressional Record today in support of H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act. "Madam Speaker, the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson demonstrated not only the extremist majority of justices' disregard for constitutional precedent; it also showed their disregard for the indiv more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure issued the following testimony by Shirley Bailey, CEO and managing member of Summit Federal Services LLC, involving a hybrid hearing on July 14, 2022, entitled "A Review and Assessment of the SBA HUBZone Program". The SBA HUBZone is the Small Business Administration Historically Underutilized Business Zone. * * * My name is Shirley Bailey and I am CEO and Managing Member of Summit Federal Services,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter: The full Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, Andy Harris, M.D., and David Trone, today called on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to select Maryland as the permanent home for the Advanced more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter: The full Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, Andy Harris, M.D., and David Trone, recently called on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to select Maryland as the permanent home for the Adva more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined the full Maryland congressional delegation, including Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), Jamie B. Raskin (MD-08), Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), and David Trone (MD-06), to call on U.S. Department of Health and Human Servic more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on July 19, 2022: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) submitted the following statement into the Congressional Record today in support of H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act. "Madam Speaker, the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson demonstrated not only the extremist majority of justices' disregard for constitutional precedent; it also showed their disregard for the individual liberties of th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) joined Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, Andy Harris, M.D., and David Trone (all Md.) in calling on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to select Maryland as the permanent home for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today issued the following statement on the Federal Highway Administration's recently announced proposed rule for states and metropolitan areas to track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. "The urgency of our climate crisis requires us to look carefully at the full range of greenhouse gas emissions sources, including those from transportation. I applaud the Biden ad more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senator Van Hollen and the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million grant to the Chesapeake Conservancy, Annapolis, Maryland, to support development of infrastructure that will attract tourists to Cambridge, Maryland. This grant is funded by the American Rescue Plan. This project will support redevelopment of the Cambridge waterfront through con more PR