WASHINGTON, July 22 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement on July 21, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor this morning in support of H.R. 8373, the Right to Contraception Act. Below is a transcript of his remarks. "I thank the gentleman for yielding. I have three daughters. They are all adults. They are all amazed we are here debating this issue. The Ranking Member said me, too, obviously for different more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) celebrated House passage of the FY2023 Minibus legislation, which secures $500 million for construction of the new, consolidated FBI Headquarters that Congressman Hoyer and other members of the Congressional Delegation lauded last month. The federal package includes language that requires the Administration to use this and previous federal spending on a new, fully consol more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 20, 2022: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today following House passage of the FY2023 Minibus legislation, which included six of fifteen Community Project Funding (CPF) requests Congressman Hoyer advocated for, delivering major investments to Maryland's Fifth Congressional District. Every project Congressman Hoyer advocated for in this year's Community Project Fu more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) this week voted to pass a federal funding package for Fiscal Year 2023 that invests in Maryland's priorities, including helping families with rising costs, strengthening critical infrastructure, protecting the Chesapeake Bay, investing in clean energy, building climate resilience and creating a stronger future for all. This is a crucial step in the funding process, whic more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on July 21, 2022: * * * Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today released the following statement on proposed legislation to reform and modernize the Electoral Count Act of 1887. "Overhauling the Electoral Count Act is among the key reforms that can strengthen the integrity of our electoral process and restore the American people's faith and confidence in our democracy. "As the aftermath of the 2020 elect more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) voted to pass a pair of bills in response to the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade, which signaled the Court's willingness to strike down other settled precedents affecting marriage equality and contraception access. To preemptively defend these constitutionally protected rights, the Congressman voted to enshrine them in federal law by advanci more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in introducing the Expanding Access to Family Planning Act. The bill would protect access to critical reproductive health care services--like birth control, cancer screenings and more--by providing a consistent and strong source of funding for the Title X Family Planning Pro more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) introduced legislation to improve and modernize the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) in order to strengthen gun safety in our communities. The legislation - which follows last week's Senate confirmation of Steve Dettelbach to serve as ATF Director - would remove irresponsible statutory restrictions that  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), chair and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Operations, lauded unanimous Senate approval late Wednesday of their resolution honoring Shinzo Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan, who was assassinated at a political rally earlier this month. In April of this year, Cardin and Hagerty, along w more PR