WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 28, 2022: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today applauded the bipartisan passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA), a bill that provides crucial authorizations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and enables the agency to engineer better solutions to our nation's toughest water resources challenges. "WRDA is extremely important for Marylanders because it provides crucial proj more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 28, 2022: This afternoon, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined Chris Jansing on MSNBC to discuss the House vote on the CHIPS and Science Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, as well as Republicans' opposition to legislation to address inflation. Below are excerpts from his interview. On the Inflation Reduction Act "I'm glad they got to an agreement. ...it's a very construct more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following remarks on July 28, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Rep. Joe Neguse (CO-02), Rep. Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), Rep. Tom O'Halleran (AZ-01), Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), Rep. Kim Schrier (WA-08), Rep. Greg Stanton (AZ-09), Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-02), and Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) for a press conference in support of H.R. 5118, the Wildfire Response and Drought Resilien more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement on July 28, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor this afternoon in support of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. Below is a transcript of his remarks. "Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I regret that we find ourselves in this position of being divided on this bill. This, like every piece of legislation we pass, is not perfect. And very frankly, i more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 28, 2022: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Congressmen John Sarbanes (MD-03), Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), and David Trone (MD-06) met Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol with the new president and CEO of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Hilary Harp Falk and the newly selected U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Chesap more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, John Sarbanes, Andy Harris MD, Kweisi Mfume and David Trone met Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol with the new president and CEO of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Hilary Harp Falk and the newly selected U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Chesapeake Bay Program Director Dr. Kandis Boyd. The group shared perspectives and progres more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes joined Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Andy Harris MD, Kweisi Mfume and David Trone (all Md.) on Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol to meet with the new president and CEO of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Hilary Harp Falk and the newly selected U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Chesapeake Bay Program Director Dr. Kandis Boyd. The gro more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Trone (D-MD) voted for H.R. 4346, The Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act (CHIPS) and Science Act. This legislation makes historic investments to increase production of American-made semiconductors, tackle supply chain vulnerabilities, bolster America's scientific research and technological leadership, and strengthen America's economic and national security. Ove more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen David Trone, Steny H. Hoyer, John Sarbanes, Andy Harris MD, and Kweisi Mfume met Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol with the new president and CEO of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Hilary Harp Falk and the newly selected U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Chesapeake Bay Program Director Dr. Kandis Boyd. The group shared perspectives and progress more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressmen David Trone (D-MD) and Dan Meuser (R-PA) introduced the Ensuring the FDA Fully Examines Clinical Trial Impact and Vitalness before Endorsement (EFFECTIVE) Act to allow the FDA to deny a new drug application for an opioid if it is not clinically superior to other commercially available drugs. This effort would provide further authority to the FDA to review the potential public health impact of ev more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 28, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, John Sarbanes, Andy Harris MD, Kweisi Mfume and David Trone met Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol with the new president and CEO of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Hilary Harp Falk and the newly selected U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Chesapeake Bay Program Director Dr. Kandis Boyd. The group shared pers more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, released the text of the Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations bill. The Subcommittee provides funding for the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and more than two dozen independent federal agencies. "O more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 28, 2022: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) announced the Senate passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (S. 4136) including key priorities he worked to secure in the legislation for Maryland. The legislation as a whole authorizes much-needed investments in our nation's water infrastructure including to support clean drinking water and healthy communities, improve our environme more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter on July 28, 2022: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) in calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take immediate administrative action to offer abortions and all abortion-related services to veterans and eligible dependents. Following the far-right Supreme Court's disastrous Dobbs decision overturning Roe  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, announced the inclusion of legislative text within the Committee-released State and Foreign Operations report requiring the Secretary of State to submit a report to Congress on the steps taken to facilitate and support a more PR