WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) voted to reinstate the assault weapons ban, a crucial step to reduce the incidence of gun violence tragedies across the country. Assault weapons have been used in eight of the 10 deadliest mass shootings in recent American history. Research has demonstrated the effectiveness of restricting these dangerous weapons; when they were banned from 1994 to 2004, fatalities fro more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Friday, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) hosted a roundtable discussion with community leaders and organizations that support survivors of domestic violence to discuss new funding awards and provisions passed by Congress to help survivors of intimate partner and gender-based violence. The Senator highlighted efforts to successfully reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which included an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2022: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) introduced legislation to create a new federal funding program to help construct and upgrade fire stations in Maryland and across the country. They announced the bill during a visit to Baltimore County Fire Station No. 4 in Catonsville. In April 2022, Senator Van Hollen's office asked the Maryland State Firemen's Association (MSF more PR