WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter: Following unprecedented flooding that has left one-third of Pakistan underwater and affected approximately 33 million people, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) as she led her Senate colleagues in writing a letter calling on President Biden to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Pakistani nationals currently residing in the United States. I more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined ABC GMA3's What You Need To Know with T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach to discuss House Democrats' record of success this Congress on behalf of the American people. Below are excerpts from his interview. On Democrats' Success in Special Elections "Well I'm feeling good, and good afternoon to you....[that poll] shows [Democrats up] two percent, bu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Sept. 14, 2022, entitled "Free Speech Under Attack (Part III): The Legal Assault on Environmental Activists and the First Amendment": * * * This is our third addressing ongoing attacks on freedom of speech in America. Our first two focused on the assault on free speech in schools. We examined a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- 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, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) todayin announcing that three Maryland-based community financial institutions will receive a combined $86.6 million from the U.S. Department of the Treasury Emergency Capital Investment Program (ECIP) t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: 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 and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced today that three Maryland-based community financial institutions will receive a combined $86.6 million from the U.S. Department of the Treasury Emergency Capital Investment Program (ECIP) to help low-income an more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: 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 and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced today that three Maryland-based community financial institutions will receive a combined $86.6 million from the U.S. Department of the Treasury Emergency Capital Investment Progra more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: 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 and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced that three Maryland-based community financial institutions will receive a combined $86.6 million from the U.S. Department of the Treasury Emergency Capital Investment Program (ECIP) to help low-in more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: 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 and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced today that three Maryland-based community financial institutions will receive a combined $86.6 million from the U.S. Department of the Treasury Emergency Capital Investment Program (ECIP) to more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all Md.) urged U.S. Department of Commerce leadership to initiate a new benchmark stock assessment for the Chesapeake Bay blue crab population, in line with the recommendations of leading scientists and fish more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger joined his Team Maryland colleagues -- U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen as well as Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all Md.) today in urging U.S. Department of Commerce leadership to initiate a new benchmark stock assessment for the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), 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), Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), Jamie B. Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) today urged U.S. Department of Commerce leadership to initiate a new benchmark stock assessment for the Chesapeake Bay blue more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all Md.) today urged U.S. Department of Commerce leadership to initiate a new benchmark stock assessment for the Chesapeake Bay blue crab population, in line with the recommendations of lead more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2022: Congressman John Sarbanes today joined Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all Md.) in urging U.S. Department of Commerce leadership to initiate a new benchmark stock assessment for the Chesapeake Bay blue crab population, in line with the recom more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA-12), Representatives Peter Welch (VT-AL), Susan Wild (PA-07), Susie Lee (NV-03), Lauren Underwood (IL-14), and health care advocates and storytellers for a press event hosted by Protect Our Care to celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act's game-changing measures to drive down health care costs for millions of working families and seni more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following commentary to The Hill with Xometry CEO Randy Altschuler: * * * What's Needed to Make It In America? Public-Private Partnerships that Cultivate a Highly Skilled Workforce It's a common refrain we hear from every corner of our economy: too many open positions and not enough skilled workers to fill them. It's particularly pronounced in the one industry that is the foundation for our economy: manufacturing. The pande more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all Md.) today urged U.S. Department of Commerce leadership to initiate a new benchmark stock assessment for the Chesapeake Bay blue crab population, in line with the recommendations of leading scientists and fi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger was named a "Friend of Farm Bureau" by the Maryland Farm Bureau for his steadfast support of Maryland agriculture and American consumers during the 117th Congress. Members of the Bureau presented him with the award in his Capitol Hill office on Tuesday. Congressman Ruppersberger was nominated for the award by the Maryland chapter and approved by the Ameri more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: The United States Senate unanimously passed the SBIR & STTR Reauthorization Act of 2022--bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs through September 30, 2025. The cu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release: The United States Senate unanimously passed the SBIR & STTR Reauthorization Act of 2022--bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) to reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technolog more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) alongside Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in calling to prevent any U.S. security assistance from going to Azerbaijan until Armenia and Azerbaijan reach a permanent, lasting resolution to ensure more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Bill Cassidy, M.D., (R-La.) introduced legislation to reauthorize the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System (NNCSS) program, which collects data which collects privacy-protected data on neurological conditions to inform research and help advance better treatments and cur more PR