BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) joined MSNBC's PoliticsNation with Rev. Al Sharpton to discuss racist comments made by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), President Joe Biden's marijuana reform, and the introduction of Congressman Mfume's National Council on African American History and Culture Act. Congressman Mfume on Senator Tuberville's Racist Comments "His comments are about the most vicious, vile more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Oct. 11, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Treasury Department published a final rule addressing the "family glitch" in the Affordable Care Act. "With the release of today's final rule from the Treasury Department, we finally have a fix for the so-called 'family glitch' in the Affordable Care Act. This solution will result more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- 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 $966,659 in federal funding to help develop Maryland's digital equity plan, which will increase affordable access to high-speed internet and close the digital divide. The State Digital Equity Planning Grant more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman David Trone (D-MD) joined former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan (R-WI) for a roundtable focused on bipartisan criminal justice reform efforts. The discussion was hosted by former Speaker Paul Ryan's American Idea Foundation, a nonprofit organization focused on strengthening the ideas pipeline among community leaders, policymakers, and academia. The Congressman and former  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman David Trone (D-MD), Congressman Tony Cardenas (D-CA), and Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-IN)introduced a bipartisan resolution designating October 2022 as National Youth Justice Action Month. The resolution shines light on the collateral consequences youth face when they are treated as adults in the criminal justice system, and encourages the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) has filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act to restrict the transfer of F-16s to Turkey. The Senator's amendment would put in place a series of restrictions prior to allowing the transfer, including relating to Turkey's efforts to undermine the Syrian Democratic Forces and requiring Turkey's ratification of Sweden and Finland's NATO accession. " more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Chris Coons (D-Del.) reintroduced the bipartisan Fair Hiring in Banking Act to reduce hiring barriers across the financial services sector. The legislation will ensure otherwise highly qualified individuals with minor arrest or conviction records are not prohibited from working in the financial services industry, an more PR