WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Nov. 17, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) released the following statement in response to Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement that she would not seek the position of Democratic leader in the 118th Congress. "Nancy Pelosi has been one of the strongest and most effective Speakers in U.S. history. Coming from Baltimore, this should surprise no one. Publicly and privately, she has moved mountain more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Nov. 17, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) issued the following statement in response to the news that his friend and colleague Steny Hoyer will step aside from his role as Democratic leader for the upcoming Congress. "Steny Hoyer is my closest friend. He also is one of the most effective leaders and legislators I have ever known. Steny and I both joined the Maryland General Assembly in 1967. more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Nov. 17, 2022: * * * Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) released the following statement on Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer's announcement that he will not run for House leadership. "Majority Leader Steny Hoyer is a force in American life and politics. For decades, he has lent his formidable leadership, considerable legislative talents, and clear voice to the House of Representatives. He has earned his p more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Nov. 16, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the House passed S. 4524, the Speak Out Act. "Today, I was pleased to bring the Speak Out Act to the House Floor and to join in passing it. For too long, pre-dispute nondisclosure and non-disparagement agreements have been used to silence survivors of sexual assault and harassment. " more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Nov. 17, 2022: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on his plans to continue serving Maryland's Fifth Congressional District in the 118th Congress. "For more than three decades, I have had the distinct honor of serving in House Democratic leadership, amplifying the voices of Marylanders at the table where decisions are made. My priority in Congress has always be more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement and letter on Nov. 17, 2022: * * * House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following letter today to announce he will not seek an elected leadership position in the 118th Congress. Below is an excerpt from the letter: "I believe that it is time for me, however, to continue my service in a different role. Therefore, I have decided not to seek elected leadership in the 118th Congr more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2022: House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) announced a number of updates to the House Democrats' Official Online Resume Bank today, alongside the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), the Blue Dog Coalition, the New Democrat Coalition, the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2022: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume and David Trone met Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol with Dr. Jay Perman, University System of Maryland (USM) Chancellor; Dr. Bruce Jarrell, University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) President, and Dr. Valerie Sheares-Ashby, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (U more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Nov. 17, 2022: * * * Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today released the following statement after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she will not seek a party leadership position in the next Congress. "Twenty years ago this month, Nancy Pelosi became the first female Speaker of the House of Representatives in our nation's history. Since, she has been a drum major for democracy, holding more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2022: Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, today introduced legislation to improve on and make permanent the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Community Advantage (CA) pilot program. "The Community Advantage pilot program has proven to be an effective to more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Nov. 17, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer's decision to step back from senior leadership of the House Democratic Caucus. "Steny Hoyer has been a lifelong champion for our families and workers, and a strong voice for American leadership in the world. "As he steps away from the House Democratic Leadership team more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Nov. 17, 2022: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding Speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision to step down as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after decades of strong leadership of the House Democratic Caucus. Senator Van Hollen served closely with Speaker Pelosi as a member of the House of Representatives, including on her leadership team as House Dem more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.-01) and Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.-07) to introduce the Stopping Abuse and Fraud in Electronic (SAFE) Lending Act. The SAFE Lending Act will protect consumers from deceptive and predatory practices that strip wealth from working families by cracking down on some of the worst abuses stemm more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Representatives Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.) and David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) reintroduced their bipartisan, bicameral legislation to address systematic injustices within the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC). The AOTC is the primary tax credit available to students seeking a higher education; however, students with a prior felony drug co more PR