WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2023: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) yesterday announced Senate Democratic committee memberships for the 118th Congress, including U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) to continue as Chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. "Every day, I am inspired by the tenacity and innovation of small businesses across the country. It is an honor to once again serve  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), both members of the Senate Finance Committee, have introduced the Small Business Tax Fairness and Compliance Simplification Act (S. 45) - legislation to empower beauty services providers, such as barbers, manicurists, skincare specialists, and hairstylist by expanding  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $385,507 to improve outcomes for high school students in Baltimore City Public Schools. This funding for the University of Maryland, Baltimore through the U.S. Department of Education's Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) program will help underserved local high school students at Renaissance Academy and Au more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) announced the introduction of his bipartisan legislation in the United States House of Representatives, the Witness Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2023, to better protect and support witnesses to serious crimes who are willing to come forward and testify in criminal trials. This legislation will provide funding to ensure adequate protections are in place to pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) announced the introduction of his legislation the Identifying Mass Shooters Act which directs the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to collect, study, and analyze online content created by previous mass shooters in an effort to identify potential mass shooters. At the completion of the study authorized by this legislation, the NIJ is required to prepare and submit their fi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Jan. 27, 2023: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement after House Republicans passed legislation further politicizing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: "For decades, America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) has helped us prepare for and respond to dire crises. That's why I have long believed that the SPR ought to remain above partisan politics. Although supporters of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Jan. 27, 2023: * * * Congressman Sarbanes issued the following statement in observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day: "On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the world reflects on the horrors and atrocities of the Holocaust. We mourn the six million Jewish victims of the Shoah and millions of others who were murdered at the hands of the Nazis and their collaborators. Today and every d more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) issued the following statement on the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, a landmark ruling that recognized the constitutional right to abortion for all Americans: "It has been nearly seven months since extremist justices on the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and a half a century of well-settled judicial precedent. In doing so, they h more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2023: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today voted to oppose legislation that would undermine America's energy security, increase energy costs for families, threaten federal lands and waters, and hamper progress toward a cleaner, more sustainable future. In a massive giveaway to the fossil fuel industry, the Strategic Production Response Act (H.R. 21) would prohibit the federal government f more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2023: Congressman David Trone (MD-06) released his 2022 Annual Report, outlining his work serving constituents, fighting our nation's worsening mental health and addiction crises, and supporting historic legislation to improve the lives of Marylanders. Through the past year, Trone and his team answered 31,263 constituent letters, emails, and calls - all while sticking to their 72-hour response ti more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $385,507 to improve outcomes for high school students in Baltimore City Public Schools. This funding for the University of Maryland, Baltimore through the U.S. Department of Education's Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) program will help underserved local high school students at Renaissance Academy and A more PR