WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (Mass.-7), along with Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Congresswomen Sylvia Garcia (Texas-29), Abigail Spanberger (Va.-07), Cori Bush (Mo.-1), Madeleine Dean (Pa.-4) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (Calif.-37) announced today the introduction of a bicameral, joint resolu more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: On the eve of the two-year anniversary of the military coup in Burma, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), have introduced a resolution condemning the coup and calling for an immediate return to democratic governance grounded in respect for civil liberties. Since February 1, 2021, the Burmese military ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Jan. 31, 2023: * * * Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today after he was named Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government and named to the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. "I am proud to serve as Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and Gener more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced today that the Steering and Policy Committee has recommended Glenn Ivey (MD-04) to the Judiciary Committee and the Homeland Security Committee. It was announced among assignments for new Members of the House Democratic Caucus. "I am honored and humbled to have been chosen for these two very important committees. "I look forward to working with the enormously tale more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) urged the Biden Administration to maximize the leasing space available for offshore wind energy in the Central Atlantic Ocean, and particularly off of Maryland's coast. In their letter to top officials of the Bureau more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) urged the Biden Administration to maximize the leasing space available for offshore wind energy in the Central Atlantic Ocean, and particularly off of Maryland's coast. In their letter to top officials of the Burea more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release and letter: Congressman John Sarbanes joined Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie B. Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) in urging the Biden Administration to maximize the leasing space available for offshore wind energy in the Central Atlantic Ocean, and particularly off of Maryland's coast. In their letter to top of more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Jamie Raskin, Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) urged the Biden Administration to maximize the leasing space available for offshore wind energy in the Central Atlantic Ocean, and particularly off of Maryland's coast. In their letter to top officials of the Bureau of Ocean Ener more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie B. Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $2.9 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding for Maryland schools to purchase local foods and beverages for school meal programs. The federal investment comes from the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie B. Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $2.9 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding for Maryland schools to purchase local foods and beverages for school meal programs. The federal dollars come from the USD more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- 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, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie B. Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) in announcing $2.9 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding for Maryland schools to purchase local foods and beverages for school meal programs. The federal dollars come from the USDA's Lo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Jamie Raskin and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led several of their Democratic colleagues in reintroducing legislation to help curb gun violence and strengthen gun safety. The Handgun Permit to Purchase Act - co-led by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) in the Senate and Representative Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) in the House - would incentivize state and local g more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie B. Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $2.9 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding for Maryland schools to purchase local foods and beverages for school meal programs. The federal dollars come from the USDA's Lo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Jamie Raskin, Steny H. Hoyer, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $2.9 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding for Maryland schools to purchase local foods and beverages for school meal programs. The federal dollars come from the USDA's Loc more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today urged that Congress should, instead of helping fossil fuel companies drill more oil and make more profits, support hardworking Americans by promoting clean energy development. In an Energy and Commerce Committee hearing entitled, "American Energy Expansion: Strengthening Economy, Environmental and National Security," Congressman Sarbanes underscor more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following statement: * * * U.S. Congressman Glenn Ivey, a member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement in response to the Memphis Police Department's footage being released. "Tyre Nichols should still be alive today. Instead, Memphis police officers brutally, violently, and viciously beat him to death. The police officers had no justification for their cruelty, gave no mercy, and denied Tyre's hum more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) alongside a bipartisan group of Senators in a bilateral meeting with Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) tripartite presidency. Senators Tillis (R-N.C.), Murphy (D-Conn.), Wicker (R-Miss.), and Durbin (D-Ill.) also participated in the meeting with the BiH Presidency members: President Zeljka Cvijanovic, President Zel more PR