WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $20 million for the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration's (MDOT MTA) Mondawmin RAISE Transit Hub Project. This federal investment will support upgrades to the station's transit infrastructure  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) announced $1,375,686 for the Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) to support local small- and medium-sized manufacturing businesses and create job opportunities in Maryland. This federal funding, more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Research and Biotechnology issued the following testimony by Moses T. Kairo, professor and dean for the School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, involving a hearing on June 14, 2023, entitled "A Review of Title VII: University Perspectives on Research and Extension Programs": * * * Chairman Baird, Ranking Member Spanberger, and members of the Committee, on behalf of Dr. Pa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie B. Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $267,738,400 in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding for the state of Maryland to expand access to affordable, reliable, high-speed broadband. This new federal investment is part  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie B. Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $267,738,400 in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding for the state of Maryland to expand access to affordable, reliable, high-speed broadband. This new federal investment is part more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Today, Congressman David Trone joined U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie B. Raskin, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) in announcing $267,738,400 in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding for the state of Maryland to expand access to affordable, reliable, high-speed broadband. This new federal  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, 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.) announced $1,375,686 for the Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) to support local small- and medium-sized manufacturing businesses and create job opportunities in Maryland. This federal funding, awarded by th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Sean Casten, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Last week, U.S. Congressmen Sean Casten (IL-06) and Juan Vargas (CA-52), co-chairs of the Congressional Sustainable Investment Caucus, hosted a roundtable discussion for Members of Congress featuring Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs, Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman, and US SIF Managing Director Bryan McGannon. During the discussion, Members heard from Treasurer Frerichs, Comptroller Lie more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 25, 2023: * * * Today, Task Force on Strengthening Democracy Co-Chair Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03) issuedthe following statement on the tenth anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Shelby v. Holder: "Ten years ago today, the Supreme Court gutted essential provisions of the Voting Rights Act, weakening critical voter protections and opening the floodgates to Republican-led voter suppre more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 24, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03) released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned decades of longstanding precedent established by Roe v. Wade: "Today marks one year since the Supreme Court's drastic decision to strip women of their fundamental right to control more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Today, U.S. Representatives David Trone (D-MD) and Nancy Mace (R-SC) reintroduced the Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act to eliminate the presumption of pretrial detention for most federal drug charges by allowing courts to make decisions on a case-by-case basis. In most cases, a judge assesses whether the accused is a flight risk or a potential danger to the community, but for more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: On Friday, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined Baltimore Community Lending (BCL) leadership and small business owners to highlight the $1 million they fought to secure in the Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations package to support the renovation of BCL's new Small Business Development and Resource Center and office headquarters. The Senators secured this federal more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris VanHollen (D-Md.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore) wrote to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in support of its proposed "click to cancel" rule to make it easier for consumers to get out of unwanted subscriptions, memberships, and other recurring-payment programs. The proposed rulemaking aims to ensure companies give consum more PR