WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), the second-ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, praised committee approval Thursday of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2024. Favorably reported to the full Senate for consideration, the package provides robust authorities for the management and operation of the State Department that included key amendments brought forwa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a resolution Thursday authored by U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) that condemns the military coup in Burma and calls for a return to democratic governance and respect for civil liberties.The resolution makes clear that the Burmese military must be held accountable f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), and Senator Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), ranking Senate member of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, lauded committee approval Thursday of their legislation, the Holding Accountable Russian Mercenaries (HARM) Act. Their bipartisan legislation will mandate that the Secretary of State designate the Wag more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, Congressman David Trone (D-MD), member of the House Committee on Appropriations, released the following statement condemning Republicans' funding cuts during the full House Appropriation Committee's markup of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee's Fiscal Year 2024 funding bill: "Our Republican colleagues have continued to renege on our bipartisan budget a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on July 12, 2023: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nominations of Jerry Edwards, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana; Brandon S. Long, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana; Matthew James M more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following remarks on July 13, 2023: * * * This morning, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks at the full committee markup of the 2024 Financial Services and General Government Funding Bill. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery and a link to the video: "Madam Chair, let me say from the outset, I believe the d more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following remarks on July 13, 2023: * * * House Appropriations Committee Republicans passed their 2024 Financial Services and General Government funding bill that makes communities less safe and enables individuals to take advantage of hardworking people, commit fraud, and sell dangerous products. The 2024 subcommittee allocation is $11.3 billion, 58 percent below the 2023 level and 64 percent below the President's budget requ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Chair of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks on the Financial Services and General Government Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Bill as the full committee meets to consider the bill. Senator Van Hollen's remarks, as de more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on July 13, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) released the following statement regarding the inclusion of $375 million in funding for a new FBI Headquarters within the passage of the Committee's Fiscal Year 2024 funding legislation by the full Senate Appropriations Committee: "The FBI is more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on July 13, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) released the following statement regarding the bipartisan passage of the Committee's Fiscal Year 2024 funding legislation by the full Senate Appropriations Committee: "Our federal funding bills should provide investments in key priorities for more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 13, 2023: Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) introduced bicameral legislation to help first-time, first-generation homebuyers - predominately Americans of color - build wealth much more rapidly. By offering new homeowners a 20-year mortgage fo more PR