WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) introduced the bipartisan Reporting Instances of Non-authorized Grift (RING) Act of 2023 in the United States House of Representatives, along with his colleagues Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Congressman David Trone (D-MD-06), Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27), Congressman Andy Kim (D-NJ-03) more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen, Dutch Ruppersberger (Md.-2), John Sarbanes (Md.-3), Kweisi Mfume (Md.-7), David Trone (Md.-6), and Glenn Ivey (Md.-4) welcomed Kevin M. Atticks, Maryland Secretary of Agriculture and Rafael Lopez, Maryland Secretary of Human Services to the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to discuss federal priorities for Marylanders including agric more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today is highlighting results of a new survey showing that the vast majority of Americans across the political spectrum support proposals -- like her own -- to ban Members of Congress from trading stocks in individual companies. According to a survey conducted by the Program for Public Consultation (PPC) at the University of Maryland's School of more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on July 20, 2023: * * * Today, Congressional Hellenic Caucus member Representative John Sarbanes (MD-03) released the following statement on the 49th anniversary of Turkey's illegal invasion of Cyprus: "In 1974, Turkish forces descended upon Cyprus, routing towns and villages and sending their rightful inhabitants fleeing for their lives. "On this dark anniversary, we decry the invasion and decades long  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Today, Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03) joined U.S. Representatives Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Rob Wittman (VA-01) and Jen Kiggans (VA-02) to reintroduce the Chesapeake Bay Science, Education and Ecosystem Enhancement (SEEE) Act, a bipartisan bill to restore the health of the Bay Watershed, strengthen fisheries management and expand environmental education programs for residents  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Maryland's U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen--members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee--today issued the following joint statement with Vermont's U.S. Senator Peter Welch: "Let us start by being clear: We warmly welcomed the visit of President Herzog to the United States and support what he said in his Joint Session to Congress today. It is what he more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Improving Capacity for Critical Mineral Recovery through Electronic Waste Recycling and Reuse" at 10 a.m. on July 26, 2023, at 406 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Panel 1 * Ajay Kochhar, President, CEO, and Co-Founder, Li-Cycle * Craig Boswell, P.E., President and Co-Founder, HOBI International, Incorporated * Kitty McIlroy, President, Maryland Recycling Network a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following remarks on July 20, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) addressed the Senate Appropriations Committee, indicating his support for the $3.3 billion in security assistance to Israel for its defense against enemies like Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad but making it clear that these American taxpayers dollars should not be used by the Government of Israel for certain other purposes, includ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government and a member of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the Federal Reserve's launch of their instant payments system, FedNow. The Senator has long fought for the creation of this system, including urging th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tom Carper (D-Del.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and U.S. Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) introduced the District of Columbia Courts Judicial Vacancy Reduction Act, common-sense legislation that would apply a 60-day congressional review period to D.C. judicial nominees. This bill would also remove a provision that requ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) in introducing the bipartisan Driving for Opportunity Act to provide incentives to states that choose to end debt-based driver's license suspensions. Millions of Americans have their driver's licenses suspended simply because they are too poor to pay fines or fees, and not for any public safety reason.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on July 19, 2023: * * * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) released the following statement regarding the U.S. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Israel around Israel's entry into the Visa Waiver Program: "As longtime supporters of the U.S.-Israel relationship, we support Israel's candidacy to join the Visa Waiver Prog more PR