WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) today lauded the Senate Judiciary Committee for favorably recommending to the full Senate the nomination of Nicole Berner, President Joe Biden's nominee for the Maryland seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Ms. Berner has been nominated to fill the vacancy created when Judge Diana Gribbon Motz took senior status. Senators Car more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: The Co-Chairs of the Congressional Soccer Caucus and other members of Congress announced they will introduce a bipartisan, bicameral concurrent resolution in support of the United States Soccer Federation's bid for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup, which would be hosted jointly by the United States and Mexico. The full text of the Senate Concurrent Resolution can be read here. The full text of the House  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor this morning about House Republicans' continued failure to vote on unconditioned aid for our allies Ukraine and Israel. Below is the transcript of his remarks and a link to the video: Click here for a link to the video. "Mr. Speaker, last night, I joined Members of both sides of the aisle for a candlelight vigil to mar more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-MD) joined Congressional Hellenic Caucus co-chairs Chris Pappas (D-NH) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and vice co-chairs Dina Titus (D-NV) and Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) in sending a letter to President Biden requesting he observe the 50th anniversary of Turkey's invasion and ongoing occupation of the Republic of Cyprus by formally inviting Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Jan. 17, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following his meeting with President Joe Biden and congressional leaders to discuss the President's supplemental appropriations request. "President Biden and I remain resolute in our shared commitment to help Ukraine defend itself more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to urge his colleagues to vote against an amendment to the continuing resolution Congress voted on today. The amendment would undermine U.S. security coordination efforts in the West Bank and prohibit the U.S. from meeting longs more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), along with Foreign Relations Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) hosted American and I more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2024: Today, Congressman David Trone (D-MD) underscored the urgent need for expanded affordable housing and federal action by Congress to increase its supply. The hearing comes just one day after the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (https://trone.house.gov/2024/01/16/joint-economic-committee-member-rep-david-trone-releases-statement-on-bipartisan-bicameral-tax-agreement/)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and their Senate colleagues in calling on the Senate Appropriations Committee to restore funding for the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) for Fiscal Year 2024. In 2021, Congress appropriated $1.1 billion to the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration on Children and Families to establish a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) today lauded the Senate Judiciary Committee for favorably recommending to the full Senate the nomination of Nicole Berner, President Joe Biden's nominee for the Maryland seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Ms. Berner has been nominated to fill the vacancy created when Judge Diana Gribbon Motz took senior status. Senators Ca more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led a dozen of his Senate colleagues in urging the top U.S. financial regulators to ensure that the forthcoming final Basel III Capital Requirements allow for continued robust private investment in America's ongoing clean energy transition. In a letter to Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair Michael Barr, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu, and Federa more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), introduced legislation to research the impact of microplastics on biosolids and the overall health and safety of farming practices. Biosolids are a valuable product of the wastewater treatment process that can be applied as fertilizer to agricu more PR