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| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for 2024-01-20 ( 6 items ) |
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Cardin Statement on Senate Vote to Avoid a Federal Government Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the following remarks after Senate passage of the latest Continuing Resolution (CR) for Fiscal Year 2024, which began October 1, 2023.
"Advancing another Continuing Resolution at this time to fund the federal government operations nationwide is the right thing to do - it's the responsible thing to do. A shutdown of th more PR
Raskin, Pressley Lead More Than 50 Lawmakers in Urging State Dept. to Affirm U.S. Opposition to Forced Displacement of Palestinians from Gaza (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led 55 of their colleagues in urging the State Department to affirm the United States' strong opposition to the forced and permanent displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, and to support an increase in humanitarian aid to the region. Since the brutal Hamas attack on October 7, over 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza--80 percent of the more PR
Rep. Mfume IssuesStatement on Avoiding Federal Government Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on Jan. 18, 2024:
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Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding his vote to temporarily avoid a government shutdown, funding the federal government until early March 2024. This legislation will now be sent to President Joe Biden for his signature.
"I voted again, along with 206 other Democrats in the U.S. House, to avoid a government shutdown today.
"However, I more PR
Rep. Van Drew to Attend Offshore Wind Industrialization Hearing (10)
OCEAN CITY, Maryland, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
Congressman Van Drew (R-NJ) will be participating in a field hearing in Ocean City, Maryland on January 20, 2024, at 2:00 PM EST, examining the effects offshore wind industrialization is having on our environment, marine life, and economy. The purpose of the hearing is to hear public testimony from experts in industries affected by offshore wind followed by questions from three Members of more PR
Van Hollen Joins Warnock, Durbin in Raising Concerns About Facial Recognition Software, Demanding Better DOJ Oversight (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and their Senate colleagues in raising concerns with the Department of Justice (DOJ) that funding facial recognition software, which can be inaccurate and unreliable, may lead to violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits "discrimination under any pr more PR
Van Hollen, Durbin, Kaine, Schatz Announce Growing Momentum for Amendment Requiring the Use of U.S. Supplemental Aid Comply with U.S., International Law (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Dick Durbin, (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) announced growing momentum around their amendment to require that the weapons received by any country under the proposed national security supplemental are used in accordance with U.S. law, international humanitarian law and the law of armed conflict. The amendment is now supported by Sen more PR
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