WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) Tuesday questioned U.S. General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Commissioner Elliot Doomes about the condition of the Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse in Baltimore during an EPW hearing. Team Maryland secured $1.5 million in an FY '24 appropriations measure to con more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (Both D-Md.) today pressed the leadership of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) to move forward legislation that would confirm the federal government would cover 100 percent of the cost to replace the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed in March. At an EPW hearing today, led by Chair Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Ranking Member Shelley Moore C more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and U.S. Congressmen Glenn Ivey and Steny Hoyer (all D-Md.) announced $25,475,520 in federal funding to upgrade Prince George's County's bus transit system. This investment will support the County's efforts to transition to a fully zero-emission bus fleet by 2040, including through the purchase of 15 new zero-emission buses, 5 new battery electric vans, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and U.S. Congressmen John Sarbanes and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $960,000 in federal funding to better connect Howard County commuters to Baltimore-area transit services. The grant will allow the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Howard County to purchase two, heavy-duty transit buses to extend the existing Route 409 by five miles from its c more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) questioned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan regarding the ongoing coal dust contamination taking place in South Baltimore as a result of coal dust flying from railroad cars transporting millions of tons of coal through Curtis Bay. EPA Administrator Regan appeared before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, w more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Today, U.S. Representatives David Trone (D-MD), Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), along with Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), introduced a bicameral resolution that urges the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a centralized and independent process for reviewing petitions from individuals who were unjustly or wrongfully deported from the United States. With current po more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today led a hearing on the state and federal response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland. The hearing examined the unified response to the collapse of the bridge and the effort to reopen the Po more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: On July 10, 2024, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee will hold a hearing on the state and federal response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland. The hearing will examine the unified response to the collapse of the bridge and the effort to reopen the Port of Baltimore, as well as next steps in  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: Ahead of the 30th anniversary of the terrorist attack against the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) Jewish Center in Buenos Aires, and the 32nd anniversary of the bombing of the Embassy of Israel in Argentina, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) have introduced a bipartisan r more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen John Sarbanes (D-Md.-3), Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.-7) and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.-8) met Tuesday afternoon with Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott to discuss a wide range of issues of importance to Baltimore. Topics during the hour-long meeting in the U.S. Capitol included their joint efforts to strengthen public safety, public transit and affordable housing more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, and Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) met Tuesday afternoon with Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott to discuss a wide range of issues of importance to Baltimore. Topics during the hour-long meeting in the U.S. Capitol included their joint efforts to strengthen public safety, public transit and affordable housing, and the o more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and U.S. Congressmen Glenn Ivey and Steny Hoyer (all D-Md.) announced $25,475,520 in federal funding to upgrade Prince George's County's bus transit system. This investment will support the County's efforts to transition to a fully zero-emission bus fleet by 2040, including through the purchase of 15 new zero-emission buses, 5 new battery electric vans more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and U.S. Congressmen John Sarbanes and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $960,000 in federal funding to better connect Howard County commuters to Baltimore-area transit services. The grant will allow the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Howard County to purchase two heavy-duty transit buses to extend the existing Route 409 by five mile more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and U.S. Congressmen John Sarbanes and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $960,000 in federal funding to better connect Howard County commuters to Baltimore-area transit services. The grant will allow the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and Howard County to purchase two, heavy-duty transit buses to extend the existing Route 409 by five mi more PR