WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) applauded the bipartisan House passage of their resolution to repeal the Trump Administration's so-called True Lender Rule through the use of the Congressional Review Act. This regulation, finalized in the last months of the p  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Representatives Tom Suozzi, Josh Gottheimer, Mikie Sherrill, Lauren Underwood, Jamie Raskin, Brian Higgins, Tom Malinowski, Bill Pascrell, and Mike Levin were joined by union leaders to make an urgent call on the need to repeal the cap on the State and Local Tax (SALT) Deduction. Joined by Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, and representatives from firefighter and teacher u  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone today announced $10,155,895 in funding through the American Rescue Plan for Maryland's Head Start programs. "Maryland's children have faced extraordinary setbacks throughout the COVID-19 pan  more

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, June 22 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman David Trone (MD-06) announced the winners of the Congressional Art Competition for Maryland's Sixth District. Each year, the House of Representatives hosts the competition for high school students across the country to recognize young, talented artists. The winner's art piece is hung up in the hall of the Capitol building and is put on display for all staff, tourists, and visitors. "  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: In light of the record number of students reporting mental health challenges across the country, the office of U.S. Congressman David Trone (MD-06) hosted a webinar on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted student mental health. Parents and students had the opportunity to hear from Cheryl Bost, the President of the Maryland State Education Association; Kyson Taylor, the co-chair of the Mont  more

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, June 22 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman David Trone (MD-06) released new data revealing 130,500 children in Maryland's Sixth District will benefit from the advance monthly payments of the Child Tax Credit beginning in July. Trone spoke with Congresswoman Suzan Delbene (WA-01), Vice-Chair of the Ways and Means Committee, about the impact of the American Rescue Plan's expanded Child Tax Credit for hardworking families. "The   more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Congressman David Trone (MD-06) announced that his bill, the Fairly Assessing Service-related Exposure Residual (FASTER) Presumptions Act, successfully passed through the House Veterans' Affairs Committee and will be making its way to the House floor for a vote. Trone is a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee and introduced the bill in April to reform the VA'S presumptive decision-makin  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: U.S. Representatives David Trone (D-MD) and Gary Palmer (R-AL), along with U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Rob Portman (R-OH) and Bob Casey (D-PA), introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Finish the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS) Act which would provide $1.75 billion in dedicated funding over 5 years for the network of transportation corridors across Appalachia for the first ti  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: During a House Health Subcommittee hearing today, Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) urged his colleagues in Congress to improve health equity and invest in efforts to root out systemic racism in America. "I believe Congress should use every available tool to create an equitable recovery, as well as address the root causes that have created health disparities for years," said Congressma  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), along with U.S. Representatives Jared Huffman (D-Calif.-2) and Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon (R-P.R.), have introduced legislation, the Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2021 (S. 2194), to reauthorize the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Coastal Program, which brings together FWS activities in priority coastal areas along the Atlantic and Paci  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 23, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (Both D-Md.), and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer (Md.-05), Dutch Ruppersberger (Md.-02), John Sarbanes (Md.-03), Kweisi Mfume (Md.-07), Anthony Brown (Md.-04), Jamie Raskin (Md.-08), and David Trone (Md.-06) today announced $10,155,895 in funding through the American Rescue Plan for Maryland's Head Start programs. "Maryland's children have faced  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 23, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) today praised the Senate's confirmation of U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah Boardman to be a U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Maryland. "Judge Deborah Boardman is an incredibly qualified and experienced jurist and we look forward to her years of service as a U.S. District Judge," the senators said after the confirmatio  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 24, 2021: Today U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) reintroduced their bipartisan Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act, legislation to bring greater transparency to corporate stock trading. As we've seen repeatedly over the last year, while the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) prohibits the purchase or sale of securities based on non-  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and a group of bipartisan Senators sent a letter on Thursday to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on him to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts for the nine million Americans living abroad. The senators urged the Administration to donate supplemental doses to U.S. embassies and consulates in coordination  more