WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, have introduced legislation S.3964 - the   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) joined Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin and Senator Tammy Duckworth (both D-Ill.) this week in sending a letter to President Biden urging him to employ his authority under the Antiquities Act to create a national monument in honor of Julius Rosenwald. Son of German Jewish immigrants, Julius Rosenwald made Sears, Roebuck and Company the retail power  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and U.S. Congressman Jamie Raskin (all D-Md) announced $568,000 for the City of Rockville's Twinbrook Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge project. The funding will help Rockville design a pedestrian and bicycle crossing over the metro's railroad tracks to both connect the Twinbrook Community to the commercial and retail businesses along Rockville Pike and connect resid  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- 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 today urging Congress to vote to send unconditional aid to our ally Ukraine as soon as they return from the District Work Period. Below is a transcript of his remarks and a link to the video: Click here for a link to the video. "Mr. Speaker, today we took the responsible step of funding the people's government. "Un  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks on the House Floor this morning urging Members of Congress to vote for the FSGG appropriations bill within H.Res. 1102 - the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. Below is a transcript of his remarks and a link to the video: "One minute -- to  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: -Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee, delivered opening remarks today at FSGG's Budget and Oversight Hearing on President Biden's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request and Economic Outlook. Below is a transcript of his remarks and a link to the video: Click here for a link to the video. "Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I a  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: - Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement on H.Res. 1102. "Once again we are forced to avert a last-minute government shutdown by MAGA Republicans. Today I voted yes on H.Res. 1102 because millions of federal employees, servicemembers, hardworking families, and children are depending on us to do our job and keep our government open. This package includes a pay increase for servic  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today voted to support a package of six government funding bills that will avert a catastrophic shutdown and bring back critical resources for Maryland and its residents. The $1.2 trillion bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives in a bipartisan 286-134 vote and is now under consideration in the U.S. Senate. The legislation covers f  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03) voted for a bipartisan package of six federal funding bills that, along with legislation enacted on March 8, 2024, will fund all federal agencies through September 30, 2024. Today's package includes critical investments in child care, health care and education while also defending democracy at home and abroad. The package also includes several Maryland prioritie  more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 22, 2024: This week, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken commending the U.S. Department of State for proposing non-discrimination rules to help ensure that all individuals are able to benefit from our U.S. foreign assistance programs, promoting U.S. sec  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at the full Committee hearing, "Implementation of the U.S. Anti-Corruption Strategy," where he stressed the importance of combatting corruption at home and abroad as a core national security priority. "Our Founding Fathers un  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, today congratulated the SBA's recently announced 2024 Small Business Persons of the Year Awardees, including the Granite State's Counseling Associates, co-founded by Susan Borchert and Betsy Harrison, which   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the prohibition of funding for UNRWA - the U.N. agency primarily responsible for delivering aid to Palestinians in Gaza as well as additional services to Palestinian refugees throughout the region - until March 2025: "UNRWA is the primary means of distributing desperately-needed assistance in Gaza - so denying fun  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Friday, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) visited J.M. Clayton Seafood Company to meet with local crab house representatives and discuss efforts to support Maryland's seafood businesses. During the conversation, the Senator specifically highlighted work to address issues with the H-2B visa program - which is essential to meeting the industry's employment needs - and help ensure companies can hire t  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) announced $800,000 for the City of Aberdeen's Transit Oriented Development Station Square Improvement Project. This federal funding will support the design planning for improvements to facilitate more accessible connectivity to the multi-modal transportation services for the community through an underpass, with the additional goals of pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin and Senator Tammy Duckworth (both D-Ill.) this week in sending a letter to President Biden urging him to employ his authority under the Antiquities Act to create a national monument in honor of Julius Rosenwald. Son of German Jewish immigrants, Julius Rosenwald made Sears, Roebuck and Company the retail powe  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, have introduced legislation S.3964 - the  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and U.S. Congressman Jamie Raskin (all D-Md) announced $568,000 for the City of Rockville's Twinbrook Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge project. The funding will help Rockville design a pedestrian and bicycle crossing over the metro's railroad tracks to both connect the Twinbrook Community to the commercial and retail businesses along Rockville Pike and conn  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.) reintroduced the Upholding Human Rights Abroad Act, legislation to close loopholes in the Leahy Laws, conduct needed oversight of Pentagon security cooperation programs, and ensure that the United States does not provide security assistance to human rights violators. This bill would also increase transparency and expand re  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Rejects drastic cuts and scores of extreme Republican riders that would hurt consumers, help scammers, block action on climate change, promote discrimination, block Free File for taxpayers, and much more. Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, and Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations C  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- 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 urging Republican leadership to bring unconditional aid for our allies Ukraine and Israel to the Floor before the House adjourns for the two-week district work period. Below is a transcript of his remarks and a link to the video: Click here for a link to the video. "I thank the Speaker. Madam Speaker, w  more