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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Tuesday April 09, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Hoyer Celebrates Transformational Health Care Savings from Investing in America Agenda at Greater Baden Medical Services
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: BRANDYWINE, MD -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer met with pharmacists and medical providers at Greater Baden Medical Services during the Regional Leadership Council's Investing in America Week of Action to discuss the transformational health care savings made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and American Rescue Plan (ARP). As Majority Leader, Congressman Hoyer worked closely with President Biden   more

Hoyer Meets with Local Government and Nonprofit Leaders to Highlight How the Inflation Reduction Act is Advancing Environmental Justice in MD-05
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: NANJEMOY AND EAGLE HARBOR, MD -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) met with leaders from YESS! of Charles County and Eagle Harbor town government to discuss how over $800,000 in federal grants made possible by President Biden's Investing in America agenda is expanding clean water access for rural families in Nanjemoy and cleaning up legacy pollution in Eagle Harbor. This visit was a part of the Regional   more

Hoyer Tours Southern Maryland Airports to Highlight How the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is Upgrading Transportation Infrastructure and Improving Safety in MD-05
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: SOUTHERN MARYLAND -- This week, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) received a briefing and tour at two airports in Southern Maryland - Maryland Airport in Charles County and St. Mary's Regional Airport in St. Mary's County. As part of the Regional Leadership Council's Investing in America Week of Action, Congressman Hoyer met with airport officials and leaders from St. Mary's County to discuss how federal  more

Rep. Raskin Leads Letter to Biden Administration Urging Continued Negotiation for Release of PhD Candidate Kidnapped in Iraq
WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) sent a letter to President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the administration to continue pursuing negotiations with all relevant parties for the release of Elizabeth Tsurkov, a PhD candidate in Political Science at Princeton University who was kidnapped in Iraq in March 2023 by Kata'ib Hezbollah (KH), an Iranian-backed militia. The lawmakers wrote  more

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Cardin, Sens. Rubio, Cassidy Issue Joint Statement on Upcoming Elections in Venezuela
WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.), issued a bipartisan statement on the situation in Venezuela as the Maduro regime continues to repress the leading Venezuelan opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado ahead of presidential   more