WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: LEONARDTOWN, MD -- As part of House Democrats' and the Regional Leadership Council's Investing in America Week of Action, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) met with the Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Board (RC&D) for a briefing on the Living Shoreline and Terrapin Habitat Restoration Project. This critical conservation effort was made possible by a $2,428,200 grant from the Natio  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered the following remarks today at a press conference after a meeting on the federal response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse alongside the Maryland Congressional Delegation, Governor Wes Moore, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General LTG Scott Spellmon, and other officials. Below is a transcript of   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: The ACP has provided benefits to 21,036 households in Maryland's Fifth District - creating savings of up to $30 a month for low-income households, and up to $75 a month for households on qualifying tribal lands. St. Mary's County Government also recently announced that 4,500 Chromebooks were awarded to low-income households through the Maryland Connected Devices Program (MD-CDP), which was created through  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger -- the only Virginian on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee -- urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take proactive steps to address supply chain disruptions caused by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland. The tragic collapse of the Key Bridge on March 26, 2024 could have a significant impact on domestic trade, inte  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Florida, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-Florida) joined Maryland officials for a guided visit of the Baltimore port and the surrounding areas of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge. During the guided visit, Moskowitz was given an update on the type of Federal support that is needed to help rebuild the bridge, as well as the economic impact the collapse is having on Baltimore. "As Flori  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Chairman and Ranking Member of the SFRC Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, and Senators Ma  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following information for a business meeting at 10 a.m. on April 16, 2024: Agenda Nominees * The Honorable Stephanie Sanders Sullivan, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Representative of the United States of America to the African Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary * Ms. Pamela M. Tremont, of Virginia, a Career Member  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Chairman of the SFRC Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, joined Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the SFRC Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cy  more