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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Tuesday August 06, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Maryland Delegation Members Urge Power Grid Operator PJM to Address Planning Failures Causing Delayed Retirement of Brandon Shores Coal Power Plant
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03) and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, along with U.S. Senator Ben Cardin and Congressmen Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.), urged PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM), the grid operator responsible for coordinating electricity transmission in the region, to consider strategies that would limit the duration of the "reliability must-run" agreement (RMR) that is keepin  more

Maryland Delegation Members Urge Power Grid Operator PJM to Address Planning Failures Causing Delayed Retirement of Brandon Shores Coal Power Plant
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Delays burden nearby communities with continued pollution and may result in higher energy bills for Maryland consumers Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congressman John Sarbanes, along with U.S. Senator Ben Cardin and Congressmen Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.), urged PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM), the grid operator responsible for coordinating electricity transmission in the region, t  more

Sarbanes Joins House & Senate Colleagues to Call for No Gambling on U.S. Elections
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03) today joined a group of lawmakers led by U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Oreg.) in pressing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to ban gambling on American elections. The letter signed by Congressman Sarbanes, Representatives Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Senators Merkley, Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Eli  more

Trone, Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $838,000 for Firefighters, First Responders in Western Maryland
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Funds Will Support Equipment Upgrades and Station Facility Improvements Today, Congressman David Trone and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (all D-Md.) announced $838,351.13 in federal funding to support Maryland firefighters and first responders in Allegany, Frederick, Garrett and Washington Counties. The funding will enhance emergency response capabilities through both training and equi  more

Van Hollen, Cardin, Trone Announce $838,000 for Firefighters, First Responders in Western Maryland
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Funds Will Support Equipment Upgrades and Station Facility Improvements Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $838,351.13 in federal funding to support Maryland firefighters and first responders in Allegany, Frederick, Garrett, and Washington Counties. The funding will enhance emergency response capabilities through both training and equip  more