WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, John Sarbanes, and Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) welcomed Maryland Legislative Black Caucus Chair Delegate Jheanelle Wilkins, the Maryland Black Caucus Foundationand members of the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus to the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to discuss federal priorities for the state.The meeting covered vital  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: The legislation would establish a Rosenwald Schools National Historic Park network with locations in Chicago and Maryland in honor of Julius Rosenwald Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today introduced the Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park Act, legislation to establish a Rosenwald Schools National Historic Park network with locations in both Chicago and Maryland in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: This week, Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-MD.) wrote to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Bill Nelson, pressing the agency for answers on its decision to cancel the On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manuf  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) wrote to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Bill Nelson, pressing the agency for answers on its decision to cancel the On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 (  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume and Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) welcomed Maryland Legislative Black Caucus Chair Delegate Jheanelle Wilkins, the Maryland Black Caucus Foundationand members of the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus to the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to discuss federal priorities for the state.The meeting covered vital issues su  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen John Sarbanes, Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume and Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) welcomed Maryland Legislative Black Caucus Chair Delegate Jheanelle Wilkins, the Maryland Black Caucus Foundation and members of the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus to the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to discuss federal priorities for the state. The meeting covered vital issue  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: This week, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) wrote to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Bill Nelson, pressing the agency for answers on its decision to cancel the On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on Sept. 20, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement in response to false and disparaging comments about Haitian immigrants living in Springfield, Ohio made by a Senate colleague and the former President of the United States. "From the neighborhoods of Springfield, Ohio, to the co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Chair of the SFRC Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, announced their intention to introduce the most comprehensive legislative proposal yet to hold Nicolas Maduro's oppressive regime accountable for its ongoing crack  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Ak.) introduced a resolution reaffirming the Senate's bipartisan support for the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue. The Quad, comprising of the United States, Australia, India, and Japan - four large and capable democracies in  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), sent a letter to Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser to the People's Republic of Bangladesh, congratulating him on assuming leadership at a pivotal time for   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Pilot climate exercise exposed significant shortfalls in managing risk as United States experiences record disasters. Today, in advance of Climate Week and following a year of record disasters, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and nine Senate colleagues in calling on the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $627,785.49 in federal funding to support firefighters and first responders across Western Maryland. The funding will enhance emergency response capabilities through equipment and facility upgrades, ensuring better protection for the public and the volunteer firefighters. These awards come after the l  more