WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.), joined Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) in introducing a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that every patient has the basic right to emergency health care, includi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), chair of the Regional Leadership Council, addressed reporters following the RLC's fourth meeting at the White House. He discussed the impact of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda and the RLC's work to ensure those investments reach every corner of the country. Below are excerpts of his remarks: "Hi, I'm Steny Hoyer... and I chair what is cal  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, 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 (OS  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered remarks at the 6th annual Congressional Hackathon in the U.S. Capitol. Below is a transcript of his remarks: Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05) addresses the attendees of the Congressional Hackathon in the US Capitol Visitor Center Auditorium. "Welcome. And apologies. I want you to know, however, that it was the President of the United States that held  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- 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 Republican Leadership to stop putting partisan bills on the Floor and fund the government for the American people. Below is a transcript of his remarks and a link to the video: Click here(link is external) for a link to the video "Americans know that it is crazy to do something you know will not have any  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, 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 (OSAM-1) ro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen John Sarbanes, Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, 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 (OSAM-1) robotic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger and John Sarbanes (all D-Md.) announced $931,896.84 in federal funding to support Maryland firefighters and first responders in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, and Howard Counties. The funding will enhance emergency response capabilities through personnel recruitment and equipment upgrades, ensuring better prote  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger and John Sarbanes (all D-Md.) announced $931,896.84 in federal funding to support Maryland firefighters and first responders in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, and Howard Counties. The funding will enhance emergency response capabilities through personnel recruitment and equipment upgrades, ensuring better protection for t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger and John Sarbanes (all D-Md.) announced $931,896.84 in federal funding to support Maryland firefighters and first responders in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, and Howard Counties. The funding will enhance emergency response capabilities through personnel recruitment and equipment upgrades, ensuring better protection for   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen John Sarbanes and Dutch Ruppersberger (all D-Md.) announced $931,896.84 in federal funding to support Maryland firefighters and first responders in Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Howard Counties. The funding will enhance emergency response capabilities through personnel recruitment and equipment upgrades, ensuring better protection for t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03) and Reps. Doris Matsui (CA-07) and Jared Huffman (CA-02) led a group of 33 lawmakers in sending a letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack, supporting the U.S. Forest Service's (USFS) National Old-Growth Amendment(link is external) and urging USFS to take additional measures to protect old-growth forests. "Protecting older forests is part of an overarching climate-info  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, hosted a bipartisan gathering of lawmakers, human rights advocates, and diplomatic representatives to renew the call for the release of Jimmy Lai and all political prisoners in Hong Kong. The event, "Honoring Jimmy Lai: A Stand for Democracy and Free S  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the Iran Internet Freedom Act, marking the second anniversary of the protests sparked by the murder of Jina Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman who was beaten to death by the Iranian regime's morality police.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Belarus and Russia Democratic Governance during Exile (BRIDGE) Act, following a powerful and moving event welcoming home Vladimir Kara-Murza, a prominent Russian democratic opposition leader recently released after two-and-a-half years i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Chair of the Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband, and Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX) introduced a bicameral resolution expressing concern about Spanish-language disinformation and misinfor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following information for a business meeting at 10 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2024: Agenda Nominees * Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Florida, to be Representative of the United States on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization * Ms. Kristen Sarri, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs * The Honorable John N. Nkengasong, of Georgia, to be A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Alma Adams (D-N.C.) introduced the Parent PLUS Parity Act, bicameral legislation to ease the burden of student loan debt for parent borrowers who helped their children pay for their higher education. Nationwide, approximately 3.9 million borrowers have outstanding Parent PLUS loan balances totaling $112 billion. While these loans allo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Angus King (I-Maine), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt the proposed rule requiring disclosure of the use of AI-generated content in political ads on radio and TV. "  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) today introduced a bill to make the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation (USRC), a nonprofit responsible for managing and operating Union Station in D.C., eligible for funding under several federal transportation grant programs. "Union Station is the gateway to our nation's capital for visitors and regional commuters   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Failure to address this lapse by the end of FY 24 would result in 22% average pay cut for Foreign Service members, overseas federal employees This week, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), co-Chairs of the Senate Foreign Service Caucus, sent a letter to Senate Leadership urging the inclusion of provisions reauthorizing Overseas Comparability Pay a critical measure for F  more