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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Friday September 27, 2024 ( 14 items )  

Cardin Statement on Deceptive Attempt to Engage in Fraudulent Communication
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement regarding a recent deceptive attempt to engage in communication under false pretenses: "In recent days, a malign actor engaged in a deceptive attempt to have a conversation with me by posing as a known individual. After immediately becoming clear that the individual I was engaging with was not wh  more

Congressman Mfume, Team Maryland Looks to the Future of the Chesapeake Bay After Current Multi-State Agreements Expire in 2025
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, and Glenn Ivey met Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol with senior representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of the Interior and Maryland Department of Natural Resources to discuss planning for the next stage of the Chesapeak  more

Marshall, Risch Introduce Bill to Ban Handgun Rosters
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) today in introducing the Modern Firearms Safety Act, which would prohibit states from enforcing handgun rosters. These lists of pre-approved handguns require manufacturers to include costly features like microstamping, loaded chamber indicators, and magazine disconnect mechanisms on firearms, preventing law-abiding citizens from purchasing the fi  more

Maryland Delegation Announces More Than $10 million for Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration, Preservation
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $10,698,764 in National Fish and Wildlife Foundation funding for 11 Maryland projects to protect and restore water quality, species and habitats in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. "Maryland's ecological and economic  more

Maryland Delegation Announces More Than $10 million for Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration, Preservation
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-05), U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $10,698,764 in National Fish and Wildlife Foundation funding for 11 Maryland projects to protect and restore water quality, species, and habitats in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. "Maryland's e  more

Maryland Delegation Announces More Than $10 Million for Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration, Preservation
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen John Sarbanes, Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $10,698,764 in National Fish and Wildlife Foundation funding for 11 Maryland projects to protect and restore water quality, species and habitats in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. "Maryland's ecological and economic i  more

Mfume, Ruppersberger, Bipartisan Group Secures SNAP Theft Reimbursement in Stop-Gap Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Victims of food stamp theft will continue to be reimbursed thanks to a provision in a stop-gap funding bill secured by a bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger. H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025, passed in the U.S. House of Representatives today in a 341-82 vote, keeping the government funded and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program   more

Rep. Ivey: Team Maryland Looks to Future of Chesapeake Bay After Current Multi-State Agreements Expire in 2025
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, and Glenn Ivey met Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol with senior representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of the Interior and Maryland Department of Natural Resources to discuss planning for the next stage of the Chesapeake Bay pro  more

Ruppersberger, Bipartisan Group Secures SNAP Theft Reimbursement in Stop-Gap Funding Bill
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Victims of food stamp theft will continue to be reimbursed thanks to a provision in a stop-gap funding bill secured by a bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger. H.R. 9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025, passed in the U.S. House of Representatives today in a 341-82 vote, keeping the government funded and Supplemental Nutrition Assis  more

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Ben Cardin Calls for Global Focus on Sudan Humanitarian Crisis, Anti-Semitism & Support for Human Rights Defenders at UN General Assembly
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: As President Joe Biden's U.S. Representative to the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, engaged with UN leadership, world leaders, and human rights advocates to address some of the most pressing challenges facing the global community today.   more

Team Maryland Looks to the Future of the Chesapeake Bay After Current Multi-State Agreements Expire in 2025
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, and Glenn Ivey met Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol with senior representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of the Interior and Maryland Department of Natural Resources to discuss planning for the next stage of the Chesape  more

Team Maryland Looks to the Future of the Chesapeake Bay After Current Multi-State Agreements Expire in 2025
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, and Glenn Ivey met Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol with senior representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of the Interior and Maryland Department of Natural Resources to discuss planning for the next stage of the Chesapeake Bay pro  more

Team Maryland Looks to the Future of the Chesapeake Bay After Current Multi-State Agreements Expire in 2025
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: 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, and Glenn Ivey (all D-MD) met Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol with senior representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of the Interior, and Maryland Department of Natural Resources to discuss planning f  more

Team Maryland Looks to the Future of the Chesapeake Bay After Current Multi-State Agreements Expire in 2025
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen John Sarbanes, Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin and Glenn Ivey met on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol with senior representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of the Interior and Maryland Department of Natural Resources to discuss planning for the next stage of the Chesapeake Bay P  more