{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where chamber = \"House\", state = \"MD\" and year = 2023 sorted by date descending", "rows": [["https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases/maryland-delegation-members-announce-over-240-million-clean-water", "Maryland Delegation Members Announce Over $240 Million for Clean Water Infrastructure Across Maryland", "2023-12-22", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Glenn Ivey", "I000058", "ivey.house.gov", "ivey", "https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, 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.) announced $240,451,000 to modernize clean water infrastructure across Maryland. The federal funding, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA) Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program, will support the Maryland Department of the Environment\u2019s efforts to provide low- or no-interest loans for critical water infrastructure projects, helping communities across the state maintain access to clean water.\n\nMost of the funding \u2013 $211,862,000 \u2013 comes from the once-in-a-generation Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which the lawmakers and the Biden-Harris Administration fought to enact to deliver historic federal investments in the country\u2019s water infrastructure. This funding will supplement the $28,589,000 in federal funding appropriated to Maryland's Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs) that the lawmakers secured through annual appropriations for fiscal year 2023.\n\n\u201cModernizing our water infrastructure is a critical public health priority. That\u2019s one of the reasons why we fought to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act \u2013 to advance our progress in communities across our state and improve their access to clean and safe drinking water. With these funds, we\u2019re delivering on that objective for Marylanders,\u201d said the lawmakers.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-maryland-delegation-members-announce-over-240-million-for-clean-water-infrastructure-across-maryland", "Congressman Mfume, Maryland Delegation Members Announce Over $240 Million for Clean Water Infrastructure Across Maryland", "2023-12-22", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, 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.) announced $240,451,000 to modernize clean water infrastructure across Maryland. The federal funding, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA) Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program, will support the Maryland Department of the Environment\u2019s efforts to provide low- or no-interest loans for critical water infrastructure projects, helping communities across the state maintain access to clean water.\n\nMost of the funding \u2013 $211,862,000 \u2013 comes from the once-in-a-generation Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which the lawmakers and the Biden-Harris Administration fought to enact to deliver historic federal investments in the country\u2019s water infrastructure. This funding will supplement the $28,589,000 in federal funding appropriated to Maryland's Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs) that the lawmakers secured through annual appropriations for fiscal year 2023.\n\n\u201cModernizing our water infrastructure is a critical public health priority. That\u2019s one of the reasons why we fought to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act \u2013 to advance our progress in communities across our state and improve their access to clean and safe drinking water. With these funds, we\u2019re delivering on that objective for Marylanders,\u201d said the lawmakers.\n\nThe Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides more than $50 billion to EPA over five years to improve the nation\u2019s drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure \u2013 the single largest investment in water that the federal government has ever made.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/12/maryland-delegation-members-announce-over-240-million-for-clean-water-infrastructure-across-maryland", "Maryland Delegation Members Announce Over $240 Million for Clean Water Infrastructure Across Maryland", "2023-12-22", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, 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.) announced $240,451,000 to modernize clean water infrastructure across Maryland. The federal funding, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA) Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program, will support the Maryland Department of the Environment\u2019s efforts to provide low- or no-interest loans for critical water infrastructure projects, helping communities across the state maintain access to clean water.\n\nMost of the funding \u2013 $211,862,000 \u2013 comes from the once-in-a-generation Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which the lawmakers and the Biden-Harris Administration fought to enact to deliver historic federal investments in the country\u2019s water infrastructure. This funding will supplement the $28,589,000 in federal funding appropriated to Maryland's Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs) that the lawmakers secured through annual appropriations for fiscal year 2023.\n\n\u201cModernizing our water infrastructure is a critical public health priority. That\u2019s one of the reasons why we fought to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act \u2013 to advance our progress in communities across our state and improve their access to clean and safe drinking water. With these funds, we\u2019re delivering on that objective for Marylanders,\u201d said the lawmakers.\n\nThe Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides more than $50 billion to EPA over five years to improve the nation\u2019s drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure \u2013 the single largest investment in water that the federal government has ever made.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/12/rep-raskin-applauds-new-treasury-guidance-promoting-clean-hydrogen-production", "Rep. Raskin Applauds New Treasury Guidance Promoting Clean Hydrogen Production", "2023-12-22", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC\u2014Today, the U.S. Treasury Department released proposed regulations on the Clean Hydrogen Production Credit established in the Inflation Reduction Act. The proposed guidance answers calls from Reps. Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Don Beyer (VA-08) along with 44 House Democrats, environmental groups, consumer advocates, and renewable energy companies who have emphasized the need to ensure hydrogen fuel is produced from clean energy sources.\n\n\u201cHydrogen offers us a promising clean energy solution, but only if it is produced from renewable energy, rather than dirty fossil fuels\u2014and in today\u2019s Treasury guidance, the Biden Administration has demonstrated its strong commitment to positive hydrogen solutions and a clean energy transition,\u201d said Rep. Raskin. \u201cCreating a truly clean hydrogen industry that supports our climate goals depends on us getting things right today. I look forward to seeing a final rule that retains these strong climate standards.\u201d\n\nNotably, the new proposed guidance adopts the three pillars of clean hydrogen production that Reps. Raskin, Beyer and their colleagues expressed support for in their recent letter to the Treasury Department, with provisions prioritizing additionality, deliverability and hourly time-based matching. These three pillars ensure that hydrogen is generated using new, \u201cadditional,\u201d renewable energy sources, not just the limited renewables currently supplying our power grid, that power generated by clean energy reaches hydrogen production projects, and that hydrogen will be produced during the same hours that the clean electricity is being generated.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases/maryland-delegation-members-announce-more-25-million-improve-road-safety", "Maryland Delegation Members Announce More Than $25 Million to Improve Road Safety Across Maryland", "2023-12-21", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Glenn Ivey", "I000058", "ivey.house.gov", "ivey", "https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 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.) announced $28,505,333 to improve road safety in communities across Maryland. The federal funding, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s (DOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program, will help local departments of transportation across the state develop and implement safety action plans and structural improvements to better accommodate and ensure the safety of drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians on roadways. The Safe Streets and Roads for All program will help to save lives on roadways across the country, supporting many local governments\u2019 existing \u201cVision Zero\u201d plans, which aim to eliminate all traffic fatalities and serious injuries on roadways.\n\nThe SS4A program was established and funded at $5 billion over five years by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, legislation the lawmakers worked to pass to support infrastructure initiatives across the country.\n\n\u201cToo often, aging infrastructure contributes to accidents that cause serious injuries and even death for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians. These funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which we fought to pass, will upgrade our roads, make them safer for our communities, and shorten commute times for the millions of hardworking Marylanders who depend on public infrastructure every day. They will enable our local partners to improve safety and accessibility on roadways across our state,\u201d said the lawmakers.\n\nThe federal funds were awarded as follows:\n\nGreater Baltimore Region\n\n$9,920,000 to the Baltimore City Department of Transportation to pilot a Complete Streets project, which will reduce dangerous accidents by making city roadways more accessible through temporary lane and street closure events for cyclists and pedestrians as well as sensors that will help plan improvements at the city\u2019s most high-volume intersections;\n\n$3,648,000 to Baltimore County to conduct planning activities, including road safety audits for corridors throughout the county;\n\nPrince George\u2019s County\n\n$9,764,000 to Mount Rainer to implement its Vision Zero plan.\n\n$768,000 to the Towns of Riverdale Park and Edmonston to develop a Complete Streets plan;\n\n$160,000 to the Town of Brentwood to create a Vision Zero plan to eliminate traffic fatalities and to improve bicycle accessibility through road improvements;\n\nMontgomery County\n\n$360,000 to the City of Gaithersburg to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan;\n\n$320,000 to the City of Rockville to create a Vision Zero plan and to improve bicycle accessibility through road improvements and conduct safety audits;\n\n$160,000 to Montgomery County to conduct supplemental planning efforts to review Vision Zero activities and evaluate progress;\n\n$120,000 to Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (MNCPPC) to conduct planning activities throughout Montgomery County;\n\nAnne Arundel and Howard Counties\n\n$683,200 to the City of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County to update its existing Vision Zero Plan;\n\n$488,133 to Howard County to test safety approaches on the US 1 corridor, a 12-mile stretch of roadway with safety challenges;\n\nEastern Shore\n\n$320,000 to the City of Cambridge in Dorchester County to create a Vision Zero plan and to improve bicycle accessibility through road improvements;\n\n$280,000 to Queen Anne's County to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan;\n\n$64,000 to the Town of Rising Sun in Cecil County to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan;\n\nWestern Maryland\n\n$1,050,000 to Frederick County to plan road improvements to eliminate traffic fatalities and improve bicycle accessibility;\n\n$240,000 to Brunswick to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan; and\n\n$160,000 to the Town of Sykesville to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-maryland-delegation-members-announce-more-than-25-million-to-improve-road-safety-across-maryland", "Congressman Mfume, Maryland Delegation Members Announce More Than $25 Million to Improve Road Safety Across Maryland", "2023-12-21", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 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.) announced $28,505,333 to improve road safety in communities across Maryland. The federal funding, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s (DOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program, will help local departments of transportation across the state develop and implement safety action plans and structural improvements to better accommodate and ensure the safety of drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians on roadways. The Safe Streets and Roads for All program will help to save lives on roadways across the country, supporting many local governments\u2019 existing \u201cVision Zero\u201d plans, which aim to eliminate all traffic fatalities and serious injuries on roadways.\n\nThe SS4A program was established and funded at $5 billion over five years by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, legislation the lawmakers worked to pass to support infrastructure initiatives across the country.\n\n\u201cToo often, aging infrastructure contributes to accidents that cause serious injuries and even death for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians. These funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which we fought to pass, will upgrade our roads, make them safer for our communities, and shorten commute times for the millions of hardworking Marylanders who depend on public infrastructure every day. They will enable our local partners to improve safety and accessibility on roadways across our state,\u201d said the lawmakers.\n\nThe federal funds were awarded as follows:\n\nGreater Baltimore Region\n\n$9,920,000 to the Baltimore City Department of Transportation to pilot a Complete Streets project, which will reduce dangerous accidents by making city roadways more accessible through temporary lane and street closure events for cyclists and pedestrians as well as sensors that will help plan improvements at the city\u2019s most high-volume intersections;\n\n$3,648,000 to Baltimore County to conduct planning activities, including road safety audits for corridors throughout the county;\n\nPrince George\u2019s County\n\n$9,764,000 to Mount Rainer to implement its Vision Zero plan.\n\n$768,000 to the Towns of Riverdale Park and Edmonston to develop a Complete Streets plan;\n\n$160,000 to the Town of Brentwood to create a Vision Zero plan to eliminate traffic fatalities and to improve bicycle accessibility through road improvements;\n\nMontgomery County\n\n$360,000 to the City of Gaithersburg to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan;\n\n$320,000 to the City of Rockville to create a Vision Zero plan and to improve bicycle accessibility through road improvements and conduct safety audits;\n\n$160,000 to Montgomery Countyto conduct supplemental planning efforts to review Vision Zero activities and evaluate progress;\n\n$120,000 to Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (MNCPPC) to conduct planning activities throughout Montgomery County;\n\nAnne Arundel and Howard Counties\n\n$683,200 to the City of Annapolis in Anne Arundel Countyto update its existing Vision Zero Plan;\n\n$488,133 to Howard County to test safety approaches on the US 1 corridor, a 12-mile stretch of roadway with safety challenges;\n\nEastern Shore\n\n$320,000 to the City of Cambridge in Dorchester County to create a Vision Zero plan and to improve bicycle accessibility through road improvements;\n\n$280,000 to Queen Anne's County to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan;\n\n$64,000 to the Town of Rising Sun in Cecil County to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan;\n\nWestern Maryland\n\n$1,050,000 to Frederick County to plan road improvements to eliminate traffic fatalities and improve bicycle accessibility;\n\n$240,000 to Brunswick to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan; and\n\n$160,000 to the Town of Sykesville to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan.\n\nThe Safer Streets and Roads for All program was established to support regional and local efforts to prevent roadway deaths through planning and demonstration projects that help local governments better understand the safety challenges in their communities and implement solutions to make their streets, roads, and highways safer for all. In fiscal year 2022, the SS4A program delivered over $1.5 million to safety action plan projects in Maryland.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/12/maryland-delegation-members-announce-more-than-25-million-to-improve-road-safety-across-maryland", "Maryland Delegation Members Announce More Than $25 Million to Improve Road Safety Across Maryland", "2023-12-21", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 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.) announced $28,505,333 to improve road safety in communities across Maryland. The federal funding, provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s (DOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program, will help local departments of transportation across the state develop and implement safety action plans and structural improvements to better accommodate and ensure the safety of drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians on roadways. The Safe Streets and Roads for All program will help to save lives on roadways across the country, supporting many local governments\u2019 existing \u201cVision Zero\u201d plans, which aim to eliminate all traffic fatalities and serious injuries on roadways.\n\nThe SS4A program was established and funded at $5 billion over five years by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, legislation the lawmakers worked to pass to support infrastructure initiatives across the country.\n\n\u201cToo often, aging infrastructure contributes to accidents that cause serious injuries and even death for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians. These funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which we fought to pass, will upgrade our roads, make them safer for our communities, and shorten commute times for the millions of hardworking Marylanders who depend on public infrastructure every day. They will enable our local partners to improve safety and accessibility on roadways across our state,\u201d said the lawmakers.\n\nThe federal funds were awarded as follows:\n\nGreater Baltimore Region\n\n$9,920,000 to the Baltimore City Department of Transportation to pilot a Complete Streets project, which will reduce dangerous accidents by making city roadways more accessible through temporary lane and street closure events for cyclists and pedestrians as well as sensors that will help plan improvements at the city\u2019s most high-volume intersections;\n\n$3,648,000 to Baltimore County to conduct planning activities, including road safety audits for corridors throughout the county;\n\nPrince George\u2019s County\n\n$9,764,000 to Mount Rainer to implement its Vision Zero plan.\n\n$768,000 to the Towns of Riverdale Park and Edmonston to develop a Complete Streets plan;\n\n$160,000 to the Town of Brentwood to create a Vision Zero plan to eliminate traffic fatalities and to improve bicycle accessibility through road improvements;\n\nMontgomery County\n\n$360,000 to the City of Gaithersburg to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan;\n\n$320,000 to the City of Rockville to create a Vision Zero plan and to improve bicycle accessibility through road improvements and conduct safety audits;\n\n$160,000 to Montgomery County to conduct supplemental planning efforts to review Vision Zero activities and evaluate progress;\n\n$120,000 to Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (MNCPPC) to conduct planning activities throughout Montgomery County;\n\nAnne Arundel and Howard Counties\n\n$683,200 to the City of Annapolis in Anne Arundel County to update its existing Vision Zero Plan;\n\n$488,133 to Howard County to test safety approaches on the US 1 corridor, a 12-mile stretch of roadway with safety challenges;\n\nEastern Shore\n\n$320,000 to the City of Cambridge in Dorchester County to create a Vision Zero plan and to improve bicycle accessibility through road improvements;\n\n$280,000 to Queen Anne's County to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan;\n\n$64,000 to the Town of Rising Sun in Cecil County to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan;\n\nWestern Maryland\n\n$1,050,000 to Frederick County to plan road improvements to eliminate traffic fatalities and improve bicycle accessibility;\n\n$240,000 to Brunswick to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan; and\n\n$160,000 to the Town of Sykesville to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan.\n\nThe Safer Streets and Roads for All program was established to support regional and local efforts to prevent roadway deaths through planning and demonstration projects that help local governments better understand the safety challenges in their communities and implement solutions to make their streets, roads, and highways safer for all. In fiscal year 2022, the SS4A program delivered over $1.5 million to safety action plan projects in Maryland.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/mfume-van-hollen-cardin-announce-50-million-inflation-reduction-act-investment-for-baltimore-s-green-healthy-homes-initiative-to-fund-environmental-justice-projects-across-the-mid-atlantic", "Mfume, Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $50 Million Inflation Reduction Act Investment for Baltimore\u2019s Green & Healthy Homes Initiative to Fund Environmental Justice Projects Across the Mid-Atlantic", "2023-12-20", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (all D-Md.) joined the Biden-Harris Administration in announcing Baltimore-based Green & Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) has been selected to serve as one of 11 regional grantmakers and will receive $50 million under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s (EPA) Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking program that was created by the Inflation Reduction Act, the largest investment in climate action in history. These funds come from the $3 billion that the EPA received through the Inflation Reduction Act to award grants and fund related technical assistance to benefit disadvantaged communities.\n\nThis new grant program, which will make it easier for small community-based organizations to access federal environmental justice funding, responds to community feedback about the need to reduce barriers to federal funds and improve the efficiency of the awards process to ensure communities that have long faced underinvestment can access the benefits of this historic funding. Communities will be able to apply to GHHI for a subgrant to fund a range of different environmental project activities, including small local clean ups, local emergency preparedness and disaster resiliency programs, environmental workforce development programs for local jobs reducing greenhouse gas emissions, fenceline air quality and asthma related projects, healthy homes programs, and projects addressing illegal dumping.\n\n\u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic shined a bright light on many of the structural disparities we face in America. The Biden-Harris Administration and Maryland Congressional Delegation acknowledged these disparities and committed to addressing them as we led the country through the pandemic with congressional action. The $50 million environmental justice grant announced today is an example of our work to make every American community healthier and better,\u201d said Congressman Kweisi Mfume. \u201cI\u2019ve worked with the Green & Healthy Homes Initiative and its predecessor for decades, so I know this money will be used fairly to help our neighbors with the most need,\u201d he added.\n\n\u201cThrough the Inflation Reduction Act, we took historic action to ensure that all communities can participate in the clean energy revolution, lower energy costs, and improve health outcomes. Green & Healthy Homes has already been a vital partner in advancing that work in Baltimore, and with this major investment, we know GHHI will make an even greater impact on our path to progress for environmental justice, energy savings, and economic opportunity,\u201d said Senator Van Hollen.\n\n\u201cIn Maryland, we are working at every level of government to take decisive action to address climate change and protect Black, Brown, Indigenous and other vulnerable communities that are disproportionately burdened by the impacts of climate change. These federal funds will provide targeted resources to communities that are most impacted by climate change but less equipped to adapt to it,\u201d said Senator Cardin. \u201cThe new program acknowledges that smaller, resource-strained community-based organizations have historically faced barriers in accessing federal environmental justice funding. This is a historic investment in community-based projects working towards environmental justice and supports a healthier, more equitable Maryland.\u201d\n\n\u201cFor years, community advocates have been calling for federal support and resources to help address our country\u2019s most pressing environmental justice concerns,\u201d said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. \u201cThanks to President Biden and Vice President Harris\u2019 leadership, we\u2019re responding to these calls by removing barriers that have traditionally held communities and applicants back from accessing these historic investments in America. Together, in partnership with these Grantmakers, we are taking a giant step toward a future where every person in America has equal opportunity to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and live a healthy, productive life.\u201d\n\n\u201cThis program will invest tens of millions of dollars into underserved communities in the Mid-Atlantic Region, helping people that have typically been on the outside looking in. The projects that come out of this program will clean up communities, revitalize neighborhoods, and create a strong and vibrant workforce,\u201d said EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz.\n\n\u201cWe are honored to be selected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to lead Region 3\u2019s Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program. GHHI brings to this Program our deeply rooted commitment to and understanding of the value of building community-based capacity to address and reverse the effects of historic disinvestment in environmental justice communities,\u201d said Ruth Ann Norton, President and CEO of GHHI. \u201cWe applaud the EPA for its thoughtful commitment to understanding the need for deep capacity building support. The work to address environmental justice issues reflects our own understanding as a nation that every American deserves the opportunity to live in healthy and climate resilient communities.\u201d\n\nAs a grantmaker, GHHI plans to use a strong participatory governance framework to build capacity in underserved areas. GHHI recognizes the need to reach diverse audiences using wide-ranging delivery methods and partners to leverage best practices in outreach and implementation. Moreover, GHHI will engage the community through a stakeholder advisory board, partnerships, and mechanisms for providing direct feedback to adapt frequently to the needs of communities, particularly those from disadvantaged or underserved areas. The organizationwill work in collaboration with EPA\u2019s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights to issue subgrants to community-based nonprofit organizations and other eligible organizations representing disadvantaged communities.\n\nGrantmakers are expected to begin opening competitions and awarding subgrants by summer 2024. Community-based nonprofit organizations and other eligible organizations seeking subgrant funding will be able to apply for subgrants through three concurrent tiers offered by the Grantmakers. Tier One will consist of grants for $150,000 for assessment, Tier Two will consist of grants for $250,000 for planning, and Tier Three will consist of grants for $350,000 for project development. In addition, $75,000 will be available for capacity-constrained community-based organizations through a noncompetitive process during Tier One. Each Grantmaker will design and implement a distribution program best suited for their region and communities.\n\nThe Grantmakers program is part of the Federal Interagency Thriving Communities Network and delivers on the Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s Justice40 Initiative which set the goal that 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized by underinvestment and overburdened by pollution. Grantmakers will work in collaboration with the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (EJ TCTACs) to create a robust support network to assist eligible entities when applying.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-maryland-delegation-announces-nearly-13-million-for-coastal-restoration-and-resilience-projects", "Congressman Mfume, Maryland Delegation Announces Nearly $13 Million for Coastal Restoration and Resilience Projects", "2023-12-18", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer and John Sarbanes (all D-Md.) today announced $12,901,800 in National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) funding for restoration and resiliency projects to improve coastal communities and their fish and wildlife habitats.\n\nThe funding was made available through the National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The federal funds will bolster climate resiliency and reduce the risks and devastating impacts of rising seas, coastal flooding and intense storms in coastal areas and habitats.\n\n\u201cClimate change is an existential threat that affects every community, but coastal communities are particularly vulnerable,\u201d said the lawmakers. \u201cThis funding will help Maryland communities implement comprehensive solutions to address issues like flooding and coastal erosion. Across the state, we\u2019re investing in projects to restore and protect our shorelines and habitats and create more sustainable, resilient communities.\u201d\n\nThe federal grants have been awarded to the following:\n\nBackyard Basecamp, $202,600, for Design and Permitting for Stream Daylighting and Restoration of Biddison Run in Baltimore City\n\nChesapeake Bay Foundation, $843,500, for Restoring Oyster Reefs and Improving Resilience in the Severn River through Community Engagement\n\nDelmarva Resource Conservation and Development Council, $2,253,400, for Advancing Coastal Resilience through Salt Marsh Restoration in Coastal Bays\n\nDorchester County Council, $700,000, for Utilizing Living Shoreline Techniques to Reduce Erosion in the Hoopersville Village District\n\nGreenTrust Alliance, $1,519,900, for the Final Design and Permitting for the Blossom Point Shoreline Stabilization Project\n\nThe Resilience Authority of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, $819,300, for Establishing a Nature-Based Resilience Pilot with the Annapolis Maritime Resilience Initiative\n\nThe Resilience Authority of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Restoration, $1,340,400, for the Restoration of an Urban Stream to Create a Holistic Stream, Wetland, and Shoreline Complex\n\nSouth Baltimore Gateway Partnership, $1,294,500, for Designing the Smith Cove Environmental Justice Project\n\nSouth Baltimore Gateway Partnership, $1,500,000, for Restoring Medstar Harbor Hospital Wetland and Shoreline\n\nSouthern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Board, $2,428,200, for the Living Shoreline and Terrapin Habitat Restoration Near Naval Air Station Patuxent River\n\nChartered by Congress in 1984, NFWF is a 501(c )(3) nonprofit that supports the conservation of plants, animals and ecosystems alongside federal partners like NOAA. The National Coastal Resilience Fund is a partnership between the NFWF, NOAA, U.S. Department of Defense, Shell USA, TransRe, SalesForce and Oxy. This program supports on-the-ground projects to engage communities and reduce their vulnerability to growing risks from extreme weather, rising sea levels, flooding and other coastal hazards by strengthening coastal ecosystems that benefit both people and wildlife.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-andy-harris-announces-telephone-town-hall-tonight", "Congressman Andy Harris Announces Telephone Town Hall Tonight", "2023-12-13", "2023", "2023-12", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", "harris", "https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), will hold a telephone town hall tonight reaching out to more than 60,000 constituents in the First District.Congressman Harris\u2019s office will call out to constituents in the Harford County and Upper Shore region.\n\nImportant Details: Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2023\n\nTime: 7:15PM-8:15PM\n\nQuestions about the event can be directed to Congressman Harris' DC office at (202) 225-5311. Constituents who wish to be removed from the call list should contact Congressman Harris's DC office.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/12/raskin-beyer-advocate-for-strong-climate-standards-in-new-clean-hydrogen-tax-credit-implementation", "Raskin, Beyer Advocate for Strong Climate Standards in New Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit Implementation", "2023-12-08", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC\u2013 Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Don Beyer (VA-08) and 44 colleagues wrote the U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Climate Counselor Ethan Zindler urging the Treasury Department to adopt strong climate standards when implementing the Inflation Reduction Act\u2019s Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit.\n\nThe Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit incentivizes and rewards new clean hydrogen projects, which will encourage the adoption of greenhouse gas emission-free energy. Environmental groups, consumer advocates, and forward-thinking hydrogen companies alike have stressed the importance of ensuring hydrogen fuel is produced from clean energy sources, rather than unabated fossil fuels, coal plants or other dirtier energy sources.\n\n\u201cThe IRA\u2019s incentives for clean hydrogen and other emerging technologies offer great promise in reducing emissions in difficult-to-decarbonize sectors,\u201d wrote the lawmakers. \u201cAs the administration finalizes rules for the IRA\u2019s 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit, we strongly urge you to ensure that the guidance results in a net decrease in greenhouse gas emissions.\u201d\n\nThe lawmakers continued, \u201cAs policymakers, we must be attentive to the negative consequences of weak 45V rules for hydrogen production, which would imperil our climate goals and lead to significant U.S. emissions increases, including from Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs recently announced by the Department of Energy. Hydrogen production is extremely energy intensive, and absent strong rules, clean hydrogen production could result in emissions that are equivalent to running 26 more coal plants, taking us in precisely the wrong direction in our transition to clean, renewable energy. Strong rules will allow the U.S. to harness hydrogen\u2019s most promising climate, health, and economic benefits, setting up our domestic clean hydrogen industry for long-term success.\u201d\n\nSpecifically, Representatives Raskin and Beyer express support for:\n\nThe three pillars of sustainable hydrogen production endorsed by climate groups, consumer advocates, environmental justice organizations, renewable energy companies, state legislators, and forward-thinking hydrogen companies, which include:\n\nAdditionality: Hydrogen should be generated using new, \u201cadditional,\u201d renewable energy sources, not just the limited renewables currently supplying our power grid. Without this requirement, the energy-intensive hydrogen production will significantly increase energy usage and redirect the limited clean electricity towards hydrogen production, leaving polluting sources such as coal and natural gas to meet energy demand.\n\nDeliverability: Power generated by clean energy must be able to reach hydrogen production projects. Without deliverability requirements, clean energy produced in one region will not reach the hydrogen production plant, forcing local and dirtier generators to fill the gap and increase overall emissions.\n\nHourly time-based matching: Hydrogen should be produced during the same hours that the clean electricity is being generated. This ensures that hydrogen production does not increase the use of energy from dirtier sources available at other times of day. Absent this requirement, hydrogen project operators may use up the limited low-cost clean energy resources for hydrogen production, forcing families to pay for higher-cost energy from fossil fuels.\n\nPreventing heavily polluting fossil fuel-based hydrogen projects from engaging in greenwashing and claiming the 45V credit.\n\nEnsuring that hydrogen projects accurately account for their total greenhouse gas emissions across their full lifecycles and do not cause spikes in electricity grid emissions and prices (as, for example, cryptocurrency mining has done).\n\n\u201cStrong rules are crucial to ensuring a successful hydrogen sector that catalyzes cutting-edge electrolyzer technologies and enables the creation of truly clean global hydrogen markets, in line with international partners. In the EU, some industry groups fought hard against the 3-pillars, but after their announcement quickly changed focus to implementation. Even in the few months since the announcements, we have seen hundreds of millions of dollars of investments made into 3-pillar compliant projects in Europe and steady growth in announced projects,\u201d said Killian Daly, an industry expert at EnergyTag.\n\n\u201cImplementing the three pillars would send a clear message to the clean hydrogen industry that incentives will scale with performance. Many companies are eager to innovate, deploy investment in U.S. manufacturing and production, and ensure this public investment in decarbonization is a bridge to somewhere,\u201d said Mike Sloan, CEO of Synergetic.\n\n\u201cWe urge Treasury to protect families from potential energy price spikes by implementing the three pillars of 1) additionality, 2) deliverability, and 3) hourly matching for electrolytic hydrogen producers seeking the 45V credit,\u201d said Tyson Slocum, Energy Program Director at Public Citizen.\n\nSupporting organizations include the Natural Resources Defense Council, League of Conservation Voters, Sierra Club, Public Citizen, Evergreen Action, Environmental Defense Fund, Union of Concerned Scientists, Earthjustice, National Consumer Law Center, Chesapeake Climate Action Network AF, Climate Action Campaign, Western Environmental Law Center, Appalachian Voices and the Citizens Action Coalition, Electric Hydrogen, EnergyTag and Synergetic.\n\nSigners include Representatives Alma Adams, Nanette Barrag\u00e1n, Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Julia Brownley, Greg Casar, Yvette Clarke, Emanuel Cleaver, Steve Cohen, Mark DeSaulnier, Adriano Espaillat, Robert Garcia, Ra\u00fal Grijalva, Jared Huffman, Henry Johnson, Ro Khanna, Barbara Lee, Ted Lieu, Doris Matsui, Jennifer McClellan, Betty McCollum, Morgan McGarvey, James McGovern, Eleanor Norton, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Brittany Pettersen, Katie Porter, Ayanna Pressley, Delia Ramirez, Deborah Ross, Janice Schakowsky, Adam Schiff, Robert Scott, Melanie Stansbury, Mark Takano, Shri Thanedar, Dina Titus, Rashida Tlaib, Jill Tokuda, David Trone, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Nikema Williams and Frederica Wilson.\n\nThe letter can be found in full here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/12/rep-raskin-statement-on-h-res-894", "Rep. Raskin Statement on H. Res. 894", "2023-12-05", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement on H. Res. 894.\n\n\u201cAntisemitism is a toxic, dangerous and lethal force in human history. It has appeared and reappeared in different forms and guises, but always as an enemy of the Jewish people, traditionally as a threat to reason and Enlightenment, and in our times as a gateway to destruction of liberal democracy and universal rights.\n\n\u201cHistorians have identified different kinds and strains of antisemitism which have combined and recombined over the ages: early Christian antisemitism; early Muslim antisemitism; European Medieval superstitions; the blood libel and false claims of ritual murder; the Holy Inquisition and Crusades; French nationalist antisemitism and the scapegoating of Captain Dreyfus; Czarist pogroms; fantastical conspiracy theories and the \u201cProtocols of the Elders of Zion,\u201d Nazi antisemitism, eugenics and totalitarian pseudoscientific racist ideology; Stalinist antisemitism; anti-intellectualism, antisemitic social snobbery and institutional exclusion; antisemitism dressed up in the language of anti-Zionism; Islamist and Hamas antisemitism; and right-wing neo-Nazi antisemitism, Holocaust denialism and anti-Jewish Christian white nationalism. This list is incomplete but suggestive of the breathtaking variety of forms, guises and manifestations of antisemitism.\n\n\u201cIt is an essential moral and political responsibility of citizens of constitutional democracies, like the United States, to oppose and denounce every form, guise and manifestation of antisemitism, as well as every other kind of racism and dehumanizing prejudice and superstition. In the House of Representatives, we have passed more than 20 Resolutions against antisemitism in the last two decades. We have treated all calls for the destruction of Israel or denial of Israel's simple right to exist as antisemitism. Just last week, the House voted overwhelmingly on a bipartisan basis to affirm Israel's incontestable right to exist. On Monday, I introduced with my colleagues Jerry Nadler and Dan Goldman another Resolution condemning antisemitism which is not only a statement of the problem but also the mobilization of a solution in the implementation of President Biden\u2019s National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism. The strategy outlines a whole-of-society approach to confront resurgent antisemitism in the U.S. It provides over 100 actions that the government can take to increase awareness and understanding of antisemitism (including its threat to American values); to broaden appreciation of Jewish American heritage; to improve safety and security for Jewish communities; to reverse the normalization of antisemitism and counter antisemitic discrimination; and to build cross-community solidarity and collective action against hate.\n\n\u201cBy contrast, H. Res. 894, the Resolution introduced by Reps. Kustoff and Miller, offers no support for the Biden Administration\u2019s National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism. It is merely a restatement of the problem, which might make it par for the course around here, but even as a restatement of the problem, it is flawed and unfortunately introduces serious new problems and confusions, both by omission and by commission.\n\n\u201cTo begin with, it strangely omits some of the most sinister and lethal manifestations of antisemitism in our time. For example, it does not mention the worst antisemitic massacre in U.S. history, the Tree of Life Synagogue attack in Pittsburgh, where the perpetrator, wielding an AR-15, killed 11 Jewish worshippers and wounded six others, among the victims several Holocaust survivors. The murderer was a right-wing anti-Jewish and anti-immigrant propagandist who promoted the racist and antisemitic Great Replacement Theory. Why would this massacre be excluded from the preamble of this Resolution while the authors include the protest at the Democratic National Committee last month where\u2014whatever one thinks about its politics\u2014no Jew or anyone else was killed and where the Resolution\u2019s authors identify no antisemitic attacks or utterances? Even if the authors were exclusively focused on demonstrations in the vicinity of the Capitol, they did not need to go to the DNC to find one. To be more precise, why did they not mention the worst mass domestic violent attack on the Capitol in U.S. history, the violent insurrection of January 6, 2021, where some of the protesters wore T-shirts saying \u201cCamp Auschwitz,\u201d others brandished Confederate battle flags and swastikas, 150 of our police officers were seriously injured, seven people died and domestic violent extremist groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers led the attack?\n\n\u201cThere are other bizarre omissions in this Resolution, like the failure to identify Donald Trump\u2019s trafficking in antisemitic tropes and conspiracy theories, including his infamous 2016 TV ad denouncing George Soros, Lloyd Blankfein and Janet Yellen as \u201cglobalists,\u201d his identification of very \u201cfine people on both sides\u201d at the Charlottesville antisemitic \u201cUnite the Right\u201d Rally and attendant riot in August of 2017, and his consorting with antisemites and neo-Nazis like Nick Fuentes and Kanye West. The Resolution does not even mention Hamas\u2019s antisemitic charter and pronouncements or the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia\u2019s promotion of antisemitic teachings all over the world through its madrasa schools. But you get the point: this Resolution is not an honest attempt to describe antisemitism in its full magnitude and political complexity but a lopsided and transparently partisan maneuver, which is why there are only Republican sponsors of this Resolution.\n\n\u201cBeyond everything it carefully leaves out, the Resolution actually introduces new conceptual confusions. In the only \u201cResolved\u201d clause asserting a point we have not reaffirmed in Congress many times before, H. Res. 894 says that the House \u201cclearly and firmly states that anti-Zionism is antisemitism.\u201d\n\n\u201cBut this assertion is simply and demonstrably false, the mirror image of the old poisonous canard and myth that \u201cZionism is racism.\u201d While a lot of traditional antisemitism today does indeed obviously camouflage itself as \u201canti-Zionism,\u201d it is perfectly obvious that anti-Zionism is not, and cannot be, a synonym for antisemitism, for there have been\u2014and are\u2014tens of thousands of Jews who have opposed Zionism and the creation of a Jewish state. I remember from a young age my grandfather, who was a very strong liberal Zionist and champion of Israel, explaining to me that certain Hasidic and other sects of Orthodox Jews fought against creation of the Jewish democratic state in 1948 because they thought it was blasphemous and sacrilegious to anticipate and preempt the Messiah by creating a Jewish state before the Messiah\u2019s arrival. It was the more liberal and secular Jews after World War II who insisted that the new Israeli state was an historical imperative as a place of permanent refuge for Jews fleeing Nazi violence and persecution throughout Europe and the Arab world. Indeed, every Jewish high school student in America who has read The Chosen by Chaim Potok\u2014a coming-of-age novel about two boys post-World War II in New York who become best friends, one the son of a Modern Orthodox scholar and teacher who is a passionate champion of the founding of Israel and the other the son of a Hasidic Rabbi who is an equally passionate anti-Zionist\u2014knows that the categorical claim that \u201canti-Zionism is antisemitism\u201d cannot withstand any kind of serious critical or historical scrutiny. The Satmars and certain other Orthodox sects to this day continue to oppose the short-circuiting of the arrival of the Messiah which they believe is embodied in the creation of Israel.\n\n\u201cNor has Jewish opposition to the creation of Israel been confined to those who have a theological disagreement. For example, the only Member of the British Cabinet to oppose the Balfour Declaration in 1917 was, famously, its only Jewish Member, Edwin Samuel Montagu, who argued vehemently that he was a British citizen, not a member of the Israeli nation, and that a British Jew had no more in common with a French Jew than a British Christian had in common with a French Christian. He also argued that the creation of Israel would lead to antisemitic legislation in other societies: \u201cWhen the Jews are told that Palestine is their national home, every country will immediately desire to get rid of its Jewish citizens, and you will find a population in Palestine driving out its present inhabitants.\u201d This is obviously not my position on the matter, but I fail to understand the logic of denying obvious historical facts like this to serve ideological pretenses and historical fantasies.\n\n\u201cIt is intellectually dishonest to suppress the history of Hasidic, Satmar and certain other Orthodox sects\u2019 opposition to the Jewish state, however much we might want to reject it, or to describe such opposition as antisemitic. It is similarly scandalous to try to insinuate that current political critics (in Israel, the United States or anywhere else) of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are, by definition, \u201canti-Zionist\u201d and therefore \u201cantisemitic\u201d simply because they object to one official\u2019s performance in office, his plans to undermine the power of the Israeli Supreme Court and judicial review, his potential responsibility for the security lapses in the south of Israel, his policies in the West Bank and Gaza, or any other policies of his government.\n\n\u201cReal antisemitism is not only a pernicious ideology but also a profound character and personality disorder, as Christopher Hitchens argued, a disease that is fundamentally corrosive of your mind and your life. Surely America has no interest in misdiagnosing and falsely proliferating this awful disease by defining it in a sloppy and overly broad way. Antisemitism is virulent and dangerous enough on its own without conflating it entirely with other political phenomena and social ideologies.\n\n\u201cThe struggle against antisemitism and other types of fanatical irrationalism and prejudice today is a surpassing moral and ethical imperative, not the occasion for partisan mischief and ideological games. I will not vote for this Resolution.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-team-maryland-joint-statement-on-virginia-delegation-s-latest-attempt-to-delay-fbi-headquarters-project", "Congressman Mfume, Team Maryland Joint Statement on Virginia Delegation\u2019s Latest Attempt to Delay FBI Headquarters Project", "2023-12-04", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, members of Maryland\u2019s federal, state, and local governments including Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Governor Wes Moore, Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), David Trone (MD-06), and Glenn Ivey (MD-04), and Prince George\u2019s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks released the following statement regarding the Virginia Delegation's letter to OMB, their latest attempt to delay the process:\n\n\u201cIn 2022, both the Virginia Delegation, as well as the Maryland Delegation, agreed that the GSA ought to make this site selection decision \u2018expeditiously,\u2019 to ensure the hardworking men and women of the FBI would have a headquarters that would meet their vital national security mission.\n\n\u201cNow, the Virginia Delegation believes that the process should only move expeditiously if that decision benefits Virginia. As we have said before, we remain confident that any Inspector General evaluation will find what we know to be true: the Greenbelt site won on the merits. After assessing the facts, the GSA determined that Greenbelt offers the lowest price and best value to taxpayers, the shortest proximity to public transportation, the most schedule certainty to ensure the FBI can move to a new headquarters that meets its mission and security needs as soon as possible, and the greatest opportunity to advance the Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s equity goals.\n\n\u201cThese processes can move in tandem and ought to \u2013 our national security and the men and women of the FBI deserve no less. The Inspector General evaluation has no bearing on the preparation of a prospectus for the new headquarters; therefore, the only thing the delay requested by the Virginia Delegation would accomplish is to subject the FBI employees and the general public to a dangerous, unhealthy environment and substantially increase the cost to the taxpayer.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/12/raskin-nadler-goldman-lead-resolution-condemning-antisemitism-call-for-implementation-of-the-u-s-national-strategy-to-counter-antisemitism", "Raskin, Nadler, Goldman Lead Resolution Condemning Antisemitism & Call for Implementation of the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism", "2023-12-04", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler, Daniel Goldman, and Jamie Raskin introduced a resolution in response to the alarming rise of antisemitism in the United States. The resolution details the dramatic increase in antisemitic hate crimes over the last few years, particularly following the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. It also notes the acute rise of antisemitism on college and university campuses.\n\nWith this resolution, the Members commit to work to implement the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism. They call for bipartisan collaboration and a comprehensive, all-of-government response to combat antisemitism in the United States, including, for example, increasing funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program. Additionally, Congress must provide robust funding for the Department of Education\u2019s Office for Civil Rights to help enforce Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and help protect Jewish students from antisemitism. As the resolution makes clear, combating antisemitism is essential to the broader fight against all forms of hatred and to the defense of our democracy.\n\n\u201cSurging global antisemitism\u2014from the terrorist deeds of Hamas to the shocking propaganda of Elon Musk to the violence of extremist white supremacy\u2014is the gateway to destruction of liberal democracy,\u201d said Congressman Jamie Raskin. \u201cOpposing antisemitism in all its forms is part of the responsibility of serious democratic citizenship. I\u2019m proud to partner with Representatives Nadler and Goldman to advocate for the robust implementation of comprehensive strategies to stop antisemitism and violence as outlined in the Biden-Harris National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism.\u201d\n\n\"All across our country, we are seeing an alarming rise in antisemitic hate following Hamas' October 7 assault on Israel,\" said Congressman Jerrold Nadler. \"We cannot allow this to become our new normal, as virulent hatred spreads through college and university campuses, on social media, and in our neighborhoods. With this resolution, Representatives Goldman, Raskin, and I are leading our colleagues in Congress to commit to implementing the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, an essential step to countering this dangerous trend.\"\n\n\u201cIn the aftermath of Hamas\u2019 brutal attack on Israel on October 7, already rising rates of antisemitism across the country have surged,\u201d said Congressman Dan Goldman. \u201cThe normalization of antisemitism on our college campuses, on social media, and in our communities is reprehensible and unacceptable. This dangerous increase in anti-Jewish hate requires a comprehensive, bipartisan response. I am proud to join Congressman Nadler and Congressman Raskin in calling for the implementation of President Biden\u2019s National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, to make clear that hate of any kind has no place in the United States.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-leads-passage-of-two-bills-to-address-pandemic-fraud", "Congressman Mfume Leads Passage of Two Bills to Address Pandemic Fraud", "2023-12-01", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 This week, the United States House of Representatives unanimously passed two bipartisan bills co-led by Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07) that address the ongoing issue of fraud in the COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Relief Program and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). These bills were introduced alongside Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, and Congressman Aaron Bean (R-FL-04).\n\n\u201cThe level of fraud in these programs reflects the years-long repercussions of a 2020 decision by the Trump administration to loosen anti-fraud protections during the pandemic,\u201d said Congressman Kweisi Mfume. \"That is why I am proud to be the Democratic co-lead of this legislation, which ensures those who deliberately stole federal funds are not given a similar opportunity in the future, and ensures consistent reporting on progress towards returning stolen funds to the federal government and bringing white-collar criminals to justice,\u201d he concluded.\n\nImage\n\nClick here or on the image above to view Congressman Mfume's remarks on H.R. 5427.\n\nThese measures require the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration to submit a quarterly report on the fraud found in small business pandemic relief programs, and prohibits anyone convicted of crimes relating to financial misconduct or making a false statement with respect to a small business pandemic relief program from receiving non-disaster financial assistance from the Small Business Administration (SBA).\n\nThis legislation originated in the U.S. House Committee on Small Business, where Congressman Mfume serves as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations.\n\nAdditional Information on the PPP/EIDL Fraud Report Act of 2023\n\nThis bill was introduced by Congressman Mfume and Congressman Aaron Bean (R-FL-04).\n\nThis legislation requires that the Inspector General of the SBA submit a report to Congress every 3 months that details the number of borrowers it has found to have engaged in fraud with respect to PPP loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program loans.\n\nThis report shall include the total dollar amount of all covered loans that were made, the number and type of fraud found in both new fraud cases and suspected fraud cases, and the number of fraud cases resolved to date.\n\nThis bill does not authorize any new appropriations.\n\nAdditional Information on H.R. 5427\n\nThis bill was introduced by Congressman Mfume, alongside Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, and Congressman Aaron Bean (R-FL-04).\n\nThis legislation amends Section 16 of the Small Business Act by adding subsection \u201c(h) assistance prohibition\u201d which would:\n\nProhibit individuals and entities that are finally convicted of a crime related to financial misconduct or making a false statement from receiving any non-disaster financial assistance from the SBA.\n\nProhibit a private entity owned in whole or in part by or managed by any individual to be ineligible to receive any non-disaster financial assistance from the SBA.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-statement-on-vote-to-expel-congressman-santos-from-the-us-house", "Congressman Mfume Statement on Vote to Expel Congressman Santos from the U.S. House", "2023-12-01", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding his vote to expel George Santos from the United States House of Representatives.\n\n\"Representative George Santos\u2019 admitted lies, multiple indictments, egregious behavior, and deliberate misrepresentations of the truth which gave rise to his fraudulent undertakings were a historic and shameful stain on the institution of the Congress and cannot, nor should not, be tolerated. Today\u2019s vote for his expulsion was an overwhelming reflection of this sentiment,\" said Congressman Kweisi Mfume.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-team-maryland-joint-statement-on-the-gsa-inspector-general-s-notice-of-an-evaluation-of-the-site-selection-process", "Congressman Mfume, Team Maryland Joint Statement on the GSA Inspector General's Notice of an Evaluation of the Site Selection Process", "2023-11-30", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, members of Maryland\u2019s federal, state, and local governments including Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Governor Wes Moore, Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), David Trone (MD-06), and Glenn Ivey (MD-04), and Prince George\u2019s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks released the following statement regarding the General Services Administration (GSA) Inspector General's notice of an evaluation of the site selection process:\n\n\u201cLet us be perfectly clear: the new FBI headquarters project is moving forward. The GSA selected Greenbelt for the new, consolidated FBI headquarters based on the fact that it is the best site. Any objective evaluation will find that the GSA arrived at this decision after a thorough and transparent process.\n\n\u201cAfter assessing the facts, the GSA determined that Greenbelt offers the lowest price and best value to taxpayers, the easiest access to public transportation, the most schedule certainty to ensure the FBI can move to a new headquarters that meets its mission and security needs as soon as possible, and the greatest opportunity to advance the Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s equity goals. The GSA made its decision accordingly. Although some may not like that outcome, the GSA has clearly demonstrated that this process was transparent.\n\n\u201cFor the sake of our national security and the hardworking men and women of the FBI, it is imperative that we move expeditiously to build a new, state of the art consolidated headquarters that meets the FBI\u2019s vital national security mission.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/chairman-harris-responds-usda-report-showing-increase-household-hunger-due", "Chairman Harris Responds to USDA Report Showing Increase in Household Hunger Due To The Costly Food Inflation of the Biden Administration", "2023-11-21", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", "harris", "https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013Congressman Andy Harris M.D. (MD-01), Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies released the following statement in response to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service's (ERS) report showing food insecurity increased significantly in the 2021-2022 period.\n\nKey Stats In The Report Show:\n\n17 million households were food insecure at some point during 2021-2022, including 6.8 million households that reported very low food security.\n\nFrom 2021 to 2022 there were significant increases in food insecurity and very low food security for nearly all subgroups of households described in this report.\n\nIn 2022, the typical food-secure household spent 15 percent more on food than the typical food-insecure household of the same size and household composition.\n\nThis latest report shows the food insecurity rate is right back to where it was during the Obama-Biden Administration after trending down during the Trump Administration.\n\nIn his response to this report, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack called for more government funding while refusing to acknowledge the costly affects food inflation is having on American families.\n\nStatement From Congressman Harris:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-harris-releases-statement-fourth-circuit-court-appeals-decision", "Congressman Harris Releases Statement On The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision On The Maryland Handgun Training Law", "2023-11-21", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", "harris", "https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2013Congressman Andy Harris M.D. (MD-01), Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies released the following statement on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision on the Maryland handgun training law.\n\nStatement From Congressman Harris:\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s decision by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals overturning the training provision in Maryland\u2019s law that restricted the ability of law-abiding citizens to own a firearm to defend themselves was the right decision. In the face of ever-increasing crime in Maryland, every citizen has the Second Amendment right to defend themselves without Maryland\u2019s liberal government interfering with that right.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-harris-releases-statement-response-dhs-announcement-nearly-65000", "Congressman Harris Releases Statement In Response To DHS Announcement Of Nearly 65,000 Additional H-2B Visas for Fiscal Year 2024", "2023-11-21", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", "harris", "https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, released the following statement in response to the recent announcement that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of Labor (DOL), will make an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas available for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. Notably, this comes on top of the congressionally mandated 66,000 H-2B visas that are available each fiscal year.\n\nThe H-2B visa program permits employers to temporarily hire noncitizens to perform nonagricultural labor or services in the United States. The employment must be for a limited period of time, such as a one-time occurrence, seasonal, or intermittent need. Employers seeking to hire H-2B workers must take a series of steps to test the U.S. labor market. They must provide certification from the Department of Labor that proves there are not enough U.S. workers who are able, willing, qualified, and available to do the temporary work for which they seek a prospective foreign worker, and that employing the H-2B workers will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly employed U.S. workers.\n\nCongressman Harris issued the following statement:\n\n\u201cNumerous seasonal businesses in the First District, especially those in the crab processing and tourism industry, rely on the H-2B temporary foreign worker visa program to meet their labor needs. The announcement by the Administration Friday of almost 65,000 additional visas nationwide next year will be much needed help to those businesses. While there is still more work to do, the release of these additional visas is a step in the right direction as we work to find a permanent solution to help our seasonal businesses on the Eastern Shore.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/11/raskin-joins-wasserman-schultz-fitzpatrick-in-bipartisan-letter-to-appropriators-to-fund-fight-against-antisemitism", "Raskin Joins Wasserman Schultz, Fitzpatrick in Bipartisan Letter to Appropriators to Fund Fight Against Antisemitism", "2023-11-21", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) joined Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) in sending a letter to top House and Senate appropriators requesting funding to implement the first-ever U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism in response to the surge of hate crimes, discrimination, and threats against the American Jewish community.\n\nThe lawmakers wrote, \u201cWe hope that the strong bipartisan and stakeholder support for the President's plan to reverse the spread of hatred will be reflected in our nation\u2019s budget.\u2026Congress must step up and deliver funding to support the American Jewish community.\u201d\n\nThe letter was signed by a total of 51 bipartisan members, including Reps. Raskin, Wasserman Schultz and Fitzpatrick as well as Reps. Gabe Amo, Jake Auchincloss, Don Bacon, Suzanne Bonamici, Shontel Brown, Vern Buchanan, Kathy Castor, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Yvette Clarke, Gerald Connolly, Angie Craig, Donald Davis, Lloyd Doggett, Lois Frankel, Maxwell Frost, Daniel Goldman, Jenniffer Gonz\u00e1lez-Col\u00f3n, Josh Gottheimer, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Derek Kilmer, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Greg Landsman, Barbara Lee, Susie Lee, Ted Lieu, Nicole Malliotakis, Kathy Manning, Lucy McBath, Grace Meng, Marcus Molinaro, Jared Moskowitz, Jerrold Nadler, Jimmy Panetta, Dean Phillips, Patrick Ryan, Maria Salazar, Janice Schakowsky, Bradley Schneider, Terri Sewell, Darren Soto, Haley Stevens, Eric Swalwell, Ritchie Torres, David Trone, Juan Vargas, Marc Veasey, Susan Wild, and Nikema Williams.\n\nThe letter, addressed to Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Vice Chair Susan Collins (R-ME), as well as House Appropriations Chair Kay Granger (R-TX) and Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), is supported by the Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Committee, Jewish on Campus, and Hadassah, the Women\u2019s Zionist Organization of America.\n\nThe letter highlights a range of activities mentioned in the National Strategy, including the Department of Education\u2019s enforcement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which protects students and faculty from campus discrimination, Nonprofit Security Grants to safeguard synagogues and Jewish organizations, and the prevention and prosecution of hate crimes by the Department of Justice.\n\n\u201cSurging on-line antisemitism and the kind of violence we saw at the Tree of Life Synagogue make clear the urgent need for robust implementation of the Biden-Harris administration\u2019s National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism,\u201d said Rep. Raskin. \u201cAntisemitism and racism are gateways to the destruction of liberal democracy. It is essential that Congress act quickly to provide the funding necessary to jumpstart this crucial effort to combat dangerous discrimination.\u201d\n\n\u201cPresident Biden and Vice President Harris have demonstrated their unwavering commitment to protecting American Jews from harm,\u201d said Rep. Wasserman Schultz. \u201cThe National Strategy provides a roadmap for how government, interfaith leaders, and community members can respond to antisemitism flourishing in our schools, our streets, and our social media feeds. If we fail to provide resources to these objectives, the result will be more pain and devastation for the Jewish community.\u201d\n\n\u201cAntisemitism has no place in America, period. The rise of antisemitism on college campuses and in public spaces after Hamas\u2019 brutal, unprovoked attack on Israel is disturbing,\u201d said Rep. Fitzpatrick, Co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combatting Antisemitism. \u201cI\u2019m proud to lead this bipartisan letter to House and Senate appropriators urging them to prioritize funding for the national strategy to combat antisemitism. Congress must stand with the Jewish community in the face of the vile antisemitism that is plaguing our nation.\u201d\n\nThe full text of the letter is below:\n\n________________________________________\n\nDear Chair Murray, Vice Chair Collins, Chair Granger, and Ranking Member DeLauro,\n\nAs you enter into negotiations to reconcile House and Senate Fiscal Year 2024 spending measures, we write to urge robust funding to implement the National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism. We hope that the strong bipartisan and stakeholder support for the President's plan to reverse the spread of hatred will be reflected in our nation\u2019s budget.\n\nAntisemitism is on the rise. Last year, the Anti-Defamation League tracked 3,697 antisemitic incidents, from propaganda to bomb threats to armed assault, the highest number on record \u2014 a mark that has been eclipsed three times in the past five years. The FBI documented a 37% increase in antisemitic hate crimes in 2022. Antisemitism has become commonplace on college campuses, with many Jewish students fearing that they will be targeted for discrimination.\n\nThe rise of antisemitism has been accelerated by digital platforms that profit from hateful content, with 85% of Jewish young adults reporting firsthand experience with online antisemitism, according to the American Jewish Committee. All of this took place prior to Hamas terrorists\u2019 horrific assault on Israelis, which has led to even more prevalent antisemitic conspiracy theories, disinformation, and incitement of violence in our country and around the world. ADL preliminary data indicates that following the October 7 massacre by Hamas, incidents of harassment, vandalism and assault increased by 388 percent.\n\nIn response to these alarming statistics, President Biden presented a comprehensive blueprint for how our government and society can eradicate antisemitism, and subsequently ordered all relevant federal agencies and departments to apply Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to curb discrimination against Jews. Congress must step up and deliver funding to support the American Jewish community.\n\nWe urge you to provide funding in excess of the President\u2019s request for the Department of Education\u2019s Office of Civil Rights, which is on the front lines of the fight against antisemitism and plays a central role in enforcing Title VI protections for students and faculty. Education is a powerful tool for preventing hate from taking root, but these efforts cannot succeed in an environment where antisemitism is tolerated. We also strongly support funding for programs that provide America\u2019s public schools with resources to teach K-12 students about historic and modern antisemitism, the Holocaust, and the positive contributions of Jewish Americans.\n\nWe strongly recommend including funding in excess of the President\u2019s request for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which offsets the cost of physical security enhancements for religious, educational, and nonprofit community institutions, including Jewish organizations. Synagogues and schools have been targeted with vandalism, destruction, and violent attacks by extremists who hold Jews collectively accountable for Israel\u2019s actions, striking fear into congregations and civil society leaders. We are grateful that both chambers of Congress have supported this program and we share the President\u2019s desire for updates to improve access.\n\nIn addition to defending Jewish spaces, we must work together to provide state and local law enforcement with the capacity to bring an end to surging hate crimes against Jews. An important part of this work is fully funding Department of Justice grants dedicated to monitoring, preventing, and prosecuting hate crimes so we can protect our communities from being victimized by offenders who might otherwise avoid consequences.\n\nAs digital platforms allow hate to spread without regard for borders, we also emphasize our support for efforts to advance the global fight against antisemitism in the State Department, led by the Offices of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism and the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues.\n\nWe ask that you fund these critical programs at the appropriate levels to demonstrate to the American people that Congress is united and unequivocal in its dedication to the fight against antisemitism.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/11/reps-raskin-goldman-demand-elon-musk-x-leadership-enforce-platform-guidelines-to-address-surging-misinformation-antisemitic-and-violent-content", "Reps. Raskin, Goldman Demand Elon Musk, X Leadership Enforce Platform Guidelines to Address Surging Misinformation, Antisemitic and Violent Content", "2023-11-21", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Dan Goldman (NY-10), along with 25 colleagues in the House of Representatives, wrote \u2018X\u2019 (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk and Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino demanding X address failures in applying its anti-misinformation and anti-violence policies to Hamas terrorist propaganda.\n\nFollowing the October 7 terrorist attacks against Israel, analysts have documented surging graphic violent content and misinformation on the platform, including Hamas\u2019 terroristic propaganda videos. Much of this content violates X\u2019s platform policies, which prohibit \u201cengaging in or promoting violent acts,\u201d and \u201crecruiting, or providing or distributing services (such as media/propaganda) to further stated goals.\u201d\n\n\u201cSeveral weeks ago, reports from multiple nonprofit research groups showed X Premium accounts spreading Hamas terrorist propaganda videos glorifying barbaric acts of violence against Israelis,\u201d wrote the lawmakers. \u201cFurther, these reports demonstrated that X is profiting from the spread of this gruesome and harmful propaganda through account subscription fees and ad revenue.\u201d\n\nThe lawmakers continued, \u201cAs of today, most of the terrorist propaganda posts flagged by [EU researchers] inexplicably remain live on your platform. Given the many flagrant examples of X profiting off this content, we need detailed answers from X in considering potential legislation that would prevent such activity in the future.\u201d\n\nReps. Raskin and Goldman called on X to abide by its regulatory policies, particularly its \u2018violent and hateful entities\u2019 guidelines, and provide answers to the following questions about persistent misinformation and violent content on X.\n\nThe lawmakers wrote, \u201cWe also ask that you provide written responses to the following questions:\n\nPlease explain how these violating posts and accounts were allowed to remain live for days after their policy violations had been publicized?\n\nWhat action does X plan to take about Hamas-related content currently on the platform?\n\nWhat changes does X intend to implement to ensure that the harmful spread of terrorist propaganda does not happen again?\u201d\n\nThe letter is available here in full.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/11/reps-raskin-mcgovern-urge-biden-administration-to-protect-children-of-israel-gaza-and-the-west-bank", "Reps. Raskin, McGovern Urge Biden Administration to Protect Children of Israel, Gaza and the West Bank", "2023-11-21", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Jim McGovern (MA-02) wrote President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the administration to continue working to ensure the safety of infants and children living under terror and violence in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. The lawmakers, joined by 25 cosigners, reiterated the importance of protecting children suffering from the devastating consequences of war as the United States works to secure the immediate release of all hostages and send humanitarian aid to civilians in the region.\n\nThe lawmakers wrote, \u201cIf our world can agree on nothing else, surely we can agree that children must be protected from the horrific consequences of terrorism and war; that the endangerment of children, and grave violations of their rights and physical safety, by terrorist attacks and in armed conflict must end immediately; and that it is long past time to stop this cycle of violence and trauma that has ruined the lives of far too many children.\u201d\n\nPregnant women, infants and children were targets during the October 7 terrorist attacks against Israel, and children have been among the casualties of the aerial bombardment of Gaza and the recent settler violence in the West Bank.\n\nThe October 7 Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel killed 1,200 people in Israel, among them at least 38 children and babies, with others left orphaned. While several adult hostages were released by Hamas, more than 240 persons remain in captivity, including 32 children, and many hostages, including nursing mothers, have been separated from their infants and children.\n\nThe aerial bombardment and war in Gaza has left at least 11,078 Palestinians dead, nearly half of those casualties children and babies. At least 2,260 Palestinians in Gaza, including at least 1,270 children, have been reported missing by the United Nations and are presumed to be either trapped under the rubble still awaiting rescue or dead.\n\nDuring this same time, Israeli forces or settlers have killed at least 41 Palestinian children in the occupied West Bank.\n\nThe letter is available here in full.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/11/representative-raskin-hosts-seventh-annual-federal-employee-health-benefits-forum", "Representative Raskin Hosts Seventh Annual Federal Employee Health Benefits Forum", "2023-11-17", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "In his seventh annual forum, Rep. Raskin provides an update on health care legislation and discusses the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program with Jay Fritz from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Tammy Flanagan from National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), and Kevin Moss from Washington Consumers\u2019 Checkbook. These experts share guidance on choosing health plans. Below is a collection of healthcare resources for federal employees.\n\nOPM: https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/open-season/\n\nNARFE: https://www.narfe.org/\n\nConsumers\u2019 Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for federal employees: www.guidetohealthplans.org\n\nMaryland State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP):\n\nhttps://aging.maryland.gov/Pages/state-health-insurance-program.aspx\n\nMontgomery County: 301-255-4250\n\nPrince George\u2019s County: 301-265-8471\n\nFederal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP): https://www.benefeds.com/", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/11/reps-swalwell-raskin-and-wild-lead-group-of-55-members-in-urging-secretary-of-state-blinken-to-address-extremist-settler-violence-against-palestinians-in-the-middle-east", "Reps. Swalwell, Raskin, and Wild Lead Group of 55 Members in Urging Secretary of State Blinken to Address Extremist Settler Violence Against Palestinians in the Middle East", "2023-11-17", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA), Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Congresswoman Susan Wild (D-PA), led a letter with 55 members of Congress to Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging him to address escalating violence in and along the West Bank that threatens a two-state solution.\n\nWith recent reporting of increased Palestinian deaths at the hands of extremist settlers and Palestinians being forcibly driven from their homes, the Representatives urge the United States to re-engage in negotiations for lasting peace and a two-state solution.\n\n\u201cWhile the world has been focused on Gaza, the situation in the West Bank has also deteriorated rapidly since October 7,\u201d the Members write in a letter. \u201cYour leadership in realizing a two-state solution is critical and your attention to the crisis in the West Bank is necessary during this conflict. We cannot allow extremist settlers to use this crisis as an opportunity to expand illegal settlements in the West Bank.\u201d\n\nThe letter is signed by 58 members of Congress, including Representatives Balint, Beyer, Blumenauer, Bonamici, Andre Carson, Cartwright, Casar, Casten, Chu, Cleaver, Cohen, Connolly, Crockett, Davis, Dean, DeLauro, DelBene, Deluzio, DeSaulnier, Doggett, Escobar, Evans, Sylvia Garcia, Al Green, Grijalva, Hayes, Huffman, Jayapal, Hank Johnson, Kamlager-Dove, Kaptur, Kuster, Barbara Lee, Lofgren, McCollum, McGovern, Nadler, Norton, Ocasio-Cortez, Peters, Pingree, Pocan, Raskin, Ruiz, Salinas, Schakowsky, Sewell, Adam Smith, Stansbury, Swalwell, Takano, Tonko, Trahan, Velazequez, Watson Coleman, Wild, & Williams\n\nClick hereto read the letter, or read the full text below:\n\nDear Secretary Blinken,\n\nAs strong supporters of the United States-Israel relationship, we watched in horror on October 7 as Hamas mounted a vicious terror attack against Israel, murdering more than 1,400 Israelis. We thank you for your leadership during this difficult time. The conversations you have had with leaders in the Middle East are critical for helping to secure the release of hostages and for addressing the dire and deepening humanitarian crisis. It will also address Israel\u2019s need to ensure that atrocities like those perpetrated by Hamas on October 7 never occur again.\n\nAs you continue to engage with our partners and allies in the region, we urge you to always protect the possibility of achieving our ultimate goal \u2013 a two-state solution where Israelis and Palestinians live side by side in peace, mutual security, and prosperity. While the world has been focused on Gaza, the situation in the West Bank has also deteriorated rapidly since October 7. Your leadership in realizing a two-state solution is critical and your attention to the crisis in the West Bank is necessary during this conflict.\n\nAs National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan rightly stated, it is the responsibility of the Israeli government to \u201crein in\u201d extremist settlers in the West Bank. We agree with him that \u201cit is totally unacceptable to have extremist settler violence against innocent people in the West Bank.\u201d\n\nSince the Israel-Hamas War began, there has been a growing number of documented incidents in which settlers attack nearby Palestinian communities, at times escorted by Israeli soldiers. According to recent reports, in the month following the October 7 terror attack, multiple Palestinians deaths by Israeli security forces and settlers occurred in the West Bank. More than 1,100 adults and children were forcibly driven from their homes following settler violence. These actions are a serious violation of basic human rights and endanger the possibility of a two-state solution.\n\nRecent reports from October 28 draw our attention to a disturbing episode in which settlers, accompanied by Israel Defense Forces personnel, attacked residents in the Palestinian community of Susya in the South Hebron Hills. It is our understanding that settlers also threatened the village with an ultimatum to evacuate within 24 hours or face further violence and intimidation. We are profoundly concerned that the forced displacement of Susya would further embolden violent settler attacks and intimidation against the surrounding Palestinian communities. With several of the undersigned members on this letter having seen firsthand the extraordinary levels of deprivation and other challenges faced by the people of Susya, we are particularly disturbed by these developments.\n\nTherefore, we urge you to immediately and strongly convey to the Israeli government its responsibility to uphold the rule of law in the West Bank and protect all civilians under its jurisdiction, while holding perpetrators of vigilante attacks and intimidation to account. The destabilizing consequences of vigilantism and lawless displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank threaten to expand the current war to another dangerous front.\n\nWe cannot allow extremist settlers to use this crisis as an opportunity to expand illegal settlements in the West Bank. We echo President Biden\u2019s concern that attacks by \u201cextremist settlers\u201d amount to \u201cpouring gasoline\u201d on the already raging fires in the region.\n\nInstead, it is vital that the United States make every effort to stabilize the West Bank by strengthening the Palestinian Authority (PA). A robust and empowered PA is essential for creating an environment conducive to peace negotiations and social progress. We appreciate your diplomatic initiatives to address this issue, as well as the vital coordination that is being done by the United States Security Coordinator for Israel and the PA. We urge continued efforts to strengthen the PA\u2019s effectiveness, which is vital for the realization of peaceful coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians.\n\nAs you noted in your testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee on October 31, the PA is operating under significant resource constraints. Your advocacy for releasing tax revenues underscores the importance of providing the PA with the necessary financial resources needed to stabilize the West Bank. By strengthening the PA, we can enhance its ability to uphold the rule of law, protect civilians, and deter extremist elements in the West Bank.\n\nAs the President said on October 19, \u201cthe decisions we make today are going to determine the future for decades to come.\u201d Our decisions must keep the meaningful prospects of a two-state solution alive. The prevailing atmosphere of violence and lawlessness in the West Bank undermines the potential for a successful two-state outcome.\n\nThank you for your attention to this important matter.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/11/statement-of-congressman-jamie-raskin-november-17-2023", "Statement of Congressman Jamie Raskin, November 17, 2023", "2023-11-17", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement calling for the immediate release of the 239 hostages captured by Hamas, an end to the violence in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank, and a forward-looking strategy to ensure peace and security for all people in the region.\n\n\u201cNow is the time for American strategic, diplomatic and political leadership to press for a breakthrough change in the relentless and dangerous dynamics of war and violence. The world has seen enough death and destruction.\n\n\u201cWe must work with Israel and all our democratic allies, as well as the United Nations, to end the horrific carnage of this war that began on October 7, 2023, with Hamas\u2019s vicious terrorist attack. We must establish the framework for a just and durable peace and the democratic reconstruction of the region.\n\n\u201cThe multilateral negotiations taking place right now under the auspices of Qatar should be a first step towards a forward-looking strategy providing hope for peace, justice, and the end of terrorism. In order to succeed, the world must accomplish these basic components:\n\nThe immediate release of all 239 hostages being unlawfully held by Hamas (and other terrorist groups).\n\nThe immediate cessation of hostilities against any civilian targets in order to save the lives of endangered women, children, infants and other noncombatants.\n\nA mutually agreed-upon bilateral humanitarian pause or mutually agreed-upon ceasefire to provide for a \u201cglobal humanitarian surge\u201d of aid to hundreds of thousands of displaced and suffering innocent civilians throughout Gaza.\n\nThe removal of Hamas from operational control of Gaza and the initiation of multilateral negotiations, which include the Palestinian Authority, to arrive at the long sought-after but much-derailed two-state solution, focused on the creation of a democratic sovereign Palestinian state and the reinforcement of the security of a democratic Israel, both with safe and permanent borders. This should be accompanied by the initiation of indictments and prosecutions of the planners and perpetrators of the terrorist violence of October 7.\n\nA Marshall Plan-style global reconstruction effort channeling the energies and resources of the world not into violence and war but into peace, social and municipal rebuilding of devastated areas in Gaza and Israel, and a renewed investment in education, health, social welfare and the rule of law to nourish the growth of democracy in the Middle East.\n\n\u201cWe live in a time of extraordinary challenge and difficulty. The world needs a lot more hope and vision to break the cycles of violence and hatred that have cost thousands of lives just this month.\n\n\u201cIt is natural for all of us to feel helpless before the magnitude of all this violence and suffering. But we must not despair. We must instead do whatever we can to stand by the rule of law and to work together for peace and security for all.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-statement-on-vote-to-avoid-federal-government-shutdown", "Congressman Mfume Statement on Vote to Avoid Federal Government Shutdown", "2023-11-14", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding his vote to avoid a government shutdown, temporarily funding the federal government until early 2024. This legislation will now be taken up by the United States Senate for consideration and if passed, sent to President Joe Biden for his signature.\n\n\u201cI voted again, along with 208 other Democrats in the U.S. House, to avoid a government shutdown today. The continuing resolution that provides for government funding is far from ideal but it fully funds the government until early next year. I urge my Republican colleagues to spend more time governing and less time posturing so that we can all responsibly go about conducting the People\u2019s business,\u201d said Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07).\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases/team-maryland-joint-statement-selection-greenbelt-fbis-new-headquarters", "Team Maryland Joint Statement on the Selection of Greenbelt for the  FBI's New Headquarters", "2023-11-09", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Glenn Ivey", "I000058", "ivey.house.gov", "ivey", "https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2014 Today, members of Maryland\u2019s federal, state, and local governments including Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Governor Wes Moore, Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), David Trone (MD-06), and Glenn Ivey (MD-04), and Prince George\u2019s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks released the following statement regarding the General Services Administration\u2019s decision to select Prince George\u2019s County as the home for the new, consolidated FBI headquarters:\n\n\u201cThis is a historic moment for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and our nation. For decades, the dilapidated J. Edgar Hoover Building has failed to meet the FBI\u2019s operational needs, which has undermined our national security. The once fabled building has crumbled before our eyes, with nets surrounding the facility for years to protect pedestrians from falling debris. Today\u2019s decision by the General Services Administration (GSA) will ensure we fulfill the FBI\u2019s dire, longstanding need for a new consolidated headquarters that meets the modern-day demands on the Bureau\u2019s work to protect Americans and our nation.\n\n\u201cAfter a thorough deliberation process and consideration of stakeholder input, the GSA selected the Greenbelt site as the location for the new FBI headquarters. The GSA\u2019s analysis of the facts and its consultations revealed that the Greenbelt site is the most fitting site of the three final candidates when all factors were considered together.\n\n\u201cWe agree with the GSA\u2019s determination that based on merit the Greenbelt site is best suited to serve the present and future FBI and the dedicated public servants who work tirelessly to protect America and uphold the law. Considering cost to the taxpayer, equity, construction timeline, transportation access, and the FBI\u2019s mission requirements, we have long believed that Greenbelt is the best site for this crucial facility. We are pleased that the GSA arrived at the same conclusion. Our decades-long, bipartisan effort to bring the Maryland sites\u2019 many merits to the GSA\u2019s attention was never about politics. It was always about making the case for what is best for the FBI, our region, and the country.\n\n\"Team Maryland has worked tirelessly to deliver this result together. Our close cooperation will continue as we break ground on this new headquarters and tackle other pressing issues facing Marylanders. We are committed to doing everything we can to ensure the FBI has the best possible headquarters in the quickest timeframe so that we can facilitate a smooth transition to Prince George\u2019s County. We look forward to building a strong, productive partnership with the Bureau and its staff.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/11/rep-raskin-leads-resolution-recognizing-young-adults-who-have-chronic-health-conditions-highlighting-challenges-they-face", "Rep. Raskin Leads Resolution Recognizing Young Adults Who Have Chronic Health Conditions, Highlighting Challenges They Face", "2023-11-09", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC\u2013Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced a resolution to raise awareness about the growing population of young adults in the United States who have chronic health conditions and the unique challenges they face.\n\n\u201cAcross America, young adults living with chronic health conditions demonstrate remarkable resilience and extraordinary tenacity,\u201d said Rep. Raskin. \u201cHowever, our health care system is often ill-equipped to serve this population, and the transition from pediatric care to adult care can be especially difficult and confusing. I\u2019m grateful to the dedicated advocates and activists who\u2019ve joined me in uplifting this resolution and raising public consciousness about the urgent need for us to better serve this vulnerable and growing population.\u201d\n\n\u201cWhile many understand that older Americans are susceptible to chronic conditions, it\u2019s often overlooked that millions of young adults also struggle with these challenges \u2013 holding them back from reaching their full potential. This resolution is about bringing this invisible population into the light \u2013 recognizing the strength of the millions of young Americans fighting chronic health challenges and reaffirming our commitment to supporting comprehensive care as they transition to adulthood, funding additional research in this area, and improving health, education, and employment outcomes for these young adults with chronic conditions to ensure they can lead healthy and fulfilling lives,\u201d said Senator Van Hollen.\n\nDue to extraordinary advancements in medicine, many young people who have serious conditions such as cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, cancer, cerebral palsy, diabetes or complex congenital heart disease are now living into adulthood. Unfortunately, many adult providers lack training in childhood-onset conditions, and many young adults who have chronic conditions do not receive coordinated and timely care. Notably, the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine has found that young adults with chronic conditions who belong to marginalized groups are less likely to experience a successful transition to the adult health care system, including youth emerging from the foster care system or the juvenile justice system, youth of color and youth from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.\n\n\u201cThe 1 in 4 young adults who grew up with a chronic health condition are counting on us,\u201d said Dr. Santi KM Bhagat, President and Founder of Physician-Parent Caregivers. \u201cThey must no longer remain an invisible population, but instead be included in all spheres of life, from healthcare, to education, to the workplace. With this resolution, Congressman Raskin and Senator Van Hollen are bringing desperately needed visibility and attention to the challenges they face.\u201d\n\n\u201cWith aggressive, continuously improving disease management and recent advancements in treatment options, the average life expectancy for people with cystic fibrosis (CF) has risen steadily over the last few decades. However, people with CF continue to experience barriers within our health care system as well as where they live, learn, and work that affect their health outcomes. We commend Rep. Raskin, Senator Van Hollen, and Congress for their commitment to ensuring young adults with chronic conditions are able to live long, fulfilling lives,\u201d said Mary Dwight, Chief Policy & Advocacy Officer at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.\n\n\u201cThis resolution is a great step forward in affirming the importance of elevating young voices on the unique needs we often have in managing our health. Fifty percent of young adults live with at least one chronic condition, whether that is heart disease, diabetes, or a mental health issue such as depression. Yet, our research priorities and government policies often fail to center our experiences as young adults, college students, and young workers. Young people deserve access to affordable health care to better manage our chronic conditions, before they become even more severe and costly to our financial and overall well-being,\u201d said Martha Sanchez, Director of Health Policy and Advocacy at Young Invincibles.\n\n\u201cI am thrilled to see this Resolution make it to Congress. I am thrilled to see our champions Dr. Bhagat, Congressman Raskin, and Senator Van Hollen make a public stand to say that they see us, they hear us, and they support us. That they are willing to publicly ask their colleagues and constituents to do the same. Well, I hoped, but never thought I\u2019d see a grand coordinated effort like this, for us, in my lifetime,\u201d said Jo Palmer, Chief Invisible Officer at Invisible Wave.\n\n\u201cEnsuring continued, adequate cardiac care during the transition into young adulthood is incredibly important to the long-term health of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD),\u201d said Mark Roeder, President and CEO of the Adult Congenital Heart Association. \u201cThankfully, due to recent advances in care, there are now more adults living with CHDs than pediatric patients. We\u2019re grateful to Congressman Raskin, Senator Van Hollen, and other congressional leaders this November for highlighting the unique challenges that young people with CHDs and other chronic health conditions face.\u201d\n\nThe resolution is supported by Physician-Parent Caregivers, the Adult Congenital Heart Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD), the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Invisible Wave, the Maryland Sickle Cell Disease Association, the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, and Young Invincibles.\n\nThe full resolution is available here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-team-maryland-joint-statement-on-the-selection-of-greenbelt-for-the-fbi-s-new-headquarters", "Congressman Mfume, Team Maryland Joint Statement on the Selection of Greenbelt for the FBI's New Headquarters", "2023-11-08", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, members of Maryland\u2019s federal, state, and local governments including Congressmen Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Governor Wes Moore, Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), David Trone (MD-06), and Glenn Ivey (MD-04), and Prince George\u2019s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks released the following statement regarding the General Services Administration\u2019s decision to select Prince George\u2019s County as the home for the new, consolidated FBI headquarters:\n\n\u201cThis is a historic moment for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and our nation. For decades, the dilapidated J. Edgar Hoover Building has failed to meet the FBI\u2019s operational needs, which has undermined our national security. The once fabled building has crumbled before our eyes, with nets surrounding the facility for years to protect pedestrians from falling debris. Today\u2019s decision by the General Services Administration (GSA) will ensure we fulfill the FBI\u2019s dire, longstanding need for a new consolidated headquarters that meets the modern-day demands on the Bureau\u2019s work to protect Americans and our nation.\n\n\u201cAfter a thorough deliberation process and consideration of stakeholder input, the GSA selected the Greenbelt site as the location for the new FBI headquarters. The GSA\u2019s analysis of the facts and its consultations revealed that the Greenbelt site is the most fitting site of the three final candidates when all factors were considered together.\n\n\u201cWe agree with the GSA\u2019s determination that based on merit the Greenbelt site is best suited to serve the present and future FBI and the dedicated public servants who work tirelessly to protect America and uphold the law. Considering cost to the taxpayer, equity, construction timeline, transportation access, and the FBI\u2019s mission requirements, we have long believed that Greenbelt is the best site for this crucial facility. We are pleased that the GSA arrived at the same conclusion. Our decades-long, bipartisan effort to bring the Maryland sites\u2019 many merits to the GSA\u2019s attention was never about politics. It was always about making the case for what is best for the FBI, our region, and the country.\n\n\u201cTeam Maryland has worked tirelessly to deliver this result together. Our close cooperation will continue as we break ground on this new headquarters and tackle other pressing issues facing Marylanders. We are committed to doing everything we can to ensure the FBI has the best possible headquarters in the quickest timeframe so that we can facilitate a smooth transition to Prince George\u2019s County. We look forward to building a strong, productive partnership with the Bureau and its staff.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/11/raskin-statement-on-president-biden-s-call-for-a-72-hour-pause-in-israel-hamas-war", "Raskin Statement on President Biden\u2019s Call for a 72-Hour Pause in Israel-Hamas War", "2023-11-08", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) today released the following statement in support of President Biden\u2019s call for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a 72-hour pause in the Israel-Hamas War to accelerate the release of the 240 hostages held by Hamas and to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to innocent Gazan civilians.\n\n\u201cI strongly endorse President Biden\u2019s call for Prime Minister Netanyahu to agree to a 72-hour pause in fighting to allow for progress in releasing some of the hostages held by Hamas and to establish essential information about the identities and well-being of those persons being held captive. Hamas\u2019s capture and kidnapping of more than 240 hostages\u2014from a nine-month-old infant to pregnant women to people in their 80s, including Holocaust survivors\u2014constitute a continuing crime against humanity and every day they are in captivity is a nightmare for them and their families and friends. Since October 7, I have met with families of the hostages and am moved by their tenacity in the face of overwhelming uncertainty. I join them in saying that the release of the hostages\u2014who are innocent civilians and noncombatants\u2014is an urgent imperative and must be a paramount policy priority for our nation and Israel.\n\n\u201cToday\u2019s revelation that a near-deal for release of up to 50 of the hostages collapsed when Israel launched its ground invasion shows the dangers of trying to free the hostages while military hostilities continue. A 72-hour pause will allow for concrete progress in bringing them home to their desperate families.\n\n\u201cA 72-hour pause in hostilities will also provide an opportunity to break the dynamics of lethal violence affecting innocent civilians in Gaza and to accelerate and expand humanitarian assistance, including water, food, medicine and fuel, to this besieged population.\n\n\u201cI thank the President for this significant humanitarian initiative and urge Prime Minister Netanyahu and the people of Israel to take this important step to save innocent lives.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-maryland-delegation-announces-47-million-for-baltimore-county-manufacturing", "Congressman Mfume, Maryland Delegation Announces $47 Million for Baltimore County Manufacturing", "2023-11-07", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, and Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) today announced $47,392,500 from the Port Infrastructure Development Program of the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration to further develop the Baltimore County Offshore Wind Manufacturing Hub at Tradepoint Atlantic.\n\nThe federal dollars will be used to prepare the former site of the Bethlehem Steel shipyard and the future site of Sparrows Point Steel\u2014Maryland\u2019s first permanent offshore wind component factory \u2013 to accommodate heavy cargo onsite. Funds will also be used for site remediation and environmental activities.\n\n\u201cThrough both the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, we\u2019re bringing manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. and back to Maryland, and this investment will help make Baltimore a competitive manufacturing hub for offshore wind and a premier destination for clean energy growth,\u201d said the lawmakers. \u201cIn addition to the estimated 500 union jobs and highly sought after storage space supported by this project, these funds will help further establish Maryland as an innovation hub for clean energy and offshore wind manufacturing.\u201d\n\nThe funding was made available through the Maritime Administration\u2019s Port Infrastructure Development Program for fiscal year 2023. This program has expanded its investments around the country thanks to more than $2 billion included in the landmark Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The lawmakers expressed their support for this project in a letter to Rear Admiral Anne Phillips earlier this year.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/11/raskin-floor-remarks-on-h-res-845", "Raskin Floor Remarks on H. Res. 845", "2023-11-07", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC - Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) today gave the following remarks on the House Floor while managing the debate of House Resolution 845, a resolution to censure Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12). Raskin urged the House to respect and protect the right to political free speech granted under the First Amendment and the Speech or Debate Clause by not using the House disciplinary process to punish Members\u2019 political speech; warned of the chilling effects that politicizing and weaponizing the House\u2019s censure mechanism would have on the speech of all Members; and noted that, in the history of the House of Representatives, the overwhelming number of censures have been for conduct, like taking bribes, embezzling funds, assaulting other Members, engaging in mail fraud, and having sex with pages, and that the only kinds of speech that have ever been punished have been true threats of violence, fighting words on the floor towards other Members, and incitement to insurrection and secession, none of which are protected by the Constitution and none of which are implicated here.\n\nCongressman Raskin: I have images of three politicians displayed in my office: Abraham Lincoln; Robert F. Kennedy; and Samuel F. Bellman who was the first Jewish person ever elected to the Minnesota legislature, a great champion of the Constitution, civil rights and civil liberties, and human rights, and of the creation of Israel, the Jewish Democratic State, in 1948.\n\nAnd he was my grandfather.\n\nHe was elected at a time of terrible antisemitism, not unlike today. Minneapolis was called \u201cthe antisemitism capital of America\u201d and my Grandpa Sam told me a story I\u2019ll never forget.\n\nThe DFL and Republican Caucuses both had their annual retreats at a country club that did not allow Jews or blacks to enter. My grandfather complained privately with the Speaker that he would not be able to go, and the Speaker apologized but said this was the tradition.\n\nSo my grandfather, the only Jewish person in the Chamber, spoke on the floor about antisemitism and he was booed and jeered at and Members left as he tried to speak.\n\nWhen the Minority Leader asked me to manage our time today, I thought about my grandfather and how he must have felt on that day.\n\nSo I\u2019m here not in spite of the fact that I am a Jewish American who supports the Constitution and the Jewish Democratic State and hates the antisemitic tyrants and terrorists of the world, from Vladimir Putin in Russia and Mohammed Bin Salman in Saudi Arabia to Hezbollah and Hamas; I am here because of these things and because of everything I believe in and stand for.\n\nAt this moment when democracy is under siege all over the world, America must stand tall for the Constitution. But this Resolution is about one thing and one thing only: the punishment of speech.\n\nSo we have the chance to show the world what the American Constitution means and how we hold fast to our core principles even when we are drawn away from them by our passions and our righteous anger.\n\nThe Constitution is \u201cthe Supreme Law of the land,\u201d and the very heart of it is in our First Amendment, which protects every citizen\u2019s freedom of speech and says Congress shall make no law abridging it.\n\nThe freedom to speak includes the freedom to disagree, the right to think radically differently from the majority about important things, or else it is no freedom at all. It\u2019s easy to defend free speech for people when you agree with them; the test for each Member is whether you can defend free speech for people when you most fundamentally and vehemently disagree with them.\n\nThe First Amendment is like an apple. Everybody wants to take just one bite out of it. Someone wants to punish left-wing speech someone right-wing speech, someone sexist speech, someone radical feminist speech, homophobic speech or pro-LGBTQ speech, anti-war speech, pro-war speech, religious speech, sacrilegious speech and everybody wants a bite of the apple, but then at the end of the day, once everyone has had his or her bite, the whole apple is gone.\n\nThere\u2019s nothing left. If you want to save the apple, you have to learn to tolerate not just the speech you love the most, which is easy, but the speech you hate the most.\n\nLike the First Amendment, the Speech or Debate Clause also embodies this central value in the legislative process. It states that Members of Congress \u201cshall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony, and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their attendance at the Session of their Respective Houses, and in going to and from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.\u201d (emphasis added)\n\nThe Speech and Debate Clauses in the thirteen original colonies were the basis for the freedom of speech later established for all citizens; indeed, of the original 13, only Pennsylvania\u2019s Constitution protected \u201cfreedom of speech\u201d for anyone but legislators. In other words, we had better take freedom of speech seriously for legislators because if we don\u2019t protect our own free speech, how can we protect freedom of speech for the people we represent?\n\nIn the two-and-a-half century history of our Chamber, Members have been overwhelmingly censured for their actions, not for their speech. Actions like:\n\nParticipating in the violent assault against Charles Sumner. Assaulting Representative Josiah Grinnell of Iowa with a cane. Selling military academy appointments. Taking bribes.\n\nSelling $33 million of stock in the Credit Mobilier scandal to fellow Members at an undervalued price to bribe them.\n\nEngaging in mail fraud and payroll fraud.\n\nImproper use of campaign funds and Congressional funds.\n\nEngaging in sexual misconduct with a House page.\n\nDo you see the difference? Not what they said, what they did.\n\nI can find only three categories of cases where speech is the sum and substance of the charge and they are all exceptions that have been ratified by the Supreme Court.\n\nOne is where the speech makes violent threats against other Members of the body. As the Supreme Court found as recently as April, in Counterman v. Colorado, \u201ctrue threats\u201d of violence are never protected under the First Amendment.\n\nA second category is essentially fighting words, the use of unparliamentary or aggressively insulting language on the House floor that constitutes a direct affront to another Member.\n\nThe Supreme Court has also said fighting words are not protected.\n\nThe final is speech advocating or promoting treason, Confederate secession or insurrection, all of which arguably lie outside of the First Amendment because of numerous provisions opposing and condemning insurrection.\n\nThat\u2019s it: violent threats against another Member, fighting words on the floor, speech inciting insurrection or secession.\n\nBut the Resolution offered against the gentlewoman from Michigan is all about censuring her for her unpopular political speech and literally nothing else. No actions, no conduct is being punished.\n\nThe entire censure motion is about her speech and how much we hate it and how wrong we think it is. All of that is fine for all of us to express individually\u2014in newspapers and the media, on the floor and in committee, in social media and in conversation\u2014and I have told Ms. Tlaib that the phrase \u201cfrom the river to the sea\u201d is abhorrent to me and cannot be salvaged politically, at least to my taste, even with her published explanation of what she means by it, which is certainly very different from the way Hamas uses it.\n\nBut, in any event, I would never think of disciplining her or punishing her because we disagree about that and have a dramatic difference in our political views.\n\nBut the Resolution proposes to condemn her for quoting this objectionable phrase in her video, which is indisputably protected speech under the First Amendment. Unlike the gentleman from New York, Mr. Santos, whose proposed expulsion by Members of the Majority was rejected by a commanding bipartisan majority because he has not yet been convicted of either the criminal or ethics charges against him, Ms. Tlaib, has been criminally charged with nothing and has been civilly sued for nothing and has no ethics charges outstanding before the Ethics Committee.\n\nIt\u2019s easy to see why. She can\u2019t face criminal punishment or civil liability for her alleged speech offenses because in the United States of America we don\u2019t punish people for their political ideas, no matter how wrong and offensive other people think they are. Congresswoman Tlaib won reelection with 71% of the vote in Michigan\u2019s 12th district and if anyone is going to punish her for her political ideas or manner of expression, it must be the people of her own district, who sent her here to represent them.\n\nMr. Speaker, the disciplinary process should never be used to punish the political speech or viewpoints of a Member of this Chamber just because the majority disagrees. If you disagree, why don\u2019t you get up and explain why your ideas are better than hers or where you think she has gone wrong in her values or analysis or explanation? Don\u2019t punish her for not thinking the way you do.\n\nThe punishment of dissenting political viewpoints will mean that Members will be censured just for being in the minority rather than actually doing something wrong. And that will come to stifle significant dialogue and haunt all of us in our work.\n\nFor example, there\u2019s another censure motion being proposed now against the Representative from Florida who compared \u201cPalestinian civilians\u201d to \u201cNazi civilians\u201d and stated that \u201cthere are very few innocent Palestinian citizens.\u201d\n\nThe Resolution stated that his outrageous conflation of innocent Palestinian civilians with Hamas terrorists is \u201cfalse, misleading, dehumanizing, dangerous and unbecoming of a Member of Congress.\u201d\n\nThis motion is the mirror image of the complaint against the Gentlewoman from Michigan, although in this case, significantly, the alleged offense consisted of statements that the Member himself made in his own words in the House.\n\nBut, in any event, both Members are being charged with what are inescapably speech offenses and thought crimes. And yet the case against the Representative from Florida has been held while we have moved to a vote against Ms. Tlaib. Why is that?\n\nSolely because the Gentleman\u2019s party is in the majority. But a disciplinary process which operates on the basis of raw partisan voting power has no integrity or legitimacy in the eyes of the public.\n\nThe minute we start punishing the content or viewpoint of Members\u2019 political speech, the process inescapably loses its legitimacy and becomes just a partisan weapon.\n\nFor example, the Speaker of the House has taken positions in the past arguing that sex between consenting gay adults should be a crime, that the Supreme Court was wrong to strike down sodomy laws in Lawrence v. Texas and wrong to give gay people the right to marry in Obergefell, a right he said that is \u201cthe dark harbinger of chaos and sexual anarchy that could doom even the strongest Republic.\u201d He even supported the idea that gay people could be cured of their malady with so-called \u201cconversion therapy,\u201d which has been discredited by science.\n\nNow, the vast majority of Americans reject these positions as extreme in opinion polls and believe that all citizens have the freedom to pursue their own love lives and to marry someone they love. If the House majority changes hands, should we censure the former Speaker for his constitutional apostasy and thought crimes against the rights of millions of Americans?\n\nI sure hope not, because the Gentleman from Louisiana is absolutely entitled to his extreme political and religious views no matter how outside the constitutional and American mainstream they are and no matter how much I reject them. Under the First Amendment, extremism is in the eye of the beholder. But how will we resist the temptation to punish the former Speaker in the future if we set a precedent today that Members can be censured and canceled simply for their political heresies in the eyes of the majority?\n\nIf we say that the gentlelady can be punished because her views of history are wrong, can we then punish Members of this body who refused to vote to take down in our halls statues of Members of Congress from the 19th century who joined the Confederacy and committed treason against the Union, people like John Breckenridge, a former Vice President and U.S. Senator who was expelled from the Senate after he defected to the Confederacy?\n\nShould we use the disciplinary process to impose historical orthodoxy? If anything, there\u2019s a better case for punishing the 120 Members of the House who voted against taking down statues of Confederate traitors because multiple provisions of the Constitution explicitly forbid and punish participation in insurrection. Do Members who voted that way want to risk being censured by establishing that divergent minority views on American history are a legitimate matter of institutional discipline?\n\nWhat about Members who defended conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and stated that the Sandy Hook and Parkland mass murders of dozens of schoolchildren were \u201cstaged\u201d by Hollywood to generate support for gun safety measures?\n\nThat\u2019s not even a matter of opinion but adjudicated positive fact, and still the Constitution protects your right to be wrong about facts unless you\u2019re deliberately defrauding or cheating someone out of something, like their money or campaign contributions.\n\nWhat about all of those Members, including the Chair of the Judiciary Committee, who follow Donald Trump in advancing the Big Lie that he actually won the 2020 election? Should we convert the 60 federal and state court decisions rejecting claims of election fraud and corruption, decisions that the Supreme Court never changed in any way, into a mass disciplinary offensive? Should we convert indisputable historical truth into discipline and punishment of dissenters and heretics?\n\nWhat about the 11 Members of this body who lost the 405-11 vote in 2019 recognizing that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I was a genocide?\n\nDoes their denial of the genocidal character of the deaths of more than one million Armenians qualify them for institutional punishment? Can we convert differing interpretations of history into the basis for legislative punishment?\n\nPerhaps you say that political dissent should be uniquely punishable when it comes to foreign policy. But the First Amendment does not distinguish between speech having domestic policy or foreign policy content. All of it is protected. If not, every Member of this body who has voted against aid to Ukraine and praises Vladimir Putin for his \u201cgenius\u201d and \u201csavvy,\u201d as former president Donald Trump did, or says \u201cPutin is not our enemy,\u201d as several have, could be censured for it.\n\nThere were 50 Members who voted against our entrance into World War I. Maybe they were right, maybe they were wrong, but surely, they shouldn\u2019t be censured for it.\n\nThe Congresswoman from California, Ms. Lee, was the only Member for the House to vote against the open-ended authorization of use of force following 9/11, which led to our longest war in Afghanistan. Although she was vilified at the time for her vote, in the wake of 20 years of war in Afghanistan her vote today is seen as visionary by many people. Should she have been arraigned on the floor of the House of Representatives and censured for her unorthodox ideas about the dangers of war?\n\nThis Resolution not only degrades our Constitution but it cheapens the meaning of discipline in this body for people who actually commit wrongful actions, like bribery, fraud, violent assault and so on.\n\nWhen people are punished for their political ideas and expression, they will wear it as a badge of honor; they will fundraise on it, as several have done in the past, raising millions of dollars from an outraged public; and they will join the public in mocking the speech censors of Congress.\n\nA secure constitutional Republic which actively protects the freedom of dissenting speech to allow for serious debate shows its strength\u2014not its weakness. As Thomas Jefferson put it, \u201cIf there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this Union or to change its republican form let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.\u201d\n\nNow is a moment when we will get to see who in the House of Representatives believes in the freedom of speech, even the speech they hate, versus those who want to impose a political straitjacket of cancel culture on America and Congress.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases/maryland-delegation-announces-nearly-7-billion-amtrak-infrastructure", "Maryland Delegation Announces Nearly $7 Billion for Amtrak Infrastructure, Improvement Projects", "2023-11-06", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Glenn Ivey", "I000058", "ivey.house.gov", "ivey", "https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. 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 $6,967,506,656 for six passenger rail projects in Maryland. These major investments will support the construction of the Frederick Douglass Tunnel \u2013 which will replace the 150-year-old B&P Tunnel in Baltimore City \u2013 as well as the replacement of the Bush River, Gunpowder River, and Susquehanna River Bridges; all of which regularly cause delays in Amtrak and MARC service due to their decades-old age. Funds will also help facilitate significant renovations at Baltimore\u2019s Penn Station, as well as speed improvements along the Northeast Corridor.\n\nThe historic level of funding for these projects comes in large part from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which is making the largest federal investment in passenger rail since Amtrak\u2019s creation.\n\n\u201cThis transformative funding is driving a once-in-a-generation effort to reinvent rail travel as we know it in Maryland. Projects like these are exactly why we fought to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,\u201d said the lawmakers. \u201cWith these federal funds, we\u2019re creating good-paying union jobs and improving safety, efficiency, and the entire rail travel experience for the millions of passengers traveling through Maryland each year. Together with President Biden, we\u2019re working to implement his Invest in American agenda to positively impact the lives of Marylanders in every corner of our state.\u201d\n\nThe federal dollars were made available under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail grant program\u2014a historic federal commitment under the infrastructure law to improve passenger rail in the United States. Awarded funds will support the following projects that will deliver long-overdue replacements and upgrades to aging infrastructure:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-maryland-delegation-announces-nearly-7-billion-for-major-northeast-corridor-rail-infrastructure-improvement-projects", "Congressman Mfume, Maryland Delegation Announces Nearly $7 Billion for Major Northeast Corridor Rail Infrastructure Improvement Projects", "2023-11-06", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $6,967,506,656 for six passenger rail projects in Maryland. These major investments will support the construction of the Frederick Douglass Tunnel \u2013 which will replace the 150-year-old B&P Tunnel in Baltimore City \u2013 as well as the replacement of the Bush River, Gunpowder River, and Susquehanna River Bridges; all of which regularly cause delays in Amtrak and MARC service due to their decades-old age. Funds will also help facilitate significant renovations at Baltimore\u2019s Penn Station, as well as speed improvements along the Northeast Corridor.\n\nThe historic level of funding for these projects comes in large part from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which is making the largest federal investment in passenger rail since Amtrak\u2019s creation.\n\n\u201cThis transformative funding is driving a once-in-a-generation effort to reinvent rail travel as we know it in Maryland. Projects like these are exactly why we fought to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,\u201d said the lawmakers. \u201cWith these federal funds, we\u2019re creating good-paying union jobs and improving safety, efficiency, and the entire rail travel experience for the millions of passengers traveling through Maryland each year. Together with President Biden, we\u2019re working to implement his Invest in American agenda to positively impact the lives of Marylanders in every corner of our state.\u201d\n\nThe federal dollars were made available under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail grant program\u2014a historic federal commitment under the infrastructure law to improve passenger rail in the United States. Awarded funds will support the following projects that will deliver long-overdue replacements and upgrades to aging infrastructure:\n\n$4,707,571,556, B&P Tunnel Replacement Program \u2013 Frederick Douglass Tunnel: To complete the final design and construction of a new two-track tunnel, and approach track, among other improvements, allowing rail speeds on the segment to increase from 30 mph to 110 mph.\n\n$2,081,215,100, Susquehanna River Bridge Replacement Program: To replace the current 117-year-old bridge with two new fixed, two-track bridges over the Susquehanna River between Havre De Grace and Perryville. The bridges will reduce travel time for thousands of daily passengers by increasing speeds from 90 mph to up to 160 mph on one of the tracks.\n\n$108,320,000, Baltimore Penn Station\u2013 Master Plan: For major improvements at Penn Station including the restoration of the historic existing station headhouse, updates to the utility system and construction of a new entrance, train hall, waiting area and operation facilities.\n\n$30,000,000 Gunpowder River Bridge Replacement Program: To replace the 110-year-old two-track Gunpowder River Bridge in Joppatowne with a new four-track system. The project will also replace or upgrade traffic signals, interlockings and electric traction power infrastructure.\n\n$21,600,000, NEC South End Infrastructure Renewal and Speed Improvement Planning Study: To identify critical intercity needs and improve services, like operating speeds, in Amtrak\u2019s Northeast Corridor, including Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.\n\n$18,800,000, Bush River Bridge Replacement Program: To replace the 110-year-old two-track, movable Bush River Bridge in Perryman with a high-level four-track structure. The project will benefit freight travel and service to the Maryland Area Regional Commuter Penn Line.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/11/maryland-delegation-announces-nearly-7-billion-for-major-northeast-corridor-rail-infrastructure-improvement-projects", "Maryland Delegation Announces Nearly $7 Billion for Major Northeast Corridor Rail Infrastructure Improvement Projects", "2023-11-06", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. 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 $6,967,506,656 for six passenger rail projects in Maryland. These major investments will support the construction of the Frederick Douglass Tunnel \u2013 which will replace the 150-year-old B&P Tunnel in Baltimore City \u2013 as well as the replacement of the Bush River, Gunpowder River, and Susquehanna River Bridges; all of which regularly cause delays in Amtrak and MARC service due to their decades-old age. Funds will also help facilitate significant renovations at Baltimore\u2019s Penn Station, as well as speed improvements along the Northeast Corridor.\n\nThe historic level of funding for these projects comes in large part from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which is making the largest federal investment in passenger rail since Amtrak\u2019s creation.\n\n\u201cThis transformative funding is driving a once-in-a-generation effort to reinvent rail travel as we know it in Maryland. Projects like these are exactly why we fought to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,\u201d said the lawmakers. \u201cWith these federal funds, we\u2019re creating good-paying union jobs and improving safety, efficiency, and the entire rail travel experience for the millions of passengers traveling through Maryland each year. Together with President Biden, we\u2019re working to implement his Invest in American agenda to positively impact the lives of Marylanders in every corner of our state.\u201d\n\nThe federal dollars were made available under the Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail grant program\u2014a historic federal commitment under the infrastructure law to improve passenger rail in the United States. Awarded funds will support the following projects that will deliver long-overdue replacements and upgrades to aging infrastructure:\n\n$4,707,571,556, B&P Tunnel Replacement Program \u2013 Frederick Douglass Tunnel: To complete the final design and construction of a new two-track tunnel, and approach track, among other improvements, allowing rail speeds on the segment to increase from 30 mph to 110 mph.\n\n$2,081,215,100, Susquehanna River Bridge Replacement Program: To replace the current 117-year-old bridge with two new fixed, two-track bridges over the Susquehanna River between Havre De Grace and Perryville. The bridges will reduce travel time for thousands of daily passengers by increasing speeds from 90 mph to up to 160 mph on one of the tracks.\n\n$108,320,000, Baltimore Penn Station \u2013 Master Plan: For major improvements at Penn Station including the restoration of the historic existing station headhouse, updates to the utility system and construction of a new entrance, train hall, waiting area and operation facilities.\n\n$30,000,000 Gunpowder River Bridge Replacement Program: To replace the 110-year-old two-track Gunpowder River Bridge in Joppatowne with a new four-track system. The project will also replace or upgrade traffic signals, interlockings and electric traction power infrastructure.\n\n$21,600,000, NEC South End Infrastructure Renewal and Speed Improvement Planning Study: To identify critical intercity needs and improve services, like operating speeds, in Amtrak\u2019s Northeast Corridor, including Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.\n\n$18,800,000, Bush River Bridge Replacement Program: To replace the 110-year-old two-track, movable Bush River Bridge in Perryman with a high-level four-track structure. The project will benefit freight travel and service to the Maryland Area Regional Commuter Penn Line.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-harris-releases-statement-after-passage-house-bill-supporting", "Congressman Harris Releases Statement After Passage of House Bill Supporting Israel", "2023-11-03", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", "harris", "https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) released the following statement following the passage of H.R. 6126, the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act.\n\nKey Provisions in the Bill Include:\n\n$4 billion to replenish Iron Dome and David\u2019s Sling missile defense systems.\n\n$3.5 billion in Foreign Military Financing for the procurement of advanced weapons systems and defense articles and services.\n\n$1.2 billion for the continued development of the Iron Beam system to counter short-range threats.\n\n$1 billion to support artillery and munitions production.\n\nThis Bill Supports US Personnel and Citizens by Providing:\n\n$150 million for an enhanced security presence at the US Embassy.\n\n$50 million for the evacuation of US citizens.\n\nRequires that the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State provide written reports to Congress detailing US security assistance provided to Israel to ensure accountability.\n\nThe funding in this Bill is offset by recessions from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, specifically Section 10301, which appropriated additional funding for the Internal Revenue Service.\n\nCongressman Harris issued the following statement:\n\n\u201cIsrael is in a fight for its very existence against radical Islamic terrorists and as a strong supporter of Israel, I was proud to co-sponsor the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. This bill provides $14 billion in critical aid to our ally Israel while using $14 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act's army of 87,000 IRS to pay for it. The radical Islamic terrorist group Hamas must be eliminated by Israel after their genocidal actions, and we must equip Israel with the resources they need.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-harris-calls-governor-moore-reconsider-throwing-good-money-failing", "Congressman Harris Calls on Governor Moore to Reconsider Throwing Good Money at Failing Offshore Wind Projects After Orsted Cancels Development of Ocean Wind 1 and Ocean Wind 2", "2023-11-02", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", "harris", "https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013Following the announcement that Danish company Orsted is cancelling offshore Ocean Wind 1 and 2 projects in New Jersey, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) released the following statement calling on Governor Wes Moore to reconsider throwing good money at Maryland\u2019s failing offshore wind projects.\n\nAs recently as last week, Governor Moore announced more than $6 million in grant funding for emerging businesses and workforce development in the offshore wind industry including $2 million in grants to fund the support of offshore wind education, workforce training, and internship programs. He also included $1.5 million in grant funding to support new and existing businesses entering the offshore wind supply chain in Maryland.\n\nThis comes on top of Governor Moore\u2019s March 29, 2023, announcement that Maryland will significantly increase its offshore wind output to position Maryland as becoming the country\u2019s leader in offshore wind production by 2031. Notably, Maryland is partnering with Orsted, the failing, foreign owned offshore wind company that just announced it is killing plans to build two offshore wind farms in New Jersey.\n\nCongressman Harris issued the following statement:\n\n\u201cGovernor Wes Moore should reconsider throwing good money at expensive offshore wind projects that may be causing the death and stranding of dozens of whales and marine mammals off the Atlantic Coast. Instead of learning from the failed offshore wind projects in New Jersey, Governor Moore is doubling down on additional offshore wind funding at a time when hard-working Marylanders are struggling with inflation and are already seeing increases in their electric rates. As we can clearly see, these expensive, harmful offshore wind projects weren\u2019t any good for New Jersey and they certainly won\u2019t be any better for Maryland.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases/maryland-delegation-members-announce-over-5-million-strengthen-maternal-health", "Maryland Delegation Members Announce Over $5 Million to Strengthen Maternal Health Care Across Maryland", "2023-11-02", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Glenn Ivey", "I000058", "ivey.house.gov", "ivey", "https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, 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.) announced $5,230,218 to support better access to maternal health care across Maryland. This federal funding, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration\u2019s (HRSA) Maternal Health Awards, will provide five maternal health programs with additional resources to combat maternal mortality and improve maternal and infant health outcomes, especially in underserved communities across the state.\n\n\u201cOur nation\u2019s unacceptable maternal mortality rate has left far too many children to grow up without their mothers. Our health care system is failing pregnant women, especially Black and Latina women, who experience higher rates of pregnancy-related complications and death. As we continue our work in Congress to address the systemic drivers of maternal mortality, these investments to improve health care for women before, during and after pregnancy will help tackle health disparities, save moms\u2019 lives and ensure more women can deliver healthy babies,\u201d said the lawmakers.\n\nThe federal grants have been awarded as follows:\n\n$1,798,769 to the Maryland Department of Health to foster the development and demonstration of integrated maternal health services models;\n\n$1,670,233 to The Johns Hopkins University to reduce maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity through demonstrations focused on improving maternal health and addressing maternal health disparities through quality services, a skilled workforce, enhanced data quality and capacity, and innovative programming;\n\n$1,078,539 to Medstar Health Research Institute, Inc. in Hyattsville to improve health outcomes before, during and after pregnancy and reduce the well-documented racial/ethnic differences in rates of infant death and adverse perinatal outcomes;\n\n$483,400 to Morgan State University to help establish a multi-institutional research network that is comprised of and supports minority-serving institutions (MSIs) to build capacity to conduct research addressing disparities in maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health outcomes and to find community-based solutions to address these disparities and advance health equity;\n\n$199,277 to the Maryland Department of Health to support the capacity to implement Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) patient safety bundles and expand the reach, depth and quality of AIM implementation.\n\nThe lawmakers have long-supported efforts to strengthen maternal health care and reduce maternal mortality. They supported the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act, which included 12 bills to comprehensively address the drivers of the maternal health crisis and make critical investments in addressing the social determinants of health, funding community-based organizations, growing and diversifying the perinatal workforce and improving data collection processes. The legislation passed the House in 2021 as part of the Build Back Better Act but never made it to the President\u2019s desk for signature. The lawmakers have continued to support strengthening maternal care through the annual appropriations process, including by securing $1.17 billion for the core Maternal and Child Health programs in the fiscal year 2023 appropriations package.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-maryland-delegation-members-announce-over-5-million-to-strengthen-maternal-health-care-across-maryland", "Congressman Mfume, Maryland Delegation Members Announce Over $5 Million to Strengthen Maternal Health Care Across Maryland", "2023-11-02", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, 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.) announced $5,230,218 to support better access to maternal health care across Maryland. This federal funding, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration\u2019s (HRSA) Maternal Health Awards, will provide five maternal health programs with additional resources to combat maternal mortality and improve maternal and infant health outcomes, especially in underserved communities across the state.\n\n\u201cOur nation\u2019s unacceptable maternal mortality rate has left far too many children to grow up without their mothers. Our health care system is failing pregnant women, especially Black and Latina women, who experience higher rates of pregnancy-related complications and death. As we continue our work in Congress to address the systemic drivers of maternal mortality, these investments to improve health care for women before, during and after pregnancy will help tackle health disparities, save moms\u2019 lives and ensure more women can deliver healthy babies,\u201d said the lawmakers.\n\nThe federal grants have been awarded as follows:\n\n$1,798,769to the Maryland Department of Health to foster the development and demonstration of integrated maternal health services models;\n\n$1,670,233 to The Johns Hopkins University to reduce maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity through demonstrations focused on improving maternal health and addressing maternal health disparities through quality services, a skilled workforce, enhanced data quality and capacity, and innovative programming;\n\n$1,078,539 to Medstar Health Research Institute, Inc. in Hyattsville to improve health outcomes before, during and after pregnancy and reduce the well-documented racial/ethnic differences in rates of infant death and adverse perinatal outcomes;\n\n$483,400 to Morgan State University to help establish a multi-institutional research network that is comprised of and supports minority-serving institutions (MSIs) to build capacity to conduct research addressing disparities in maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health outcomes and to find community-based solutions to address these disparities and advance health equity;\n\n$199,277 to the Maryland Department of Health to support the capacity to implement Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) patient safety bundles and expand the reach, depth and quality of AIM implementation.\n\nThe lawmakers have long-supported efforts to strengthen maternal health care and reduce maternal mortality. They supported the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act, which included 12 bills to comprehensively address the drivers of the maternal health crisis and make critical investments in addressing the social determinants of health, funding community-based organizations, growing and diversifying the perinatal workforce and improving data collection processes. The legislation passed the House in 2021 as part of the Build Back Better Act but never made it to the President\u2019s desk for signature. The lawmakers have continued to support strengthening maternal care through the annual appropriations process, including by securing $1.17 billion for the core Maternal and Child Health programs in the fiscal year 2023 appropriations package.\n\nHRSA, located in North Bethesda, Maryland, is the primary federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/11/maryland-delegation-members-announce-over-5-million-to-strengthen-maternal-health-care-across-maryland", "Maryland Delegation Members Announce Over $5 Million to Strengthen Maternal Health Care Across Maryland", "2023-11-02", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, 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.) announced $5,230,218 to support better access to maternal health care across Maryland. This federal funding, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration\u2019s (HRSA) Maternal Health Awards, will provide five maternal health programs with additional resources to combat maternal mortality and improve maternal and infant health outcomes, especially in underserved communities across the state.\n\n\u201cOur nation\u2019s unacceptable maternal mortality rate has left far too many children to grow up without their mothers. Our health care system is failing pregnant women, especially Black and Latina women, who experience higher rates of pregnancy-related complications and death. As we continue our work in Congress to address the systemic drivers of maternal mortality, these investments to improve health care for women before, during and after pregnancy will help tackle health disparities, save moms\u2019 lives and ensure more women can deliver healthy babies,\u201d said the lawmakers.\n\nThe federal grants have been awarded as follows:\n\n$1,798,769 to the Maryland Department of Health to foster the development and demonstration of integrated maternal health services models;\n\n$1,670,233 to The Johns Hopkins University to reduce maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity through demonstrations focused on improving maternal health and addressing maternal health disparities through quality services, a skilled workforce, enhanced data quality and capacity, and innovative programming;\n\n$1,078,539 to Medstar Health Research Institute, Inc. in Hyattsville to improve health outcomes before, during and after pregnancy and reduce the well-documented racial/ethnic differences in rates of infant death and adverse perinatal outcomes;\n\n$483,400 to Morgan State University to help establish a multi-institutional research network that is comprised of and supports minority-serving institutions (MSIs) to build capacity to conduct research addressing disparities in maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health outcomes and to find community-based solutions to address these disparities and advance health equity;\n\n$199,277 to the Maryland Department of Health to support the capacity to implement Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) patient safety bundles and expand the reach, depth and quality of AIM implementation.\n\nThe lawmakers have long-supported efforts to strengthen maternal health care and reduce maternal mortality. They supported the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act, which included 12 bills to comprehensively address the drivers of the maternal health crisis and make critical investments in addressing the social determinants of health, funding community-based organizations, growing and diversifying the perinatal workforce and improving data collection processes. The legislation passed the House in 2021 as part of the Build Back Better Act but never made it to the President\u2019s desk for signature. The lawmakers have continued to support strengthening maternal care through the annual appropriations process, including by securing $1.17 billion for the core Maternal and Child Health programs in the fiscal year 2023 appropriations package.\n\nHRSA, located in North Bethesda, Maryland, is the primary federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/11/raskin-statement-on-vote-against-h-res-773", "Raskin Statement on Vote Against H. Res. 773", "2023-11-01", "2023", "2023-11", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement after voting \u201cNo\u201d on House Resolution 773, a resolution to expel Congressman George Santos (NY-03) from the House of Representatives.\n\n\u201cI\u2019m a Constitution guy. The House has expelled five people in our history, three for joining the Confederacy as traitors to the Union and two after they were convicted of serious criminal offenses. Santos has not been criminally convicted yet of any of the offenses he has been indicted for that were cited in the Resolution nor has he been found guilty of ethics offenses in the House internal process.\n\n\u201cThis would be a terrible precedent to set, expelling people who have not been convicted of a crime and without internal due process. If and when Santos is convicted of these serious criminal offenses or ethics charges, I will certainly vote to expel him. Until then, it\u2019s a very risky road to go down and we have to stick by due process and the rule of law, as obvious as the eventual result seems. In these times of war, chaos, insurrection, division and lawlessness, the rule of law is a lifeline for us.\n\n\u201cI can think of four or five Democratic Members the Republicans would like to expel without any criminal conviction or adverse ethics findings tomorrow simply because they hate their politics. Indeed, the same New York Republicans who want to expel Santos now because he is a complete political albatross for them acted to vigorously defend him in the spring because they wanted his vote for their party on the floor. If Members are not going to be expelled for purely political reasons, we need to stick to due process and the rule of law.\n\n\u201cBack in the spring, the Republicans promised action within 60 days on the sprawling Santos ethics investigation, but nothing has happened since then. Now, they are promising action by November 17. Good, it\u2019s about time.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"], ["https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases/statement-retirement-announcement-congressman-john", "Congressman Ivey's Statement on the Retirement Announcement of Congressman John Sarbanes", "2023-10-27", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Glenn Ivey", "I000058", "ivey.house.gov", "ivey", "https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. - Congressman Glenn Ivey issued the following statement after Congressman John Sarbanes announced he would not seek another term in the House of Representatives:\n\nFor nine terms, Congressman John Sarbanes has been a champion for the people of Maryland and one of the fiercest fighters for fair and free elections.\n\nAs a US Representative, John has been the point man on democratic reforms and voting rights legislation, including the Freedom to Vote Act and the For the People Act.\n\nLike his father before him, Congressman Sarbanes has always been committed to calling out government corruption and waste. He has strengthened access to the ballot box for everyday people. His impact will last long after he leaves the House of Representatives. Through his work on the Energy and Commerce Committee, he has been at the vanguard of protecting our national eco-treasure, the Chesapeake Bay. In this committee he has worked to lower drug prices for our seniors and so much more.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases/maryland-delegation-announces-more-74-million-energy-assistance-low-income", "Maryland Delegation Announces More Than $74 Million in Energy Assistance for Low-Income Families", "2023-10-26", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Glenn Ivey", "I000058", "ivey.house.gov", "ivey", "https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. 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 $74,410,147 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services funding for Maryland\u2019s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).\n\nThe federal dollars, made possible in part by the lawmakers\u2019 efforts to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, will help reduce costs associated with home energy bills, energy crises, weatherization and energy-related repairs for low-income families to cool and heat their homes.\n\n\u201cAccess to heat is a health and safety issue. With colder months approaching, these federal funds arrive at a critical time and will help ensure that Maryland families can stay safe and warm this winter,\u201d said the lawmakers.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/10/reps-raskin-jacobs-wild-release-joint-statement-urging-release-of-hostages-calling-for-increased-humanitarian-aid-to-civilians-in-gaza-and-advocating-pursuit-of-long-term-peace-in-the-region/42825328-d415-499f-9375-c5fcb652841f", "Reps. Raskin, Jacobs, Wild Release Joint Statement Urging Release of Hostages, Calling for Increased Humanitarian Aid to Civilians in Gaza and Advocating Pursuit of Long-Term Peace in the Region", "2023-10-26", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Sara Jacobs (CA-51) and Susan Wild (PA-07) released the following statement urging for the release of hostages, calling for increased humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza and advocating for the pursuit of long-term peace in the region.\n\n\u201cAs Jewish Members of Congress who have family and loved ones in Israel, we are sickened by Hamas\u2019 brutal and inexcusable attack on innocent Israeli civilians on October 7th. Our hearts remain with those killed, injured, and taken hostage\u2014and with all their loved ones\u2014and we urge Hamas to release all the hostages immediately so they can return safely and securely to their homes. Israel has the undeniable right under international law to defend itself, and we will continue to work toward our shared goal of long-term safety and security of the Israeli and Palestinian people.\n\n\u201cWe are also deeply concerned for Palestinian civilians caught in the middle of this conflict, and heartbroken over the growing and deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. While we are grateful for the Biden Administration\u2019s successful efforts to deliver humanitarian aid through the Rafah crossing over the weekend, it is clear this aid alone is insufficient. The two million civilians in Gaza cannot survive without access to water, food, medicine, and fuel\u2014and resources cannot get to those who need it without a temporary cessation of hostilities for humanitarian workers to do their jobs safely. That\u2019s why we echo Secretary Blinken\u2019s call for a temporary cessation of hostilities to establish safe passage for civilians and allow humanitarian aid to resume. We are committed to doing everything we can to support the Biden Administration in its efforts to protect civilian life, end Hamas terror, and bring about not only an appropriate and rapid end to hostilities but enduring peace and security to both Israelis and Palestinians.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-maryland-delegation-announces-more-than-74-million-in-energy-assistance-for-low-income-families", "Congressman Mfume, Maryland Delegation Announces More Than $74 Million in Energy Assistance for Low-Income Families", "2023-10-25", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $74,410,147 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services funding for Maryland\u2019s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).\n\nThe federal dollars, made possible in part by the lawmakers\u2019 efforts to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, will help reduce costs associated with home energy bills, energy crises, weatherization and energy-related repairs for low-income families to cool and heat their homes.\n\n\u201cAccess to heat is a health and safety issue.With colder months approaching, these federal funds arrive at a critical time and will help ensure that Maryland families can stay safe and warm this winter,\u201d said the lawmakers.\n\nThis year, Maryland\u2019s LIHEAP received a boost of more than $1.8 million from the lawmakers\u2019 passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which provided $100 million to support homeowners in need nationwide for fiscal year 2024. The remainder of the funds were provided by the LIHEAP block grant program authorized by annual appropriations legislation and administered through the Office of Community Services (OCS) at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the HHS. The lawmakers also have consistently worked to secure funding for this program through the appropriations process.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-statement-regarding-election-of-house-speaker-mike-johnson", "Congressman Mfume Statement Regarding Election of House Speaker Mike Johnson", "2023-10-25", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding the election of Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.\n\n\"For three weeks, radical MAGA Republicans embarrassingly placed this Congress in a complete standstill and put the division they bring to themselves and this country on full display. Democrats are and have always been prepared to pass a federal budget, address global discord, and continue building the framework for working-class prosperity. Unfortunately, it\u2019s likely the Republican majority will now be more focused on an ideology that includes defending attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, criminalizing a woman's right to choose, cutting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, and endangering LGBTQ+ and minority communities,\" said Congressman Kweisi Mfume.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/10/maryland-delegation-announces-more-than-74-million-in-energy-assistance-for-low-income-families", "Maryland Delegation Announces More Than $74 Million in Energy Assistance for Low-Income Families", "2023-10-25", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. 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 $74,410,147 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services funding for Maryland\u2019s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).\n\nThe federal dollars, made possible in part by the lawmakers\u2019 efforts to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, will help reduce costs associated with home energy bills, energy crises, weatherization and energy-related repairs for low-income families to cool and heat their homes.\n\n\u201cAccess to heat is a health and safety issue. With colder months approaching, these federal funds arrive at a critical time and will help ensure that Maryland families can stay safe and warm this winter,\u201d said the lawmakers.\n\nThis year, Maryland\u2019s LIHEAP received a boost of more than $1.8 million from the lawmakers\u2019 passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which provided $100 million to support homeowners in need nationwide for fiscal year 2024. The remainder of the funds were provided by the LIHEAP block grant program authorized by annual appropriations legislation and administered through the Office of Community Services (OCS) at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the HHS. The lawmakers also have consistently worked to secure funding for this program through the appropriations process.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/maryland-congressional-delegation-members-praise-baltimore-tech-hub-designation-as-local-consortium-moves-to-next-round-of-national-competition", "Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Praise Baltimore Tech Hub Designation as Local Consortium Moves to Next Round of National Competition", "2023-10-23", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, and David Trone (all D-Md.) today congratulated the Baltimore Tech Hub, a consortium led by Greater Baltimore Committee, for being named one of only 31 finalists in the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs program. The Baltimore Tech Hub and the select group of tech hubs nationwide will be eligible to compete for a piece of the $10 billion over five years authorized by Congress, as part of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, for this unique program, of which $500 million so far has been appropriated for its inaugural round of awards. In addition to voting for and strongly supporting the CHIPS and Science Act, the lawmakers sent a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo last month in support of the Baltimore Tech Hub consortium application.\n\n\u201cThe CHIPS and Science Act jumpstarted the return of manufacturing across the United States and its Regional Tech Hub program will do the same for high-tech industries and the incredible entrepreneurs across the Baltimore region,\u201d the lawmakers said. \u201cThis is about creating new jobs and emerging industries for the long term. We strongly pushed for the Baltimore Tech Hub application in a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo because we know well the local resources and cutting-edge opportunities that can be leveraged to advance the region\u2019s technological capabilities.\u201d\n\nThe Regional Tech Hubs program is focused on the development of key areas of technology deemed as vital to future U.S. job growth and economic competitiveness. The Baltimore Tech Hub consortium, led by the Greater Baltimore Committee, \u201cwill develop innovative and predictive healthcare technologies by applying artificial intelligence to biotechnologies,\u201d as described by the EDA. \u201cLeveraging regional research universities and institutions, research and development expertise, and existing capital investment, the Baltimore Tech Hub aims to catalyze commercialization of predictive healthcare technology, improving equitable care delivery and national health outcomes.\u201d\n\nWith the Phase 1 designation as a Tech Hub, the Baltimore consortium will have the opportunity to compete for implementation funding in Phase 2. EDA will invest between $50-$75 million in each of 5-10 Designated Hubs.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/10/raskin-nadler-goldman-lead-letter-from-majority-of-house-democratic-caucus-to-president-biden-in-support-of-the-administration-s-response-to-terrorism-in-israel-the-conflict-in-gaza-and-the-imperative-of-humanitarian-assistance", "Raskin, Nadler, Goldman Lead Letter from Majority of House Democratic Caucus to President Biden in Support of the Administration\u2019s Response to Terrorism in Israel, the Conflict in Gaza and the Imperative of Humanitarian Assistance", "2023-10-21", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) and Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) led a letter signed by every Democratic Jewish Member and 128 other Democrats in Congress to President Joe Biden expressing support for the Biden administration\u2019s strong leadership in addressing conflict in the Middle East.\n\n\u201cWe write to thank you for your strong leadership during a tragic and dangerous moment in the Middle East,\u201d the lawmakers wrote. \u201cThe horrific attack on October 7 against Israel by the terrorist organization Hamas took the lives of over 1,400 people, injured over 3,000 more, and resulted in the capture of nearly 200 people \u2013 including many American citizens \u2013 who are being held as hostages in Gaza. You have rightly condemned these actions as pure evil and expressed the United States\u2019 steadfast support for our ally Israel in a moment of need and horror.\u201d\n\nThe lawmakers continued, \u201cWe are grateful as well for your clear statements regarding the fundamental importance of ensuring that the humanitarian needs of the civilian population of Gaza are met, and that all possible steps are being taken to ensure the safety of civilians and noncombatants in the Strip. Reportedly, more than 3,000 people have been killed and more than 9,700 wounded in Gaza, making it imperative that we act immediately to prevent further loss of innocent lives. We agree with you that Israel\u2019s response must be in accordance with international law and our shared democratic values.\u201d\n\nIn addition, the lawmakers wrote, \u201cEven after this war between Israel and Hamas is over, the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians cannot be solved ultimately by any military means. When this crisis ends, your leadership together with regional partners will be needed to create a path to a sustainable future because, as you have so often pointed out, both Israelis and Palestinians deserve equal measures of freedom, security, opportunity and dignity. There will never be an end to the violence until that goal is achieved, and we know that the United States will have a significant role in the pursuit of the peaceful coexistence between Israel and its neighbors.\u201d\n\nA full copy of the letter is available here.\n\nA full list of signers follows: Representatives Allred (TX-32), Auchincloss (MA-04), Balint (VT-AL), Barrag\u00e1n (CA-44), Beatty (OH-03), Beyer (VA-08), Blumenauer (OR-03), Blunt Rochester (DE-AL), Bonamici (OR-01), Brownley (CA-26), Budzinski (IL-13), Caraveo (CO-08), Carbajal (CA-24), C\u00e1rdenas (CA-29), Cartwright (PA-08), Casar (TX-35), Case (HI-01), Casten (IL-06), Castor (FL-14), Castro (TX-20), Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), Chu (CA-28), Cohen (TN-09), Connolly (VA-11), Courtney (CT-02), Crockett (TX-30), Crow (CO-06), Davis (IL-07), Dean (PA-04), DeGette (CO-01), DeLauro (CT-03), DelBene (WA-01), Deluzio (PA-17), DeSaulnier (CA-10), Dingell (MI-06), Doggett (TX-37), Escobar (TX-16), Eshoo (CA-16), Espaillat (NY-13), Evans (PA-03), Fletcher (TX-07), Foster (IL-11), Foushee (NC-04), Frankel (FL-22), Frost (FL-10), Garamendi (CA-08), Garcia (CA-42), Garcia (TX-29), Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), Goldman (NY-10), Gomez (CA-34), Gottheimer (NJ-05), Grijalva (AZ-07), Himes (CT-04), Horsford (NV-04), Houlahan (PA-06), Hoyer (MD-05), Jackson Lee (TX-18), Jacobs (CA-51), Johnson (GA-04), Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Kaptur (OH-09), Keating (MA-09), Kilmer (WA-06), Krishnamoorthi (IL-08), Kuster (NH-02), Landsman (OH-01), Larsen (WA-02), Larson (CT-01), Lee (CA-12), Leger Fernandez (NM-03), Levin (CA-49), Lieu (CA-36), Lofgren (CA-18), Lynch (MA-08), Magaziner (RI-02), Manning (NC-06), Matsui (CA-07), McClellan (VA-04), McCollum (MN-04), McGarvey (KY-03), McGovern (MA-02), Menendez (NJ-08), Meng (NY-06), Moskowitz (FL-23), Moulton (MA-06), Mullin (CA-15), Nadler (NY-12), Neguse (CO-02), Panetta (CA-19), Pappas (NH-01), Pascrell (NJ-09), Pettersen (CO-07), Phillips (MN-03), Pingree (ME-01), Porter (CA-47), Quigley (IL-05), Raskin (MD-08), Ross (NC-02), Ruiz (CA-25), Salinas (OR-06), S\u00e1nchez (CA-38), Sarbanes (MD-03), Schakowsky (IL-09), Schiff (CA-30), Schneider (IL-10), Scholten (MI-03), Schrier (WA-08), Scott (VA-03), Sewell (AL-07), Sherman (CA-32), Sherrill (NJ-11), Slotkin (MI-07), Smith (WA-09), Sorensen (IL-17), Spanberger (VA-07), Stansbury (NM-01), Strickland (WA-10), Swalwell (CA-14), Takano (CA-39), Thanedar (MI-13), Tokuda (HI-02), Trahan (MA-03), Vasquez (NM-02), Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), Waters (CA-43), Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Wexton (VA-10), Wild (PA-07), Williams (GA-05), and Wilson (FL-24).\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases/statement-murder-circuit-court-judge-maryland", "Congressman Ivey's Statement on Murder of Circuit Court Judge in Maryland", "2023-10-20", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Glenn Ivey", "I000058", "ivey.house.gov", "ivey", "https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "\"The murder of Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson outside his home in Hagerstown, Maryland is a tragedy. Our sheriffs, police and marshals must have the resources to do their jobs of guarding the linchpins of our legal system, judges. It is critical we protect these honorable civil servants so they can remain impartial and faithful to the rule of law. Judge Wilkinson will be sorely missed by the community and the judicial system. My condolences go out to his family, friends, and the legal community of Maryland,\u201d said Congressman Glenn Ivey.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-bipartisan-maryland-congressional-delegation-talks-jobs-and-innovation-with-local-space-industry-and-policy-leaders", "Congressman Mfume, Bipartisan Maryland Congressional Delegation Talks Jobs and Innovation with Local Space Industry and Policy Leaders", "2023-10-19", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (Md.-7), Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Steny Hoyer (Md.-5), Dutch Ruppersberger (Md.-2), John Sarbanes (Md.-3), Andy Harris (Md.-1), Jamie Raskin (Md.-8) and Glenn Ivey (Md.-4) earlier this week in the U.S. Capitol with leadership of NASA Goddard, as well as Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), the Space Telescope Science Institute, and Relative Dynamics, representing other local stakeholders in the space industry. As Congress considers funding for the upcoming fiscal year (FY24), the lawmakers came together to hear firsthand about the Maryland space industry, federal space policy and how space-related projects taking shape in our state can have an impact on the daily lives of Marylanders and others nationwide.\n\nAccording to NASA, in FY 2021, every NASA job located in Maryland supported an additional 10.8 jobs statewide. Every million dollars\u2019 worth of economic output generated by NASA jobs sustained an additional $4.2 million worth of output across the state.\n\n\u201cI thank the leaders in the space industry that joined Team Maryland for today\u2019s discussion. The Maryland space industry not only generates billions of dollars in economic activity and represents tens of thousands of jobs across the state, but also expands our understanding of our place in the universe,\u201d said Congressman Mfume. \u201cI will continue to work with my colleagues to ensure NASA and its partners can continue their unique mission of exploration and discovery,\u201d he added.\n\nImage\n\n\u201cToday, we learned more about how the innovations discovered by Maryland\u2019s space science and engineering industry are having direct impacts on the daily lives of Marylanders and others across the country,\u201d said Senator Cardin. \u201cThe industry is at a crossroads and during the next two years, and over the longer term, Team Maryland will have to redouble its efforts to ensure that NASA funding is appropriately balanced to ensure that present and future programs and missions vital to Maryland and the nation can continue.\u201d\n\n\u201cMaryland\u2019s leadership in space science is not only a key engine of our state\u2019s economy, it also propels our nation\u2019s innovation. That\u2019s why we\u2019re committed to investing in our space sector \u2013 and the talented scientists who power it \u2013 so we can keep leading the world in space discovery,\u201d said Senator Van Hollen.\n\n\"From discovering distant worlds to helping us better understand our own, the work that NASA and their partners in academia and the private sector conduct here in Maryland is vital to deepening our knowledge of the universe and addressing pressing challenges like the climate crisis,\" Congressman Hoyer said. \"Congress ought to continue supporting this crucial work. As our meeting today reaffirmed, Team Maryland will do everything we can to ensure Goddard Flight Center and the many Maryland small businesses who support NASA\u2019s Science Mission Directorate receive the resources they need.\"\n\n\u201cMaryland is home to a unique and growing space industry that is helping the U.S. maintain its global competitiveness and national security, not to mention producing the satellites and drones that we all rely on each and every day,\u201d said Congressman Ruppersberger. \u201cThe Maryland delegation is committed to federal policy that supports and strengthens the quality jobs and cutting-edge research generated by our space agencies and private-sector partners \u2013 starting with a budget that makes strong and strategic investments in them.\u201d\n\n\u201cMaryland is a hub for aerospace innovation, including the John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, which calls the Third District home,\u201d said Congressman Sarbanes. \u201cThis was an informative conversation with the Maryland Delegation and leaders in our state\u2019s aerospace industry to discuss the need for continued support of APL\u2019s missions \u2013 including the Dragonfly Mission to explore Titan, Saturn\u2019s largest moon \u2013 and other federal priorities that will keep Maryland on the forefront of scientific discoveries and space exploration.\u201d\n\n\u201cSpace exploration is a vital industry here in Maryland. It was a pleasure to participate in this roundtable and to hear about the recent advancements being made and how these technologies can be used to better the day-to-day lives of Marylanders,\u201d Congressman Andy Harris said.\n\n\u201cMaryland\u2019s thriving space science sector is integral to our state\u2019s economic vitality and technological future,\u201d said Congressman Raskin. \u201cI\u2019m grateful to the science, space and technology leaders who joined the meeting for keeping the Maryland delegation updated on the latest developments in space exploration. I look forward to working with our congressional delegation to secure NASA funding that ensures Maryland remains a leader in aerospace engineering and cosmic exploration.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe aerospace industry is important to Maryland and to my constituents in the 4th District. Businesses from this sector coupled with NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center, the proximity to Washington DC and institutions of higher learning like the University of Maryland, retaining resources for this important industry and facility are paramount. I commend Senators Cardin, Van Hollen and my House colleagues for their leadership in fighting to keep aerospace a large part of Maryland\u2019s technology mix,\u201d said Congressman Ivey.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/10/bipartisan-maryland-congressional-delegation-talks-jobs-and-innovation-with-local-space-industry-and-policy-leaders", "Bipartisan Maryland Congressional Delegation Talks Jobs and Innovation with Local Space Industry and Policy Leaders", "2023-10-19", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Steny Hoyer (Md.-5), Dutch Ruppersberger (Md.-2), John Sarbanes (Md.-3), Andy Harris (Md.-1), Kweisi Mfume (Md.-7), Jamie Raskin (Md.-8) and Glenn Ivey (Md.-4) earlier this week in the U.S. Capitol with leadership of NASA Goddard, as well as Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), the Space Telescope Science Institute, and Relative Dynamics, representing other local stakeholders in the space industry. As Congress considers funding for the upcoming fiscal year (FY24), the lawmakers came together to hear firsthand about the Maryland space industry, federal space policy and how space-related projects taking shape in our state can have an impact on the daily lives of Marylanders and others nationwide.\n\nAccording to NASA, in FY 2021, every NASA job located in Maryland supported an additional 10.8 jobs statewide. Every million dollars\u2019 worth of economic output generated by NASA jobs sustained an additional $4.2 million worth of output across the state.\n\n\u201cToday, we learned more about how the innovations discovered by Maryland\u2019s space science and engineering industry are having direct impacts on the daily lives of Marylanders and others across the country,\u201d said Senator Cardin. \u201cThe industry is at a crossroads and during the next two years, and over the longer term, Team Maryland will have to redouble its efforts to ensure that NASA funding is appropriately balanced to ensure that present and future programs and missions vital to Maryland and the nation can continue.\u201d\n\n\u201cMaryland\u2019s leadership in space science is not only a key engine of our state\u2019s economy, it also propels our nation\u2019s innovation. That\u2019s why we\u2019re committed to investing in our space sector \u2013 and the talented scientists who power it \u2013 so we can keep leading the world in space discovery,\u201d said Senator Van Hollen.\n\n\"From discovering distant worlds to helping us better understand our own, the work that NASA and their partners in academia and the private sector conduct here in Maryland is vital to deepening our knowledge of the universe and addressing pressing challenges like the climate crisis,\" Congressman Hoyer said. \"Congress ought to continue supporting this crucial work. As our meeting today reaffirmed, Team Maryland will do everything we can to ensure Goddard Flight Center and the many Maryland small businesses who support NASA\u2019s Science Mission Directorate receive the resources they need.\"\n\n\u201cMaryland is home to a unique and growing space industry that is helping the U.S. maintain its global competitiveness and national security, not to mention producing the satellites and drones that we all rely on each and every day,\u201d said Congressman Ruppersberger. \u201cThe Maryland delegation is committed to federal policy that supports and strengthens the quality jobs and cutting-edge research generated by our space agencies and private-sector partners \u2013 starting with a budget that makes strong and strategic investments in them.\"\n\n\u201cMaryland is a hub for aerospace innovation, including the John Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, which calls the Third District home,\u201d said Congressman Sarbanes. \u201cThis was an informative conversation with the Maryland Delegation and leaders in our state\u2019s aerospace industry to discuss the need for continued support of APL\u2019s missions \u2013 including the Dragonfly Mission to explore Titan, Saturn\u2019s largest moon \u2013 and other federal priorities that will keep Maryland on the forefront of scientific discoveries and space exploration.\u201d\n\n\u201cSpace exploration is a vital industry here in Maryland. It was a pleasure to participate in this roundtable and to hear about the recent advancements being made and how these technologies can be used to better the day-to-day lives of Marylanders,\u201d Congressman Andy Harris said.\n\n\u201cI thank the leaders in the space industry that joined Team Maryland for today\u2019s discussion. The Maryland space industry not only generates billions of dollars in economic activity and represents tens of thousands of jobs across the state, but also expands our understanding of our place in the universe,\u201d said Congressman Mfume. \u201cI will continue to work with my colleagues to ensure NASA and its partners can continue their unique mission of exploration and discovery,\u201d he added.\n\n\u201cMaryland\u2019s thriving space science sector is integral to our state\u2019s economic vitality and technological future,\u201d said Congressman Raskin. \u201cI\u2019m grateful to the science, space and technology leaders who joined the meeting for keeping the Maryland delegation updated on the latest developments in space exploration. I look forward to working with our congressional delegation to secure NASA funding that ensures Maryland remains a leader in aerospace engineering and cosmic exploration.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe aerospace industry is important to Maryland and to my constituents in the 4th District. Businesses from this sector coupled with NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center, the proximity to Washington DC and institutions of higher learning like the University of Maryland, retaining resources for this important industry and facility are paramount. I commend Senators Cardin, Van Hollen and my House colleagues for their leadership in fighting to keep aerospace a large part of Maryland\u2019s technology mix,\u201d said Congressman Ivey.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-andy-harris-releases-statement-his-vote-jim-jordan-speaker-house", "Congressman Andy Harris Releases Statement on His Vote for Jim Jordan as Speaker of the House", "2023-10-18", "2023", "2023-10", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", "harris", "https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013Congressman Andy Harris M.D. (MD-01), Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies release the following statement on his vote for Congressman Jim Jordan as Speaker of the House of Representative.\n\nStatement From Congressman Harris:\n\n\u201cAs expected, Washington insiders were worried about Jim Jordan becoming Speaker. As a result of lobbyist pressure, Mr. Jordan, as expected, lost some votes today. But the American people want a Speaker to represent THEM, not DC special interests\u2014so I\u2019m backing Jim Jordan for as long as it takes.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/10/rep-raskin-successfully-persuades-irs-to-extend-tax-filing-deadlines-for-americans-affected-by-terrorist-attacks-against-israel", "Rep. Raskin Persuades IRS to Extend Tax Filing Deadlines for Americans Affected by Terrorist Attacks Against Israel", "2023-10-14", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Following the recent deadly terrorist attacks against Israel and after receiving a request sent by Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) yesterday announced that it would extend the federal tax filing and payment extension deadline for Americans affected by the crisis from October 16, 2023 to October 7, 2024. The IRS will automatically identify taxpayers who are eligible for this relief based on residence information on previously filed returns. Other eligible taxpayers can receive this relief by contacting the IRS. Complete details about the extension, including individual taxpayer eligibility, can be found on the IRS website.\n\n\u201cThanks to this federal tax filing and payment extension, Americans abroad who have been affected by the horrific terrorist attacks in Israel and the ongoing violence can attend first and foremost to their physical safety and security,\u201d said Rep. Raskin. \u201cI\u2019m grateful that the IRS is dedicating its support and resources to addressing the needs of our people. I\u2019m grateful to my constituents in the Eighth District for bringing this important issue to my attention so that we could achieve a speedy resolution in a time of continuing heartbreak and stress.\u201d\n\nAt least 27 American citizens have been murdered in the terrorist attacks by Hamas and more remain missing. The State Department has issued a travel advisory recommending Americans reconsider travel to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, and is coordinating with Americans in the region to ensure their safe return to the United States.\n\nRep. Raskin was previously successful in securing tax filing extensions during the COVID-19 pandemic amidst suspensions of essential tax preparation and support services.\n\nThe text of Rep. Raskin\u2019s letter to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel can be found here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/10/statement-by-congressman-jamie-raskin-the-terrorist-attacks-on-israel-israel-s-right-of-self-defense-the-laws-of-war-hostage-taking-and-the-protection-of-two-million-palestinian-civilians-in-gaza", "Statement by Congressman Jamie Raskin:  \u201cThe Terrorist Attacks on Israel, Israel\u2019s Right of Self-Defense, the Laws of War, Hostage-Taking, and the Protection of Two Million Palestinian Civilians in Gaza\u201d", "2023-10-14", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement.\n\nA War Crime, a Crime Against Humanity, and the Worst Mass Murder of Jews Since the Holocaust\n\nThe brutal terrorist operation conducted by Hamas against Israeli civilians over the last week constitutes a mass war crime, a shocking crime against humanity, an illegal invasion of a sovereign country, and the most murderous assault on Jewish civilians since the Holocaust.\n\nIsrael is reeling from, and traumatized by, this terrorist assault, which has killed more than 1,300 women, men and children (among them at least 29 Americans)\u2014the proportional equivalent of the American population experiencing a dozen simultaneous 9/11 attacks. Taking place 50 years after the launch of the Yom Kippur War, a military conflict which inflicted very few civilian casualties, this mass civilian casualty event has shaken Israeli society to the core. The enormity and savagery of the terrorist rampage on October 7 frame the contemporary crisis.\n\nIsrael\u2019s Right of National Self-Defense Against Hamas\n\nIsrael has the indisputable right under international law to engage in military self-defense against this explosion of mass terrorist violence. It may act to stop and repel the violence, completely secure its borders and people, and disarm and neutralize Hamas, a terrorist organization which has openly targeted Israel for \u201cobliteration\u201d since 1988 when, as a new terror group fusing Nazi and Islamist ideas, it published its Covenant advocating Jihad against the Jewish people and destruction of the Jewish state. Hamas has circulated the toxic and debunked lies of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, promoted suicide bombing terrorism, and done everything in its power to sabotage diplomacy, nonviolent conflict resolution and the promotion of peace in the Middle East. It has tried to this day to turn the political conflict between Israelis and Palestinians into a religious holy war between Muslims and Jews.\n\nAmerica is Israel\u2019s steadfast ally, and I strongly support President Biden\u2019s pledge to stand \u201cshoulder to shoulder\u201d with Israel in combating Hamas in a just war of self-defense undertaken pursuant to the requirements of international law and the \u201crules of war.\u201d Hamas\u2019 murderous terrorism must never be allowed to happen again\u2014against the Israeli people or any people on earth.\n\nThe Laws of War Governing Conduct of the Israeli Response and the Safety of Palestinians\n\nA just war undertaken in self-defense must be prosecuted justly, according to international and humanitarian law, the central purpose of which is the protection of civilian life from military violence. The more than two million Palestinians essentially trapped in miserable and vulnerable conditions in the densely packed Gaza Strip, nearly half of them children, have a right to be kept safe from the terrorist violence of Hamas and from the Israeli military campaign launched in response to it. The Palestinian people are not responsible for the criminal actions of Hamas terrorists, but there have already been more than 2,200 lives lost in Gaza in this first week of aerial attacks, and Israel\u2019s anticipated ground invasion has not even begun.\n\nUnder international law, innocent civilians may never be targeted in a military campaign, as President Biden has emphasized in recent days, and state armies and militaries must take great precautions to keep civilians safe during the course of battle. This general principle is difficult but absolutely required by international humanitarian law. It is rigorously tested in the brutal fog and fury of war, but everyone committed to Israeli success in its just war of self-defense against Hamas\u2014and that includes me\u2014must insist upon protection of innocent civilian life every day that the war continues. The ultimate legitimacy of even the most just war depends not only on the original righteousness of its cause but on the legality of its prosecution and the military\u2019s attention to the rights and lives of innocent civilians.\n\nThe defense of innocent civilians on all sides is not an obstructive legal doctrine or battlefield annoyance but the entire purpose of a just war against an enemy that has set itself against humanity. Contempt for civilian life is the hallmark of terrorist regimes and actors, not liberal democracies. Unlike the terrorists, we reject all notions of mass guilt, collective punishment and deliberate sacrifice of civilian life for military or ideological purposes. The knowledge that a terrorist enemy displays spectacular disrespect for the lives of civilians\u2014by such means as using them as \u201chuman shields\u201d for embedded soldiers\u2014imposes an obligation of extra care not to kill civilians who are being used in this way. Hostage-taking and hostage-killing are war crimes and crimes against humanity that liberal democracies must forcefully oppose and denounce in every context.\n\nHamas\u2019 150 Hostages Taken to Gaza\n\nBecause hostage-taking is a war crime and a crime against humanity, the current hostage crisis is a global emergency. We must continue to demand, and work for, the immediate safe return of all 150 hostages, among them both Israelis and Americans, who are being held captive by Hamas terrorists in Gaza today. We must place paramount priority on their unconditional release and return to freedom and safety. I have spoken to friends and relatives of the hostages who insist that both the public and government officials not lose sight of this emergency situation for their loved ones and the central human reality and tragedy of the conflict.\n\nThe Path Forward\n\nThis is a profoundly difficult time, with grief, rage, and anguish buffeting family life, world opinion and official decision-making. The terrorist atrocities unleashed on Israel by Hamas demand a forceful and strategic response in a just war of self-defense to destroy Hamas, which represents a continuing lethal threat to Israelis and the safety of people all over the world. This war must be carefully contained, limited and focused; it must not be allowed to spread into a regional conflict. A just war at its inception, it must be prosecuted justly, as President Biden has repeatedly urged, according to humanitarian law and the laws of war. The grotesque terrorist crimes of Hamas were not committed by the Palestinian people, and more than two million Palestinian civilians cannot be punished for the grotesque terrorist crimes of Hamas. All of us must work however we can for peace and for a future of mutual security, human rights and decency for the people of Israel, Gaza and the Middle East.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/10/rep-raskin-urges-irs-to-extend-tax-filing-deadlines-for-americans-affected-by-terrorist-attacks-in-israel", "Rep. Raskin Urges IRS to Extend Tax Filing Deadlines for Americans Affected by Terrorist Attacks in Israel", "2023-10-13", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-statement-regarding-community-based-solution-for-fort-howard-mail-delivery", "Congressman Mfume Statement Regarding Community-Based Solution for Fort Howard Mail Delivery", "2023-10-12", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "BALTIMORE \u2013 Today, the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced it will be placing 169 mailbox units on a portion of Baltimore County land within the Fort Howard Veterans Park (located at 9115 North Point Road, Fort Howard, Maryland 21052) which will allow Fort Howard residents to continue receiving mail in their community going forward. This cluster of mailbox units (\u201ccluster boxes\u201d) is a community-based solution that is only 0.2 miles from the former Fort Howard Post Office location.\n\nThe USPS action is a reversal of course by the agency, which planned to direct residents 15 miles roundtrip to the Dundalk, Maryland Post Office for mail delivery upon the Fort Howard Post Office\u2019s ultimate closure. Many of the members of this community have limited mobility or limited access to transportation, so the 15-mile journey was untenable. In response to concerns raised by residents in late July, Congressman Mfume immediately contacted Postmaster General Louis DeJoy requesting a prompt update on the plan for mail delivery going forward and information for the community by way of a July 26, 2023, letter attached here. After following up with residents, Congressman Mfume delivered a petition circulated by the community to Postmaster DeJoy on August 11, 2023, outlining the request for a community-based solution to mail delivery. Subsequently, a third letter was sent on August 30, 2023, by Congressman Mfume and Senators Cardin and Van Hollen.\n\nCongressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) worked directly with USPS and Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski to resolve this constituent matter. The Congressman issued the following statement regarding today\u2019s announcement.\n\n\u201cWhile it took sustained advocacy and pointed dialogue with the United States Postal Service over the last few months, I believe we are in a better place for the hardworking residents of Fort Howard with today's announcement. I thank Baltimore County Executive Olszewski, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, Delegates Bob Long and Richard Metzgar, and Baltimore County Councilman Todd Crandell for jointly answering my call and thank the postal service for not giving up. Fort Howard mail delivery will thankfully continue in the community now for many years to come.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-iveys-statement-hamas-attacks-israel", "Congressman Ivey's Statement on Hamas Attacks on Israel", "2023-10-07", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Glenn Ivey", "I000058", "ivey.house.gov", "ivey", "https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today\u2019s horrific attack by Hamas against Israel is an act of terrorism against civilians, military personnel, and an ally of the United States. I condemn in no uncertain terms the violence visited upon the people of Israel from Gaza in the form of rocket attacks, infiltrations and hostage taking. There is no justification for terrorism. The United States will assist its ally in its time of need, and I urge my Congressional colleagues to back the diplomatic, military and intelligence support that President Biden and the American people will offer to our partners in the Middle East. We send our condolences to the families of those killed and our prayers for the many wounded in this awful attack. I know with the support of the United States, its allies and friends across the globe, Israel will defend itself and its people.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/10/statement-from-jewish-members-of-the-house-of-representatives-condemning-terrorist-attacks-in-israel", "Statement from Jewish Members of the House of Representatives Condemning Terrorist Attacks in Israel", "2023-10-07", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Representatives Raskin, Nadler, Schneider, Schakowsky, Auchincloss, Balint, Bonamici, Cohen, Frankel, Goldman, Gottheimer, Jacobs, Landsman, Levin, Magaziner, Manning, Moskowitz, Phillips, Schiff, Schrier, Sherman, Slotkin, Wasserman Schultz, and Wild issued the following joint statement in response to the terrorist attacks in Israel:\n\n\"We are united in standing with and supporting our ally Israel as it responds to terrorist attacks from Gaza. Hamas has declared war on Israel and her people. Our alliance with Israel is unbreakable; our commitment to Israel\u2019s security is ironclad. We extend our condolences to the families of all those killed, our hopes for recovery for the many hundreds wounded, and pray for the safe and immediate return of all hostages taken. We support Israel\u2019s right to defend itself\u2014to protect its people and communities\u2014and will do all we can to ensure Israel has the ability and capacity to restore and maintain its security and the safety of all its citizens.\"", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-statement-regarding-gun-violence-at-morgan-state-university-last-night", "Congressman Mfume Statement Regarding Gun Violence at Morgan State University Last Night", "2023-10-04", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "BALTIMORE \u2013 Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding gun violence at Morgan State University last night.\n\n\"Because of the cowardly acts of potentially multiple individuals with guns, the lives of innocent young people at Morgan State were gravely put at risk. It sickens all of us that no place is safe from this type of gun violence. Mass shootings in Baltimore and this flagrant disregard for human life will never be allowed to become the norm. Be assured that the vicious criminal(s) responsible for this will be convicted, punished, and removed from our streets. We remain Morgan proud and Baltimore strong,\" said Congressman Kweisi Mfume.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/10/raskin-leads-colleagues-in-urging-irs-to-provide-penalty-relief-for-marylanders-affected-by-damaging-529-prepaid-college-trust-system-error", "Raskin Leads Colleagues in Urging IRS to Provide Penalty Relief for Marylanders Affected by Damaging 529 Prepaid College Trust System Error", "2023-10-04", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03) and Congressman David Trone (MD-06) sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) urging the agency to allow Maryland taxpayers with Prepaid College Trust accounts to execute additional rollovers during this calendar year without incurring a 10 percent penalty in order to alleviate adverse financial consequences caused by a previous system error in the accounts.\n\nIn early 2022, the independent state agency administering Maryland\u2019s college savings plans discovered a significant system error affecting Prepaid College Trust (PCT) accounts. The state agency froze access to earnings on all 31,000 PCT accounts upon discovering the error, which prevented account holders from accessing their full account balances. Due to the unexpected freezes on account earnings that lasted for over a year, many Marylanders were unable to access or roll over their full account balances. Through no fault of their own, these individuals could now be subject to tax consequences for performing rollovers they were unable to make while access to earnings was frozen. Rep. Raskin decided to ask the IRS to provide penalty relief to PCT account holders after receiving outreach from families in Maryland\u2019s Eighth District who were affected by the freeze.\n\n\u201cLike many states, Maryland offers a 529 Savings Plan to help families save and pay for their children\u2019s college tuitions,\u201d wrote the lawmakers. \u201cMaryland also offers under Section 529 a prepaid college plan known as the Prepaid College Trust (PCT), which allows beneficiaries to lock in future in-state tuition rates when they open the account. In early 2022, Maryland 529, the state agency administering 529 plans, identified an accounting error in the PCT accounts. In order to safeguard trust assets, the state agency in its role as fiduciary froze access to account earnings in April of 2022. State data indicates that as many as 31,000 PCT accounts were affected.\u201d\n\nThe lawmakers continued, \u201cAs you know, pursuant to 26 U.S.C. \u00a7 529(c)(3)(C)(iii), owners of 529 accounts may initiate a single 529 plan rollover per beneficiary within a 12-month period. Executing more than one rollover within this period would make the additional rollovers taxable and potentially subject to a 10% penalty. Due to unique and unexpected circumstances, many Marylanders have already executed a rollover but need an additional opportunity to roll over their 529 PCT accounts. We ask you to help alleviate this situation facing many of our constituents.\u201d\n\nThe IRS has previously provided penalty relief to taxpayers in extenuating circumstances. Following calls from bipartisan lawmakers urging the IRS to provide penalty relief amid pandemic-related processing backlogs, the IRS later announced that it would provide nearly 1.6 million taxpayers with penalty relief.\n\n\u201cThis is a matter of basic fairness for thousands of our constituents,\u201d said Rep. Raskin. \u201cWe hope the IRS can act.\u201d\n\nThe full text of the letter is available here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-harris-announces-department-justice-grant-cecil-county-prevention", "Congressman Harris Announces Department of Justice Grant to the Cecil County Prevention and Overdose Response Team", "2023-10-03", "2023", "2023-10", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", "harris", "https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) Chairman of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee on Appropriations released the following statement after the Department of Justice awarded a grant in the amount of $982,806.00 to the Cecil County Prevention and Overdose Response Team.\n\nCongressman Harris issued the following statement:\n\n\u201cI am pleased to see the Department of Justice awarded this sizable grant to the Cecil County Prevention and Overdose Response Team. Drug overdoses continue to impact many across Maryland, and it is vital our communities have the tools and resources needed to provide proper care to those experiencing overdoses.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-statement-regarding-removal-of-kevin-mccarthy-as-speaker-of-the-us-house-of-representatives", "Congressman Mfume Statement Regarding Removal of Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives", "2023-10-03", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding the removal of Congressman Kevin McCarthy (CA-20) as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.\n\n\u201cToday is a lesson to all of us as Americans of the very real threat that extreme MAGA Republicans pose to our democracy. Rep. Kevin McCarthy bowed down to extremists in his tenure as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives,\u201d said Congressman Kweisi Mfume. \u201cThe Republican Party has further divided our nation and our democracy. As Speaker, McCarthy unquestionably failed to establish common ground in the House of Representatives or even within his own party. Democrats remain united behind Leader Hakeem Jeffries in our quest to elect a balanced, fair, and ethical Speaker to reunite the Congress and move the nation forward,\u201d he added.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/10/statement-of-congressman-jamie-raskin-on-the-current-crisis-of-gop-chaos-and-dysfunction", "Statement of Congressman Jamie Raskin on the Current Crisis of GOP Chaos and Dysfunction", "2023-10-03", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) today released the following statement on the current crisis of GOP chaos and dysfunction in the House of Representatives.\n\nAfter Kevin McCarthy finally won the Speakership of the House of Representatives in January of this year after 15 separate ballots and a week-long national ordeal of Republican division and chaos, he led the GOP Caucus in changing House rules to allow a single Member to move to vacate the Chair and remove the Speaker.\n\nAll but one House Republican voted to support this fateful Rules change, which was obviously calculated to empower the most extreme and authoritarian fanatics in the institution.\n\nEvery single Democrat voted to oppose it.\n\nSpeaker Kevin McCarthy may now be toppled by the Rules change that he pushed through the House on a partisan basis.\n\nPerhaps that obvious folly now tastes to McCarthy like the bitter fruit of his own surrender and conversion to MAGA extremism and the personality cult of former President Donald Trump, a process that has brought the House to absolute chaos and dysfunction.\n\nIn January, I came to the House floor every day and night for a week when I had been diagnosed with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma and was undergoing chemotherapy, all in order to vote 15 separate times for Hakeem Jeffries as Speaker of the House.\n\nAfter nine months of working with Minority Leader Jeffries and observing his high character, his unflappable demeanor, his complete trustworthiness, his deep integrity, his remarkable efficiency and his overriding commitment to the common good of the American people, I am more convinced than ever that he is precisely the Speaker we need right now to end the GOP reign of error and to move America beyond the continuing Machiavellian games played by Kevin McCarthy, Representative Matt Gaetz and other GOP Members on everything from the national budget to the debts of the country to American support for the people of Ukraine.\n\nHakeem Jeffries is the leader we need in the House to move forward. He will end the chaos to support the people of Ukraine in their war of just self-defense against Putin\u2019s filthy atrocity-filled invasion; to defend democracy and freedom at home and abroad; to invest in American infrastructure and health; and to make American government and the U.S. Congress work for the people of our country.\n\nI would vote for Hakeem Jeffries not just 15 times but 15,000 times\u2014unless he asked me to do something different.\n\nAs I survey the wreckage of Republican misrule this year and the consequences of the Republican leadership team\u2019s abject capitulation to Donald Trump\u2019s authoritarian ambitions and deranged follies, I cannot help but reflect on McCarthy\u2019s multiple betrayals of this institution, American democracy, and our Constitution:\n\n** On January 6, 2021, McCarthy endorsed Donald Trump\u2019s Big Lie and voted not to certify the lawful electoral college votes submitted by the Governors of Arizona and Pennsylvania.\n\n** Although he himself called Donald Trump and begged him to call off his insurrectionary mob in the middle of the violent storming of the Capitol on January 6th, McCarthy decided not to join the majority of the House, including ten Republicans (among them Liz Cheney, the then-leader of the Republican Conference), in calling Trump to account for his offenses, but instead went to Mar-a-Lago to kiss the ring and voted not to impeach Donald Trump for inciting a violent insurrection against the 2020 presidential election and our government.\n\n** Under pressure to do something about the violence that overran the Congress and endangered the then-Vice President on January 6, 2021, McCarthy introduced the idea of an outside and independent investigative Commission, made up of five Republicans and five Democrats and equal subpoena and staffing powers, to investigate the terrifying and historic attack on our democracy. U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security then-Chairman Bennie Thompson agreed with McCarthy on behalf of the Democrats, but then McCarthy pulled the plug on his own idea when Donald Trump told him to oppose any investigation at all. When then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi was forced to create a House Select Committee to investigate the January 6th assault, McCarthy opposed that proposal too and lobbied furiously against it. When it passed, he tried to install the pro-insurrectionist Trump sycophant Representative Jim Jordan on the Committee and did everything he could to sabotage its work. He refused to testify before the Committee when he was subpoenaed, and when the new Congress began this January, he discontinued the Committee\u2019s existence, ending the investigation (and security protection for its members). Amazingly, McCarthy gave a single corporate media entity, Fox News, \u201cexclusive access\u201d to Congressional security tapes so that the company could further promote its farcical conspiracy theories about January 6th to the world.\n\n** As Speaker, McCarthy has been completely untrustworthy in his dealings with the Minority and the American people. He has not kept his word on numerous major legislative issues, most recently the budget agreement that President Biden and House Democrats reached with him in May which he repeatedly abandoned in favor of a sweeping 30 percent across-the-board cut to nearly all non-defense spending to placate his rampaging right-wing colleagues. Will he keep his word on opposing Putin and supporting the fight of the people of Ukraine for freedom, democracy and national sovereignty, or will it be another sellout?\n\n** Kevin McCarthy has set sail on a ludicrous Trump-mandated, fishing-expedition \u201cimpeachment inquiry\u201d against President Joe Biden on no evidence of impeachable offenses, pandering to the extreme MAGA Right, wasting the time of multiple House Committees and causing deeper polarization and division in the land.\n\nThis is a somber day for America as the chickens come home to roost for Kevin McCarthy. All of his daily sycophantic catering to the extremism of Trump\u2019s MAGA fanatics has produced nothing but chaos and dysfunction in Congress. Right-wing extremists and authoritarians must solve the problems that right-wing extremists and authoritarians create for themselves.\n\nMeantime, Democrats will keep working every day for the common good of all Americans and successful legislation like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act to advance the well-being of our people.\n\nWith complete unity and exceptional leadership, Democrats are clearly the only party capable of governing in the House, and Jeffries is clearly the best candidate for Speaker and for the stability and progress of the institution. The question is not whether McCarthy can find a dozen Democrats or more to \u201csave him\u201d from the MAGA faction he has been appeasing all year. The question is whether there are just six thoughtful Republicans who are ready to do the obvious thing and vote for Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker.\n\nThat is the goal I will be fighting for on the floor in this surprising new process created by GOP chaos. Thanks to everyone for their notes and messages. Hang tough for democracy and freedom in America.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/mfume-cardin-van-hollen-announce-more-than-700000-for-cancer-heart-disease-research-at-university-of-maryland-baltimore", "Mfume, Cardin, Van Hollen, Announce More Than $700,000 for Cancer, Heart Disease Research at University of Maryland Baltimore", "2023-10-02", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (all D-Md.) today announced $736,425 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services funding for cardiovascular diseases and cancer research programs at the University of Maryland Baltimore.\n\nThe funding was made available through the National Institutes of Health grant programs. The federal funds will be used to research the underlying causes of cancer, heart and vascular diseases in underrepresented groups and implement disease prevention programs.\n\n\u201cResearch and data have shown that marginalized communities are disproportionately impacted by some heart diseases and cancers,\u201d said the lawmakers. \u201cGreater federal investment in the University of Maryland Baltimore, one of our premier public health institutions, will help further advancements in disease treatment and prevention, reduce health disparities and improve health care across the state.\u201d\n\nThe federal grants have been awarded to the following projects:\n\n$388,800 for Catalyzing Cancer Research among Urban Underrepresented Minority Youths and Teachers (CATALYST) to implement an immersive cancer-focused program for Middle School scholars, their families, teachers, and communities in West Baltimore.\n\n$193,125 for Elucidating the Ancestry-specific Genetic and Environmental Architecture of Cardiometabolic Traits across ethnic groups to better understand how genetic, environmental, and social differences impact disease and help address health disparities in underrepresented groups.\n\n$154,500 for Leveraging Pleiotropy to Develop Polygenic Risk Scores for Cardiometabolic Diseases to further research on how genetics influences cardiovascular diseases in minority communities.\n\nThe National Institutes of Health is the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world, investing more than $32 billion a year to enhance life, and reduce illness and disabilities.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/mfume-cardin-van-hollen-moore-announce-more-than-20-million-to-advance-critical-maryland-rail-projects", "Mfume, Cardin, Van Hollen, Moore Announce More Than $20 Million to Advance Critical Maryland Rail Projects", "2023-10-02", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Governor Wes Moore (all D-Md.), today announced $20,384,317 in U.S. Department of Transportation funding for rail infrastructure projects in Maryland to strengthen the Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC) network with a Penn-Camden lines connection and to replace diesel-electric locomotives with clean, battery-electric locomotives at the Port of Baltimore.\n\n\u201cThe Port and MARC train network are invaluable global and regional transportation assets. I am proud of the work we are doing in Congress to ensure these assets are properly sustained for years to come,\u201d said Congressman Mfume.\n\n\u201cBaltimore history is rooted in rail -- it\u2019s who we are and who we always want to be. With the help of these awards, we are ushering in a new era of rail service by investing in the latest green technology, while strengthening the rail network that is a critical asset for our state,\u201d said Senator Cardin. \u201cExpanded capacity, greater efficiency, less carbon pollution and a bright future for Penn and Union Station are what these federal dollars will deliver, transforming the way we move people and goods in Maryland.\u201d\n\n\u201cOur commuter rail system is essential to getting Marylanders from place to place, and to keeping our economy moving. These federal funds will upgrade rail service and increase efficiency in transit from Baltimore to Washington, D.C., opening more doors of opportunity across the region. It\u2019s a win-win-win: for strengthening our economy; for improving mobility in our area; and for reducing pollution. Projects like these are exactly why we fought to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act,\u201d said Senator Van Hollen.\n\n\u201cThis critical funding will help us improve MARC reliability and deliver cleaner air for communities near the Port of Baltimore,\u201d said Governor Moore. \u201cWe are grateful for the unwavering support and partnership from the Biden Administration, the U.S. Department of Transportation and our Congressional delegation in helping us deliver a transportation system that serves all Marylanders and will help expand our economy in a cleaner, more equitable way.\u201d\n\nThe federal dollars were awarded through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program, which supports both freight and passenger rail projects. The lawmakers fought to increase funding for this program within the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, making available more than $1.4 billion in CRISI funds nationwide this year. The program\u2019s latest round of grant awards include the following two projects in Maryland:\n\nPort of Baltimore, $11,584,317: To replace three older, non-regulated emission diesel-electric switching locomotives with three new battery electric locomotives and install one battery charger, establishing the first ever zero-exhaust emissions locomotives at an east coast port. CSX, one of the Class I railroads serving the Port is contributing a 50 percent project match.\n\nPenn-Camden Connector, $8,800,000: To advance planning for a new rail connection between the MARC Penn Line, on Amtrak\u2019s Northeast Corridor, and the MARC Camden Line, on CSX Transportation\u2019s (CSX) Capital Subdivision, providing more efficient maintenance and the potential for additional trains to service Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium during events. The project would also provide added storage capacity to support the expansion of capacity with the redeveloped Penn Station in Baltimore and Union Station in Washington, D.C. The Maryland Transit Administration is providing a 20 percent match.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/10/cardin-van-hollen-raskin-trone-announce-over-500-000-to-prevent-targeted-violence-against-lgbtq-youth", "Cardin, Van Hollen, Raskin, Trone Announce Over $500,000 to Prevent Targeted Violence Against LGBTQ+ Youth", "2023-10-02", "2023", "2023-10", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $530,000 in Department of Homeland Security grants in Montgomery County, MD to develop violence prevention programs focused on LGBTQ+ youth.\n\nThe federal investment comes through the Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program for Fiscal Year 2023. This funding will help the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL) develop programming to address the risk of violence and negative mental health outcomes faced by LGBTQ+ youth in D.C. and Montgomery County. SMYAL's program will provide in-school support and resilience programming for LGBTQ+ youth, training for school staff and youth service providers and support for parents and caregivers.\n\n\u201cThe rise of targeted violence against LGBTQ+ communities demands additional investments to protect young people at risk. We know that education and training have the power to provide much-needed tools to counter hate and bias,\u201d said the lawmakers. \u201cFunding for these education programs and in-school supports will help expand resources so all Marylanders can feel safe in school and their communities.\u201d\n\nThe TVTP Grant Program, administered by the DHS Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is the sole U.S. federal government grant program dedicated to helping local communities develop and strengthen their capabilities in combatting targeted violence and terrorism.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-statement-on-vote-to-temporarily-avoid-government-shutdown", "Congressman Mfume Statement on Vote to Temporarily Avoid Government Shutdown", "2023-09-30", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding his vote in favor of a short\u2013term government funding bill to keep the federal government open for 45 days. This legislation will now be taken up by the United States Senate for a vote.\n\n\"Today, Democrats stood tall for the American people, while this vote marked a surrender and defeat to the MAGA extremists in Congress. The legislation we passed out of the U.S. House today gives Congress 45 days to further beat back these dangerous attempts by the extreme members of the Republican Party to cause our nation to implode. This is not a permanent nor perfect solution, but it was a necessary step to protect the innocent American lives that would have been adversely affected without the critical services of the federal government,\" said Congressman Mfume.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"], ["https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-iveys-statement-passing-senator-dianne-feinstein", "Congressman Ivey's Statement on the Passing of Senator Dianne Feinstein", "2023-09-29", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Glenn Ivey", "I000058", "ivey.house.gov", "ivey", "https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "As our government nears an avoidable shutdown, and we witness a lack of leadership on the Republican side to break this impasse, let us remember and honor the life of Senator Dianne Feinstein: a true stateswoman, dedicated public servant, and bipartisan pragmatist.\n\nSenator Feinstein\u2019s career in politics spanned decades, positively impacting the state of California and our nation as a whole. Her commitment to public service was unwavering, and her zeal for representing the people of California was apparent in everything she did.\n\nBorn in San Francisco, Senator Feinstein\u2019s ascent to prominence was a testament to her intelligence, determination, and dedication to the betterment of society. She served as San Francisco's first female mayor and went on to become one of California's longest serving and most respected senators.\n\nThroughout her career, Senator Feinstein was a champion of numerous causes, from gun control to environmental conservation to equal treatment for the LGBTQ+ community, always advocating for the well-being and safety of her constituents and all Americans. Her ability to work across party lines was proof of her pragmatism and her belief in the importance of finding common ground for the greater good.\n\nSenator Feinstein's legacy extends beyond her legislative accomplishments. She shattered that highest and hardest of glass ceilings for women in politics, breaking barriers and inspiring countless others to follow in her footsteps. Her integrity, grace, and commitment to public service set a standard to which we can all aspire.\n\nHer memory will live on in the legislation she helped pass, the lives she touched, and the example she set for all of us.\n\nLet us continue to work together, as she so often did, to build a better future for our communities, our states, and our country. Senator Feinstein's legacy will forever be a beacon of hope and inspiration for generations to come. May she rest in Peace.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-statement-on-likely-government-shutdown", "Congressman Mfume Statement on Likely Government Shutdown", "2023-09-29", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding the likely federal government shutdown on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at 12:01 a.m. E.T.\n\n\u201cWe are days away from a federal government shutdown, solely because of Republican infighting. Speaker McCarthy stood at the White House with President Biden and announced in May that he was working to find common ground. Since then, the Speaker and the extreme elements of the Republican Party have deserted this commitment and thrown innocent, hardworking Americans under the bus. Their recklessness now threatens our national security, food assistance programs for millions of American families and children, food safety, small businesses, military and law enforcement pay. These cuts are particularly cruel to Baltimoreans and Marylanders who expect more from their federal government,\u201d said Congressman Kweisi Mfume.\n\n\u201cA federal government shutdown in the coming days would mark the sixth instance in a row where Republicans were in control of the U.S. House of Representatives at the time. Democrats remain prepared to work with our colleagues across the aisle on a resolution, but the extreme elements of the Republican Majority want to see everything implode first,\u201d he concluded.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-statement-on-president-joe-biden-impeachment-inquiry-hearing-in-us-house", "Congressman Mfume Statement on President Joe Biden Impeachment Inquiry Hearing in U.S. House", "2023-09-28", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement after participating in the President Joe Biden impeachment inquiry hearing led by Republicans on the United States House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability today.\n\nImage\n\nClick here to watch an excerpt from Congressman Mfume\u2019s remarks\n\n\u201cWith evidence that has amounted to 12,000 pages of bank records, 2,000 pages of suspicious activity reports, and hours of witness interviews to date, the only conclusion that can be made from this investigation is there has been absolutely no wrongdoing committed by President Biden. Committee Republicans continued this charade of an investigation by blocking my motion to subpoena Rudy Giuliani, whose sworn testimony under oath would have affirmed that this inquiry was built exclusively off of his and former President Trump\u2019s lies,\u201d said Congressman Mfume.\n\n\u201cWhat should be of the utmost importance to this Committee, and this Congress, is protecting the Americans who will be detrimentally impacted by a federal government shutdown. Alas, the extreme elements of the Republican Party have instead decided to carry out the political bidding of an indicted, twice-impeached, former President,\u201d he concluded.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/9/raskin-schatz-reintroduce-resolution-recognizing-banned-books-week", "Raskin, Schatz Reintroduce Resolution Recognizing Banned Books Week", "2023-09-27", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) reintroduced a Resolution recognizing Banned Books Week and condemning the escalating attacks on books and freedom of expression in the United States. The Resolution, which comes amid a disturbing rise in book bans, focuses on the central role books play in democratic life and civil discourse and urges Congress to denounce the illegitimate censorship of books in K-12 classrooms, universities, prisons, and libraries.\n\n\u201cThe escalating crisis of book bans across our country in recent years is a direct attack on First Amendment rights and should concern everyone who believes freedom of expression and the freedom to read are essential for a strong democracy,\u201d said Rep. Raskin. \u201cThe sinister efforts to remove books from our schools and libraries are a hallmark of authoritarian regimes. My Democratic colleagues and I will continue fighting back against these threats to our First Amendment rights. Thank you to Senator Schatz for working with me to introduce this resolution, and thank you to all the freedom of speech champions who are fighting to protect our books and the freedom to think.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe growing movement to ban books is eroding America\u2019s proud history of celebrating \u2013 and defending \u2013 free expression as the hallmark of our democracy,\u201d said Nadine Farid Johnson, managing director of PEN America Washington and Free Expression Programs. \u201cRestrictions on the freedom to read and learn are turning our nation\u2019s public schools into political battlegrounds, creating environments that make it impossible for our students to flourish and our educators to do their jobs. We applaud Representative Raskin, Senator Schatz, and the cosponsors for spearheading these timely resolutions, which highlight the troubling rise in educational censorship and reaffirm the importance of protecting Americans\u2019 First Amendment rights.\u201d\n\n\u201cAcross America, most of us want the same thing \u2013 strong public schools where all students, no matter their race, ZIP code, or background, have the resources and opportunities to grow into their full brilliance. But sadly, in some communities politicians are ignoring the vast majority of parents by banning books about Martin Luther King Jr., Anne Frank, Billie Jean King, and Roberto Clemente. By taking books off the shelves of classrooms and school libraries, politicians are taking away students\u2019 freedom to learn about themselves, their communities, and our nation\u2019s history. On behalf of America\u2019s educators, the National Education Association applauds Sen. Brian Schatz and Rep. Jamie Raskin for their efforts to condemn book banning by recognizing Banned Books Week,\u201d said National Education Association President Becky Pringle.\n\n\u201cOur nation\u2019s public schools and libraries provide the building blocks for an inclusive, participatory democracy. But a coordinated national censorship campaign led by Christian nationalists and their allies is eliminating diverse perspectives and creating a hostile school environment, especially for minority youth,\u201d said The Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush, president and CEO of Interfaith Alliance. \u201cOur first freedoms, from religious freedom to free expression, are inextricably linked. It's not lost on me the disproportionate number of Jewish, Muslim, and other minority faith authors that have been targeted by these bans. As a person of deep religious conviction, I reject the misuse of faith as a tool to discriminate and censor, and urge people of all beliefs to call upon the moral mandates of their own traditions and mobilize to reject book bans wherever they may occur.\u201d\n\n\u201cLimiting student access to books infringes on a well-rounded education and connecting to the expansiveness of humanity. This resolution identifies the heightened attacks to intellectual freedom and raises the need to protect access to the benefits of teacher and librarian expertise and, ultimately, a society filled with possibilities rather than fears,\u201d said Emily Kirkpatrick, Executive Director, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).\n\n\u201cThis is about much more than banning books. It\u2019s about trying to erase our history, our lives, our stories and our contributions,\u201d said Kierra Johnson, Executive Director, National LGBT Task Force Action Fund. \u201cLGBTQ people, people of color, women and other marginalized communities cannot and will not ever be erased, no matter how many books you ban or burn \u2013 we will fight and resist anyone who thinks we can be so easily removed from libraries, classrooms and bookshelves. Censorship has no place in our democracy and we applaud the elected officials who are standing with us against this wave of censorship and attempted erasure.\u201d\n\n\u201cEveryLibrary is proud to support this resolution. We know that access to a broad selection of books and information help children learn empathy and respect for all Americans. We know that children who have read a broad range of literature are more likely to achieve more as they get older. The book banning movement is also costing taxpayers millions of dollars per year in a multitude of states. This money could be better served educating students and ensuring that they have the resources they need to be successful in life. This resolution will show our commitment to the future success of our country,\u201d said John Chrastka, Executive Director, EveryLibrary.\n\n\u201cThe rise in attempts to pull books from library shelves is more than concerning\u2014it is an assault on Americans\u2019 constitutional rights to free speech and is harmful to democracy,\u201d said Brooks Rainwater, President and CEO of the Urban Libraries Council.?\u201cLibraries are the cornerstones of communities all across the country, and now more than ever the librarians who work there have become guardians of American democracy and defenders of the Constitution.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe vast majority of parents are fed up with the extremist minority banning books and causing chaos in our schools. We need to be preparing our kids for the 2050s, not dragging them back to the 1950s,\u201d said Katie Paris, founder, Red Wine & Blue Education Fund.\n\n\u201cMake no mistake: book bans are both a harbinger and a symptom of rising anti-democratic extremism. By taking a page directly from that authoritarian playbook, the extremists behind these bans leverage fear to deprive students \u2013 and society more broadly \u2013 of an understanding of our past, so that we can't build a better future,\u201d said Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs. \u201cThe Jewish community knows precisely where this extremism can lead \u2013 and we have no choice but to call it out for what it is and fight back.\u201d\n\n\u201cBook bans have reached an all-time high and are disproportionately targeting diverse writers and illustrators, many of whom We Need Diverse Books has supported via our mentorships, workshops, and grants,\u201d said Ellen Oh, Author and CEO and Founding Member of We Need Diverse Books. \u201cThis incessant attack on diverse books is not only un-American, it's harming young readers nationwide. We must all take a stand to defend the freedom to read and the freedom of expression.\u201d\n\nThe Banned Books Resolution has the support of 40 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives and 15 co-sponsors in the Senate. The Resolution has been endorsed by American Library Association (ALA), Baltimore Jewish Council, Banned Books Week Coalition, Center for American Progress, EveryLibrary, Honesty for Ohio Education, Interfaith Alliance, JCRC of Greater Washington, Jewish Community Federation of Mohawk Valley, Jewish Community Relations Council Bay Area, Jewish Community Relations Council for Tucson & Southern Arizona, Jewish Community Relations Council of Broward County, Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Phoenix, Jewish Community Relations Council of Portland, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester, National Book Foundation, National Coalition Against Censorship, National Council of Teachers of English, National Education Association, National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund, PEN America, PFLAG National, Red Wine and Blue Education Fund, The Sikh Coalition, Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center, Urban Libraries Council (ULC), and We Need Diverse Books.\n\nThe full resolution is available here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/9/cftc-rejects-proposal-to-allow-gambling-on-u-s-elections-following-sarbanes-raskin-letter", "CFTC Rejects Proposal to Allow Gambling on U.S. Elections Following Sarbanes, Raskin Letter", "2023-09-25", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 On Friday, the Commodity Future Trading Commission (CFTC) rejected KalshiEX, LLC\u2019s (Kalshi) event contract proposal to allow individuals to bet on party control of either chamber of Congress for a given term. In July, Congressmen John Sarbanes (MD-03) and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) sent a letter to the CFTC urging it to deny the proposal.\n\n\u201cWhen Americans show up to cast their ballot, they deserve to know that their vote is free from election interference or the corrupting influence of dark money in elections,\u201d said the lawmakers. \u201cAt a time when election denialism and extremism are at an all-time high, efforts to legalize gambling on political outcomes pose a fundamental threat to our democracy and the public\u2019s trust in our democratic institutions. We applaud the CFTC\u2019s decision to reject Kalshi\u2019s proposal, which would have increased the proliferation of dark money in our politics and required the CFTC to investigate and enforce election laws \u2013 a role it is neither equipped nor authorized to hold. As the agency concluded on Friday, gambling on elections is squarely contrary to public interest. It is vital we must continue to stand united against all efforts that could reasonably incentivize individuals to interfere with our elections and drown out the true voices of American voters.\u201d\n\n\u201cElections should not be financial auctions of public offices to the highest bidder nor should they be gambling events in which bettors double as voters. Elections should promote public deliberation not casino gambling,\u201d said Rep. Raskin.\n\nIn their July letter to the CFTC, Congressmen Sarbanes and Raskin argued that the agency should deny Kalshi\u2019s event contract proposal on the basis it was \u201ccontrary to the public interest\u201d for its potential to increase election interference and dark money proliferation, undermine election integrity and public trust, and fundamentally be inconsistent with democratic representation. In its 23-page order, the CFTC stated that a significant portion of those who filed public comments expressed concerns about the proposal\u2019s effects on election integrity and inconsistency with democratic ideals. The agency also quoted the lawmakers\u2019 letter directly as it discussed concerns about the agency being forced to serve as an \u2018election cop\u2019 as part of its reasoning for denying the contract.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"], ["https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/chairman-harris-issues-statement-support-sequester-resolution-sr", "Chairman Harris Issues Statement in Support of a Sequester Resolution (SR)", "2023-09-21", "2023", "2023-09", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", "harris", "https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013Congressman Andy Harris M.D. (MD-01), Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies released the following statement in support of the unprecedented Sequester Resolution (SR) working its way through the House of Representatives.\n\nStatement From Chairman Harris:\n\n\u201cI fully support the passage of a Sequester Resolution (SR) which would solve our September 30th funding deadline, enforce border security, and cut unprecedented levels of reckless Washington spending. I urge the Biden Administration and his alliance of open-border Democrats in the Senate to focus on American needs by shutting down the border instead of shutting down the government.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"], ["https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/chairman-harris-issues-statement-support-sequester-resolution-sr-0", "Chairman Harris Issues Statement in Support of a Sequester Resolution (SR)", "2023-09-21", "2023", "2023-09", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", "harris", "https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013Congressman Andy Harris M.D. (MD-01), Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies released the following statement in support of the unprecedented Sequester Resolution (SR) working its way through the House of Representatives.\n\nStatement From Chairman Harris:\n\n\u201cI fully support the passage of a Sequester Resolution (SR) which would solve our September 30th funding deadline, enforce border security, and cut unprecedented levels of reckless Washington spending. I urge the Biden Administration and his alliance of open-border Democrats in the Senate to focus on American needs by shutting down the border instead of shutting down the government.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-mfume-porter-colleagues-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-strengthen-transparency-of-mail-in-ballots", "Reps. Mfume, Porter, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Transparency of Mail-in Ballots", "2023-09-21", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Today, Reps. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Katie Porter (D-CA), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), and Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase transparency of mail-in ballots. The Vote By Mail Tracking Act would require ballots to include tracking barcodes and an official logo to certify authenticity.\n\n\u201cVoting is the cornerstone of our democracy so we must doggedly protect every step of the voting process. This common-sense legislation adds another safeguard to the increasingly efficient and effective mail-in balloting process. I am proud to co-lead this legislation which will help ensure mail-in ballots are properly delivered and counted in future elections,\u201d said Rep. Mfume.\n\n\u201cImproving efficiency and transparency in our elections is good for all Americans,\u201d said Rep. Porter. \u201cMy bipartisan bill would add tracking barcodes to mail-in ballot envelopes, helping the Postal Service process votes and giving voters the ability to see that their ballots are securely delivered and counted.\u201d\n\nThe Vote by Mail Tracking Act would help voters track their ballots and have confidence that election officials counted their vote. Under this bill, each mail-in ballot envelope must:\n\nContain a United States Postal Service (USPS) barcode;\n\nMeet USPS design requirements and standards for machinable letters; and\n\nInclude an Official Election Mail logo.\n\n\u201cAmericans\u2019 faith in our electoral system is foundational to our democracy, and we must do everything possible to restore and maintain confidence in that institution,\u201d said Rep. Fitzpatrick. \u201cOur bipartisan legislation will ensure that every mail-in ballot is up to USPS\u2019s standards, able to be tracked, and marked as official election mail. I am proud to lead this initiative to further guarantee the integrity of all our elections.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe need to make voting more accessible for the American public,\u201d said Rep. Connolly. \u201cAs more people choose to vote absentee by mail, this simple measure will ensure all ballots are trackable and every valid vote is counted.\u201d\n\n\"Arizona has been a leader in vote by mail for decades and I am proud to help introduce this bipartisan bill to ensure voters have more peace of mind that their vote is secure,\u201d said Rep. Ciscomani. \u201cPromoting trust in our institutions and elections among the American people relies on openness and clarity. This legislation provides commonsense updates to ensure USPS has a transparent and streamlined process for mail-in ballots.\u201d\n\nRead the bill text HERE.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/9/rep-raskin-s-cure-act-passes-through-oversight-committee-with-bipartisan-support", "Rep. Raskin\u2019s CURE Act Passes Through Oversight Committee with Bipartisan Support", "2023-09-20", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin\u2019s (MD-08) bipartisan Cannabis Users Restoration of Eligibility (CURE) Act, co-led by Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01), passed through the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. The legislation would prevent prior marijuana use from becoming grounds for being found unsuitable for federal employment or failing to receive security clearance. The CURE Act will also allow for someone who has previously been denied a security clearance or a federal job opportunity based on marijuana use the chance to have that denial reviewed.\n\n\u201cThe bipartisan passage of the CURE Act through the Oversight Committee moves the federal government towards recognizing the widely established legal use of medical and recreational cannabis,\u201d said Rep. Raskin. \u201cThe CURE Act will ensure that talented individuals seeking to honorably serve our country are not precluded from doing so simply because they admit to having once used marijuana. I\u2019m grateful to Chair Comer, Congresswoman Mace and my colleagues on the House Oversight Committee for supporting these important reforms.\u201d\n\nDespite the rapid pace at which marijuana is being legalized, qualified and dedicated Americans can be denied security clearances and lose out on federal employment if they admit to using marijuana in a lawful way. As of April 24, 2023, 38 states, three territories and the District of Columbia allow the medical use of marijuana, and as of June 1, 2023, 23 states, two territories and the District of Columbia have enacted measures to authorize and regulate marijuana for recreational adult use. Last fall, President Biden also announced a blanket pardon to people convicted of simple possession of marijuana under federal law and the Department of Health and Human Services has recommended marijuana be rescheduled under the Controlled Substances Act from a Schedule I controlled substance to a Schedule III controlled substance.\n\nThe CURE Act is endorsed by the Due Process Institute, Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP), the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and the US Cannabis Council.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"], ["https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/chairman-harris-announces-offices-inaugural-participation-congressional-app", "Chairman Harris Announces Office\u2019s Inaugural Participation In The Congressional App Challenge", "2023-09-19", "2023", "2023-09", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", "harris", "https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013Congressman Andy Harris M.D. (MD-01), is pleased to announce his office\u2019s inaugural participation in the Congressional App Challenge.\n\nThe Congressional App Challenge is a national event, where students in Congressional Districts across the country can compete to create internet applications (apps) developing their coding and software design skills. The Congressman is confident this annual event will foster young constituents\u2019 interest in pursuing higher studies in Computer Science, as well as potential future careers in growing technological fields such as cybersecurity and software engineering.\n\nStudents may submit apps dealing with any topic prior to November 1, 2023. Contestants may compete individually, or in teams of up to four participants. A full list of rules is available here.\n\nPlease visit the Congressional App Challenge Web Page to register.\n\nIf you have any questions about this annual challenge, please contact the Congressman\u2019s App Challenge Coordinator, Leo Thuman, at leo.thuman@mail.house.gov", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-maryland-delegation-announces-more-than-900000-to-provide-free-covid-19-vaccines-to-marylanders", "Congressman Mfume, Maryland Delegation Announces More Than $900,000 to Provide Free COVID-19 Vaccines to Marylanders", "2023-09-18", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $934,965 in U.S. Department of Health funding for Maryland health centers to provide no-cost COVID-19 vaccines.\n\n\u201cThe pandemic exposed many gaps and shortfalls in vaccine accessibility, especially for the millions of Americans who are under- or uninsured,\u201d said the lawmakers. \u201cAs COVID-19 cases start to rise again this fall, this funding will help more Marylanders get vaccinated and provide them with the best defense against the virus, bolstering overall community health.\u201d\n\nThe funding was made available through the United States Department of Health and Human Services Fiscal Year 2023 Bridge Access Program. The federal funds will be used to ensure that all Marylanders, regardless of insurance status, have access to COVID-19 vaccinations. The following entities received funding:\n\nBaltimore City\n\n$154,661, Chase Brexton Health Services, Inc.\n\n$134,957, Baltimore Medical System, Inc.\n\n$86,646, Health Care for the Homeless, Inc.\n\n$53,566, Total Health Care, Inc.\n\n$24,868, Park Health Systems Inc.\n\n$20,279, Family Health Centers of Baltimore Inc.\n\nPrince George\u2019s, Montgomery, and Anne Arundel Counties\n\n$11,055, Owensville Primary Care, Inc. in Anne Arundel County\n\n$154,177, The Community Clinic, Inc. in Montgomery County\n\n$44,285, Mobile Medical Care, Inc. in Montgomery County\n\n$63,401, Greater Baden Medical Service Inc. in Prince George\u2019s County\n\nWestern Maryland\n\n$22,020 City of Frederick in Frederick County\n\n$19,426, Walnut Street Community Health Center, Inc. in Washington County\n\n$17,143, Tri-State Community Health Center in Washington County\n\n$15,886, Western Maryland Health Care Corporation in Garrett County\n\nEastern Shore\n\n$55,826, Choptank Community Health System, Inc. in Caroline County\n\n$41,125, Three Lower Counties Community Services, Inc. in Wicomico County\n\n$15,644, West Cecil Health Center, Inc. in Cecil County\n\nThe Bridge Access Program is designed as a \u201ctemporary bridge\u201d to vaccination access and is set to expire in December 2024.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/9/maryland-delegation-announces-more-than-900-000-to-provide-free-covid-19-vaccines-to-marylanders", "Maryland Delegation Announces More Than $900,000 to Provide Free COVID-19 Vaccines to Marylanders", "2023-09-18", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. 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 $934,965 in U.S. Department of Health funding for Maryland health centers to provide no-cost COVID-19 vaccines.\n\n\u201cThe pandemic exposed many gaps and shortfalls in vaccine accessibility, especially for the millions of Americans who are under- or uninsured,\u201d said the lawmakers. \u201cAs COVID-19 cases start to rise again this fall, this funding will help more Marylanders get vaccinated and provide them with the best defense against the virus, bolstering overall community health.\u201d\n\nThe funding was made available through the United States Department of Health and Human Services Fiscal Year 2023 Bridge Access Program. The federal funds will be used to ensure that all Marylanders, regardless of insurance status, have access to COVID-19 vaccinations. The following entities received funding:\n\nBaltimore City\n\n$154,661, Chase Brexton Health Services, Inc.\n\n$134,957, Baltimore Medical System, Inc.\n\n$86,646, Health Care for the Homeless, Inc.\n\n$53,566, Total Health Care, Inc.\n\n$24,868, Park Health Systems Inc.\n\n$20,279, Family Health Centers of Baltimore Inc.\n\nPrince George\u2019s, Montgomery, and Anne Arundel Counties\n\n$11,055, Owensville Primary Care, Inc. in Anne Arundel County\n\n$154,177, The Community Clinic, Inc. in Montgomery County\n\n$44,285, Mobile Medical Care, Inc. in Montgomery County\n\n$63,401, Greater Baden Medical Service Inc. in Prince George\u2019s County\n\nWestern Maryland\n\n$22,020 City of Frederick in Frederick County\n\n$19,426, Walnut Street Community Health Center, Inc. in Washington County\n\n$17,143, Tri-State Community Health Center in Washington County\n\n$15,886, Western Maryland Health Care Corporation in Garrett County\n\nEastern Shore\n\n$55,826, Choptank Community Health System, Inc. in Caroline County\n\n$41,125, Three Lower Counties Community Services, Inc. in Wicomico County\n\n$15,644, West Cecil Health Center, Inc. in Cecil County\n\nThe Bridge Access Program is designed as a \u201ctemporary bridge\u201d to vaccination access and is set to expire in December 2024.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/9/raskin-releases-his-constitution-day-q-a-interview-with-rick-larue-from-the-fulcrum-on-the-constitution-the-supreme-court-and-the-state-of-american-democracy", "Raskin Releases His Constitution Day Q&A Interview with Rick LaRue from the Fulcrum on the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the State of American Democracy", "2023-09-18", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), in conversation with independent analyst Rick LaRue, today released the following Q&A discussion on the Constitution, the right-wing capture of the Supreme Court, and the state of American democracy. LaRue writes at Structure Matters and is a Contributor at The Fulcrum. Constitution Day is September 17, which kicks off Constitution Week through September 23.\n\nOn this Constitution Day, 2023, when we confront immediate and real threats to our democracy \u2013 and thank you so much for your own efforts leading the response! \u2013 why do you think it is important to keep the Constitution on our radar screen?\n\nThe American people face continuous, vehement and sometimes violent efforts by a significant political faction to trample and bypass the Constitution. As Donald Trump has put it in his unceasing efforts to overthrow the 2020 presidential election and free the January 6th insurrectionists: \u201cA Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution.\u201d\n\nMoreover, the vicious assault on constitutional processes and values we see today is not just coming from political opportunists and ideological fanatics.\n\nIt is also coming from a Supreme Court that is the unmistakable product of sinister right-wing Court-packing. This Court has ripped the heart out of the Voting Rights Act, converted every for-profit corporate treasury in America into a potential partisan political slush fund, invented reactionary doctrines like the \u201cmajor question\u201d rule out of whole cloth and overturned a half-century of Supreme Court precedent to dismantle women\u2019s reproductive freedom.\n\nThe Constitution does not belong to the Supreme Court but to the people, and we must save it from all the authoritarianism set loose in the land. Eternal vigilance is still the price of liberty.\n\nHow would you characterize the evolution of advocacy for protecting and defending the Constitution over the last few years? Has it become more partisan?\n\nRight-wing forces make stuff up to paste their political agenda on to the Constitution.\n\nTake the Second Amendment. The gun industry is not satisfied with the Roberts Court\u2019s landmark 5-4 decision in District of Columbia v. Heller holding that, quite apart from a citizen\u2019s service in a \u201cWell-Regulated Militia,\u201d there is an individual right to own a handgun for self-defense and a rifle for hunting and recreational purposes.\n\nThat wasn\u2019t enough for the firearms manufacturers and the NRA because Justice Scalia in Heller took pains to point out that the government still has power to enact reasonable gun safety laws with respect to background checks, taking guns to sensitive public places, and banning weapons unnecessary for the stated purposes, including presumably AR-15s and other weapons of war.\n\nSo now the right-wing NRA dogma, loyally parroted by my GOP colleagues, is that the purpose of the Second Amendment is to give the people the insurrectionary right to overthrow the government if it turns tyrannical, which means the people must have an arsenal equal to that of the government, including AR-15s, other military-style assault weaponry, machine guns and perhaps even tanks and nuclear weapons. The statements from my colleagues are eye-popping, like Lauren Boebert\u2019s solemn assurance that the \u201cSecond Amendment has nothing to do with hunting, unless you're talking about hunting tyrants, maybe,\u201d and Matt Gaetz\u2019s pronouncement that the \u201cSecond Amendment is not about hunting, recreation, or sports. The Second Amendment is about the ability to maintain, within the citizenry, an armed rebellion against the government if that becomes necessary.\u201d\n\nThis insurrectionary theory of the Second Amendment is an absolute fraud easily debunked by constitutional text, structure and history.\n\nFar from making violent insurrection an individual or collective right, the entire architecture of our structural Constitution is designed to oppose and defeat violent insurrection. Article I, Section 8, Clause 15 says that Congress has the power to \u201ccall forth\u201d the Militias from the states to \u201crepel invasions and suppress insurrections.\u201d The Republican Guaranty Clause in Article IV says that Congress must not only guarantee to the people of the states a republican form of government but must assist them in putting down \u201cdomestic violence.\u201d The Treason Clause, the only place in the Constitution where a crime is defined, says that treason consists only of \u201clevying War against\u201d the Union or \u201cadhering to\u201d the enemies thereof. Under Article I, Congress has the power to discipline and regulate the \u201cwell-regulated\u201d Militias organized in the states, and no rump group like the Proud Boys or Oath Keepers can simply declare itself a Militia.\n\nPerhaps most strikingly, Section 3 of the 14th Amendment states that anyone who has sworn an oath to support the Constitution but has \u201cengaged in insurrection or rebellion\u201d or \u201cgiven aid or comfort\u201d to the perpetrators shall never be allowed to hold federal or state office again.\n\nIs it possible that the Second Amendment in invisible ink establishes a right to overthrow the government while the rest of the Constitution creates an overwhelming duty to suppress insurrection and oppose domestic violence? It is not. This freakish concoction by the right-wing has no basis in our Constitution but it is keeping us from passing desperately needed gun safety laws favored by the vast majority of the American people, such as a universal violent criminal background check which is supported by 90% of the American public.\n\nI won\u2019t bore you with all the Supreme Court precedent debunking an asserted right to overthrow the government. Suffice it to say that if this right existed, at least some of the January 6th insurrectionists would have had their indictments quashed or convictions reversed by now. Not one of them has.\n\nPresident Lincoln, whose bust sits on my desk as a reminder of the primacy of liberty and union, called insurrection \u201ca war upon the first principle of popular government\u2014the rights of the people,\u201d specifically the voting rights of the people and our right to choose our own officials and representatives.\n\nIt\u2019s time to end the catastrophe of rampant gun violence, which steals the lives of more than 100 Americans every day of the year. But that means knocking down the central fallacy of the so-called \u201cSecond Amendment people.\u201d\n\nWe still have three years to go, but the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence has already begun to receive attention (e.g., the lead op-ed by Ted Johnson in the Washington Post, in the 6/15/23 print edition). What will you be looking to glean from the observances leading up to and including 2026 as you contemplate the 250th anniversary of the Constitution in 2037?\n\nThe year 1776 is significant because it represents the beginning of the end of the monarchical, dynastic, aristocratic and theocratic models of government that elevated kings, queens, barons, high priests, bishops and nobles above the interests, needs and rights of the people. The Declaration set forth the animating principles of equality, freedom and democratic self-government, ushering in an age of constitutional democracy and the sovereign rights of the people.\n\nThe 250th anniversary of the Constitution should be not only about defending our essential constitutional order, but also about amending the Constitution to keep democracy vibrant and growing in this century. If you read the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and subsequent Amendments as I do, you can see it as the chronicle of the people\u2019s two-and-a-half century struggle for strong democracy, equality and freedom. The words and spirit on the pages of the Constitution were paid for in the blood of American Revolutionaries, Abolitionists, Union soldiers, Reconstruction fighters, Suffragettes, Populists, Progressives and activists in the Civil Rights Movement.\n\nThe real question for the big anniversary in 2026 is not about the past but about the future. What constitutional changes do we need to make to keep democracy growing and strong?\n\nYou have long opposed the Electoral College and, while in the state legislature, led Maryland to be the first state to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact in 2007. Were we ultimately to abolish the Electoral College and use the popular vote to decide the presidency, is there anything about doing so that you would want us to be sure to prevent or be mindful of?\n\nThe Electoral College is one of the obsolete anti-majoritarian filters still hanging on in our Constitution. It was designed to separate the sovereign political will of the people from control over our elected leaders and government. The Framers were explicit in the Electoral College\u2019s antidemocratic intent, and today it provides a landscape of antique booby traps that strategic bad-faith anti-democratic actors like Donald Trump and his co-conspirators can use to subvert the will of the people. The Electoral College has overthrown the people\u2019s choice for president five times in our history, twice in this century alone, and today its odd nooks and crannies can actually get you killed.\n\nIt\u2019s time to adopt the National Popular Vote initiative to move to a popular, ranked choice vote for president. In Maryland back in 2007 we passed the first law adopting the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. The compact is simple: it sets up a mechanism whereby states agree to allocate their electors to the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote rather than their state\u2019s popular vote. The advantage of this strategy over a constitutional amendment is that we only need enough states to pass laws adopting the compact that add up to 270 electoral votes, instead of the two-thirds majority of states required to ratify a constitutional amendment. Once we see the new system working in practice, I feel certain we will amend the Constitution to adopt the system formally. Most constitutional amendment have come into existence this way\u2014before the 19th Amendment was enacted in 1920, a majority of states had acted on their own to enfranchise women.\n\nWhen we succeed in electing our president through a national popular vote, we should also update our election laws to reflect the ranked choice voting system, which fairly distributes votes amongst the candidates to guarantee the winner has majority support, reduces negative politicking and prevents the possibility of there being a recount.\n\nIn particular, if we were to decide the presidency by popular vote, what do you think about including a provision mandating majority outcomes (i.e., a runoff, be it instant or second round)?\n\nYes, the most logical way to implement this shift is through a national popular vote with a majority requirement based on ranked choice voting. This is effectively a built-in instant runoff mechanism. Ranked choice voting overcomes the problem we experience now with people who do not earn the most votes in the majority becoming president\u2014that is what happened in 2000 and 2016. The best way to choose our president is to elect them like we elect our mayors, our governors and everyone else: whoever gets the most votes from eligible Americans, wins.\n\nOther than amending the Constitution to remove the Electoral College or clarify the Second Amendment, what other changes to the Constitution rise to the top of your need-to-be-changed list?\n\nThe Equal Rights Amendment obviously. I also believe that we must get rid of unaccountable dark money in our politics and reverse the blow that the Supreme Court\u2019s conservative majority dealt to our democracy in Citizens United v. FEC. I have cosponsored legislation to establish the Democracy For All Amendment, which would cut off the pipeline between corporate and super-wealthy donor dollars and political power and governmental influence. Political power must flow from the people, and it is time to formally elevate democracy over plutocracy in our Constitution, something hinted at in the 24th Amendment banning poll taxes in federal elections.\n\nWe also should build a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right of every citizen to vote. Right now, we do not have a universal, guaranteed right to vote\u2014instead, we are working from a patchwork of ad hoc antidiscrimination amendments to try and defend the foundation of our democracy. It\u2019s not working very well with this Court.\n\nI have some other ideas too for another day.\n\nWhich of the above, if any, have bipartisan support or have the best chance of earning it (notwithstanding the fact that many such proposals are strictly democratic (small \"d\") or nonpartisan)? Where partisan or special interests resist such change, what can be done to overcome it?\n\nAs the philosopher John Dewey said, \u201cthe only solution to the ills of democracy is more democracy.\u201d The problem that we face today is not democracy but the impediments to democracy. Our greatest challenge is thus to harness the remarkable power of American citizens, coming together in a nonpartisan spirit of solidarity and common sense, to overcome big corporate money and power that would thwart the common good and subdue the political system.\n\nThe vast majority of Americans favor a direct national popular vote for president, a constitutional right to vote, and the ERA. What is truly constitutional should not be partisan. Polls show the vast majority of Americans favor a constitutional right to vote, direct election of the president, and the Equal Rights Amendment. They\u2019re not partisan in nature.\n\nThe 250th anniversary of the Constitution, in 2037, is 14 years away. That is the same amount of time that transpired between the Washington Post editorializing in 1899 that the Constitution was \"unamendable\" and the ratification of two amendments in 1913 (per the polarization of The Gilded Age giving way to the Progressive Era). Can we celebrate this major anniversary of the document by repairing it?\n\nI certainly hope so and will work to see that the Constitution continues to evolve to meet our circumstances. The vast majority of the Amendments we have added since the original ten in the Bill of Rights have been suffrage-expanding and democracy-strengthening amendments. Let\u2019s keep the wheels of strong democracy turning.\n\nAny last word about what else we can all do to make September 17th a more consequential day in our civic lives?\n\nRead the Constitution and give a little speech about something you found there to some young people near you! Be sure to find the ban on presidents and other federal officials receiving presents, emoluments, offices and titles \u201cof any kind whatever\u201d from Kings, princes and foreign states without the consent of Congress. This is what Donald Trump calls the \u201cphony Emoluments Clause\u201d! Can you find it?\n\nCan you find the ban on Congress awarding Titles of Nobility? The ban on religious tests for public office?\n\nCan you find any mentions of three \u201ccoequal branches\u201d in the Constitution or any mentions of God or gods or a deity?\n\nThe Constitution is your principal weapon of intellectual self-defense against the daily rampages of autocrats, kleptocrats, plutocrats and theocrats. Don\u2019t leave home without it. Keep it close to your heart.\n\nHappy Constitution Day.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/mfume-van-hollen-cardin-release-statement-on-temporary-lease-extension-for-fort-howard-post-office", "Mfume, Van Hollen, Cardin Release Statement on Temporary Lease Extension for Fort Howard Post Office", "2023-09-14", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, and Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (all D-Md.) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Postal Service\u2019s (USPS) one-month lease extension for the Fort Howard Post Office. Initially expected to close on Friday, September 15, the Fort Howard branch is now expected to continue operating in its current location until October 14, while USPS continues working towards a long-term solution. This development comes after the lawmakers sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy expressing concern over the agency\u2019s initial plan to close the Fort Howard branch, as well as the resulting challenges that their constituents would face in retrieving their mail following the closure.\n\n\u201cFollowing months of pushing for clarity, the lease extension announced by USPS will offer the Fort Howard community some temporary relief from the uncertainty they\u2019re facing over their mail service. We are working hard to give USPS every opportunity to resolve this situation. A one-month extension is positive, but it is not a long-term solution, which is sorely needed. We implore USPS to work through this quickly and provide transparency to all parties as it finds a way to best deliver for the community.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-statement-condemning-house-republicans-for-refusing-to-fund-critical-department-of-defense-programs-and-initiatives-0", "Congressman Mfume Statement Condemning House Republicans for Refusing to Fund Critical Department of Defense Programs and Initiatives", "2023-09-13", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2014 Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), and Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), released the following statement condemning House Republicans for refusing to consider their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) amendment in the Fiscal Year 2024 Defense appropriations package. This amendment would have helped preserve DEIA programming and initiatives at the Department of Defense (DOD).\n\n\u201cThere is strength in diversity, and the House Republicans\u2019 refusal to consider our amendment to preserve DEIA programming within the military jeopardizes our national security. The armed forces are facing historic personnel shortages and urgently need to recruit competent and dedicated service members. Becoming more inclusive, tolerant, and accessible to service members from different backgrounds is absolutely imperative in strengthening our national security apparatus,\u201d said the lawmakers.\n\n\u201cInstead of taking this opportunity to support our women and men in uniform, Republicans would rather continue to stoke culture wars. We will continue our work to safeguard our service members from discrimination and ensure the DOD has adequate funding to attract, retain, and advance the best talent our nation has to offer,\u201d said the lawmakers.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-select-subcommittee-democrats-seek-update-on-biden-administration-s-pandemic-prevention-and-preparedness-initiatives", "Congressman Mfume, Select Subcommittee Democrats Seek Update on Biden Administration\u2019s Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness Initiatives", "2023-09-12", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 This week, Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D., Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, led every Democratic Member of the Select Subcommittee in sending a letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), requesting information on the Biden Administration\u2019s ongoing efforts to prevent and prepare for future pandemics.\n\nThe Members are requesting information regarding the Administration\u2019s progress in implementing key provisions Democrats passed in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (CAA) to enhance biosafety, biosecurity, and public health infrastructure, as well as recommendations issued by the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) to reduce risks associated with research involving pathogens.\n\n\u201cPandemic prevention and preparedness are vital to our nation\u2019s public health, and Select Subcommittee Democrats stand ready to partner with you and your Administration colleagues in advancing these crucial objectives,\u201d the Members wrote.\n\nThe CAA included several provisions to protect public health and improve the detection of emerging threats, including by growing the country\u2019s public health workforce, securing domestic supply chains, strengthening coordination across government agencies, and bolstering the safety of biomedical research involving pathogens of pandemic potential.\n\nAt the direction of the Biden Administration, NSABB conducted a comprehensive evaluation of United States biosecurity policy frameworks for research with enhanced potential pandemic pathogens (ePPP) and Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC). In March 2023, NSABB released a series of recommendations to strengthen the United States government\u2019s oversight of research that could pose biosafety and biosecurity risks.\n\nClick here to read the full letter.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:35:26Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/morgan-state-receives-nearly-3-million-in-federal-funds-for-artificial-intelligence-climate-resilience-research", "Morgan State Receives Nearly $3 Million in Federal Funds for Artificial Intelligence, Climate Resilience Research", "2023-09-11", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (all D-Md.) today announced $2,995,210 in U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) funding \u2013 through the CHIPS and Science Act that the lawmakers fought to pass \u2013 for Morgan State University students to conduct research on the ways artificial intelligence (AI) can be harnessed to combat climate change.\n\nThe award was given through the National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Program for Morgan State University. The grant will provide a hands-on research opportunity for 50 PhD students from bio-environmental science, computer science, civil engineering, mathematics, electrical and computer engineering backgrounds to use field knowledge and AI technologies to tackle environmental challenges. The program is specifically designed to bolster the studies of underrepresented minority students.\n\n\u201cClimate change is real. As we work to understand and manage the effects of climate change, the federal government, academia, nonprofits, and the private sector must work as partners in every community going forward. The National Science Foundation grant announced today is an example of the partnerships we need to combat climate change everywhere,\u201d said Congressman Mfume.\n\n\u201cBoth climate science and artificial intelligence technology are moving at such a rapid pace that it\u2019s going to take the skills, academic prowess and unique experiences of the next generation of top scholars to keep up,\u201d said Senator Cardin. \u201cThat\u2019s exactly the opportunity this investment is providing at Morgan State University. I am confident that Morgan State\u2019s student body and school philosophy will provide the needed groundwork for this research and program to thrive, leading to breakthroughs in both critically important fields.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe fought to pass the CHIPS and Science Act to boost our competitiveness in critical emerging technologies, keep America at the forefront of innovation and discovery, and address the most pressing challenges we face \u2013 like tackling the climate crisis. These funds will open the door for scholars at Morgan State to do just that. With these federal dollars, Morgan State will help lead the way in leveraging AI to safeguard our planet while providing more students from diverse backgrounds with opportunities in the critical fields of science, technology, engineering, and math,\u201d said Senator Van Hollen.\n\nThe NSF Research Traineeship Program supports interdisciplinary, evidence-based traineeships that advance ways for graduate students in research-based master's and doctoral degree programs to pursue a range of STEM careers. Morgan State\u2019s award is part of the latest $63 million federal investment in the program, $6 million of which comes from the landmark CHIPS and Science Act.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:35:26Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/9/rep-raskin-urges-social-media-companies-wmata-to-address-dangerous-subway-surfing-social-media-trend-following-loss-of-local-teen", "Rep. Raskin Urges Social Media Companies, WMATA to Address Dangerous \u201cSubway Surfing\u201d Social Media Trend Following Loss of Local Teen", "2023-09-08", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) wrote letters to social media companies Meta and TikTok and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) about a dangerous social media trend, known as \u201csubway surfing,\u201d which recently claimed the life of a young person in his district. \u201cSubway surfers,\u201d who are often teenagers influenced by coaxing and sinister validation from an online community, film themselves climbing and then riding outside or on top of a moving subway car.\n\n\u201cThis online trend has deadly consequences,\u201d wrote Rep. Raskin to Meta and TikTok. \u201cThis summer, my constituent, Jay Thirunarayanapuram, lost his life five days after his fifteenth birthday while subway surfing. His loving parents and friends are devastated, and our world is poorer for our loss of a bright young artist, animal lover and extraordinary young man.\u201d\n\nAlthough Meta and TikTok policies restrict content containing \u201canything unlawful\u201d or \u201cpromoting dangerous activities and challenges\u2026that may lead to significant physical harm,\u201d respectively, and should thus both prohibit subway surfing videos, some content persists. Diligent content monitoring and strong, ongoing enforcement of platform guidelines can prevent the proliferation of subway surfing videos and deter impressionable young people from this dangerous activity. Rep. Raskin also wrote to WMATA to convey his alarm about this social media trend and to request that WMATA share any further steps the authority is considering to reduce and deter this practice.\n\nThough the subway surfing trend appears to be less pronounced in the National Capital region, recent media reports have documented an alarming rise in these dangerous incidents on the East Coast, with New York City recording 928 incidents in 2023 and four deaths in the first six months of this year.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:35:26Z"], ["https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/chairman-harris-pens-op-ed-need-more-school-choice-maryland", "Chairman Harris Pens Op-Ed On The Need For More School Choice In Maryland", "2023-09-07", "2023", "2023-09", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", "harris", "https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013Yesterday, Congressman Andy Harris M.D. (MD-01), Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies published and op-ed in the Washington Examiner highlighting Maryland\u2019s many failing public schools and the need for more school choice.\n\nRep. Harris wrote: Over the next few weeks, thousands of Maryland children will walk through the doors of a public school in hopes of gaining an education under the Maryland public school blueprint of \u201cDelivering opportunity and the promise of a better future to every Maryland child.\u201d Sadly, for many of these children, and especially those in Baltimore City, the words of this blueprint are worth less than the paper on which they were printed.\n\nRep. Harris Continued: Despite pouring billions and billions of hard-earned taxpayer dollars into Maryland\u2019s public school system, our state test results show the math and reading levels of Maryland students have gotten progressively worse \u2014 not better. Take, for instance, Baltimore City, which spends an average of $21,606 per student, making it the fourth best-funded school system in America, and yet 93% of Baltimore City\u2019s third through eighth grade students failed math last year. Just last month, our state student achievement scores came out showing less than 5% math proficiency in Baltimore County's seventh and eighth grades and less than 50% reading proficiency statewide in third grade.\n\nRead Congressman Harris\u2019 full op-ed here and below:\n\nThe Case For School Choice In Maryland\n\nOver the next few weeks, thousands of Maryland children will walk through the doors of a public school in hopes of gaining an education under the Maryland public school blueprint of \u201c Delivering opportunity and the promise of a better future to every Maryland child.\u201d Sadly, for many of these children, and especially those in Baltimore City, the words of this blueprint are worth less than the paper on which they were printed.\n\nIt\u2019s no secret that despite budget surpluses and billions of dollars in public funding, Maryland\u2019s government has failed to fix the epidemic of failing schools in our state. Instead, it has joined hands with the teachers\u2019 unions in promoting the same failing public schools that are actually hurting the educational success of our students. As a result, this school year thousands of Maryland parents will have no choice other than to send their children back to the same public schools that failed them the previous year.\n\nThis is why it is past time to offer school choice to all parents statewide \u2014 especially those whose children are in schools failing to educate them.\n\nWhile the teachers\u2019 unions and many politicians on the Left argue school choice does not improve education, numerous studies show a direct correlation between school choice and better math and reading levels. Researchers at the University of Arkansas\u2019s School Choice Demonstration Project developed an Education Freedom Index to measure school choice environments in the states and Washington, D.C., and found that school choice rankings strongly correlated with higher National Assessment of Education Progress scores for eighth grade math and reading. The study concluded , \u201cHigher levels of education freedom are significantly associated with higher NAEP achievement levels and higher NAEP achievement gains.\u201d\n\nDespite pouring billions and billions of hard-earned taxpayer dollars into Maryland\u2019s public school system, our state test results show the math and reading levels of Maryland students have gotten progressively worse \u2014 not better. Take, for instance, Baltimore City, which spends an average of $21,606 per student, making it the fourth best-funded school system in America, and yet 93% of Baltimore City\u2019s third through eighth grade students failed math last year. Just last month, our state student achievement scores came out showing less than 5% math proficiency in Baltimore County's seventh and eighth grades and less than 50% reading proficiency statewide in third grade.\n\nI firmly believe Maryland families, and families across our country, deserve options to improve their children\u2019s education. We must increase parental access to Maryland\u2019s school choice program, Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today. BOOST provides scholarships to more than 2,500 low-income Maryland families and gives these children a chance at a quality education. According to the latest data available from the BOOST program, nearly $3 million has been awarded to families in Baltimore City alone. If properly and fully funded, parents whose children are in failing schools could access better quality education through the BOOST program.\n\nWe cannot tolerate the status quo when it comes to failing schools, especially for our underprivileged and minority youth who most need and deserve high-quality education. That\u2019s why in Congress, I am a strong advocate for school choice nationally and most recently voted for the Parents Bill of Rights \u2014 the only bill that enshrines parents\u2019 role as the primary educator and caretaker of their children.\n\nMaryland parents have spent years voicing their concerns about the state\u2019s poor student achievement results, the increased promotion of woke curricula in the classroom, and the need for access to school choice. To this day, their voices have not been heard, which is a violation of parents\u2019 fundamental rights.\n\nIt is time to change that. We cannot continue funding the same public-school systems that are failing to properly educate our children and focusing instead on a woke agenda far removed from the basic purpose of education, which is to teach reading, writing, and arithmetic. If a child is struggling in a failing public school, parents deserve access to school choice so that they can deliver the opportunity of a better education to their children.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:37:48Z"], ["https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases/maryland-delegation-announces-87-million-statewide-power-grid-resiliency", "Maryland Delegation Announces $8.7 Million for Statewide Power Grid Resiliency", "2023-09-07", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Glenn Ivey", "I000058", "ivey.house.gov", "ivey", "https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. 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 $8,790,108 in federal funding for the Maryland Energy Administration to modernize the state\u2019s power grid and invest in clean energy.\n\nThe funding, authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, was made available through the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants Program. The Maryland Energy Administration will distribute the funds to localities after holding a competitive selection process to identify critical projects that improve the resiliency and reliability of the power grid, invest in renewable carbon-neutral energy technologies and enhance clean energy workforce development.\n\n\u201cAn outdated power grid not only drives up costs for taxpayers, but it also undermines our readiness in times of emergency and threatens our national security. That\u2019s why we fought to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and deliver these funds to provide a safer, more reliable grid system that will withstand the test of time and climate change,\u201d said the lawmakers. \u201cAs severe weather events increase across Maryland and nationwide, this funding will give us a much-needed head start on increasing our resiliency while simultaneously investing in technology that will reduce our emissions.\u201d\n\nThe award total was based on a formula that considers population size, land area, probability and severity of disruptive events, and states\u2019 historical expenditures on mitigation efforts. To date, the U.S. Department of Energy has distributed more than $580.5 million in funding nationwide through the program.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:35:26Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-maryland-delegation-announces-87-million-for-statewide-power-grid-resiliency", "Congressman Mfume, Maryland Delegation Announces $8.7 Million for Statewide Power Grid Resiliency", "2023-09-07", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $8,790,108 in federal funding for the Maryland Energy Administration to modernize the state\u2019s power grid and invest in clean energy.\n\nThe funding, authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, was made available through the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants Program. The Maryland Energy Administration will distribute the funds to localities after holding a competitive selection process to identify critical projects that improve the resiliency and reliability of the power grid, invest in renewable carbon-neutral energy technologies and enhance clean energy workforce development.\n\n\u201cAn outdated power grid not only drives up costs for taxpayers, but it also undermines our readiness in times of emergency and threatens our national security. That\u2019s why we fought to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and deliver these funds to provide a safer, more reliable grid system that will withstand the test of time and climate change,\u201d said the lawmakers. \u201cAs severe weather events increase across Maryland and nationwide, this funding will give us a much-needed head start on increasing our resiliency while simultaneously investing in technology that will reduce our emissions.\u201d\n\nThe award total was based on a formula that considers population size, land area, probability and severity of disruptive events, and states\u2019 historical expenditures on mitigation efforts. To date, the U.S. Department of Energy has distributed more than $580.5 million in funding nationwide through the program.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:35:26Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/9/maryland-delegation-announces-8-7-million-for-statewide-power-grid-resiliency", "Maryland Delegation Announces $8.7 Million for Statewide Power Grid Resiliency", "2023-09-07", "2023", "2023-09", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. 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 $8,790,108 in federal funding for the Maryland Energy Administration to modernize the state\u2019s power grid and invest in clean energy.\n\nThe funding, authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, was made available through the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants Program. The Maryland Energy Administration will distribute the funds to localities after holding a competitive selection process to identify critical projects that improve the resiliency and reliability of the power grid, invest in renewable carbon-neutral energy technologies and enhance clean energy workforce development.\n\n\u201cAn outdated power grid not only drives up costs for taxpayers, but it also undermines our readiness in times of emergency and threatens our national security. That\u2019s why we fought to pass the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and deliver these funds to provide a safer, more reliable grid system that will withstand the test of time and climate change,\u201d said the lawmakers. \u201cAs severe weather events increase across Maryland and nationwide, this funding will give us a much-needed head start on increasing our resiliency while simultaneously investing in technology that will reduce our emissions.\u201d\n\nThe award total was based on a formula that considers population size, land area, probability and severity of disruptive events, and states\u2019 historical expenditures on mitigation efforts. To date, the U.S. Department of Energy has distributed more than $580.5 million in funding nationwide through the program.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:35:26Z"], ["https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/chairman-harris-issues-statement-response-study-showing-recreational-marijuana", "Chairman Harris Issues Statement in Response to Study Showing Recreational Marijuana Users Commonly Struggle With Cannabis Use Disorder", "2023-08-31", "2023", "2023-08", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", "harris", "https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013Congressman Andy Harris M.D. (MD-01), Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies released the following statementin response to the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open (JAMA) study showing 21% of recreational cannabis users struggle with cannabis use disorder (CUD) after cannabis became legal.\n\nAccording to the National Health Institute, clinicians characterize cannabis use disorder as a problematic use of cannabis. Common symptoms include:\n\nA persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control cannabis use.\n\nA great deal of time is spent in activities necessary to obtain cannabis, use cannabis, or recover from its effects.\n\nCraving, or a strong desire or urge to use cannabis.\n\nAccording to the study, recreational cannabis usersexperienced a more severe form of CUD whereas the disorder was still problematic but less severe in medical users.\n\nThis study was conducted in Washington State where recreational marijuana is legal.\n\nStatement From Chairman Harris:\n\n\u201cFor decades, numerous studies have shown the negative impact regular recreational marijuana use has on the human brain and body, but these studies have been ignored by lawmakers, including those in Maryland, who pushed to legalize recreational cannabis without enough scientific research. As I have long said, the American public deserves to know the effect modern marijuana has on the human body before it is legalized for recreational use.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:30:18Z"], ["https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-harris-releases-statement-response-maryland-student-achievement", "Congressman Harris Releases Statement in Response to Maryland Student Achievement Scores", "2023-08-31", "2023", "2023-08", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", "harris", "https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) released the following statement after Maryland student achievement scores showed less than 5% math proficiency in Baltimore County grades 7 and 8 and less than 50% reading proficiency statewide in grade 3.\n\nStatement From Congressman Harris:\n\n\u201cMaryland student achievement scores came out. Less than 5% math proficiency in Baltimore County grades 7 and 8, and less than 50% reading proficiency statewide in grade 3. What\u2019s the sense of promoting STEM education in high school and college if our eighth graders can\u2019t even do math? We need to stop the woke school agenda and return to reading, writing, and arithmetic.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:30:18Z"], ["https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-glenn-ivey-md-04-presents-citation-university-maryland-engineering", "Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) Presents Citation to University of Maryland Engineering Team for Winning Nation-Wide First Responder Drone Competition", "2023-08-31", "2023", "2023-08", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Glenn Ivey", "I000058", "ivey.house.gov", "ivey", "https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, Congressman Glenn Ivey joined by UMD President Darryll J. Pines, Dean of the Engineering School, Samuel Graham, Jr., Chris Ryan of National Institute of Standards and Technology and PGCO Fire Chief Tiffany D. Green presented a Congressional Citation to the University of Maryland Autonomous Micro Aerial Vehicle Team. This is a student team led by Dr. Derek Paley, Willis H. Young Jr. Professor of Aerospace Engineering Education and Director of the Maryland Robotics Center and is sponsored by the Maryland Robotics Center, the UMD Department of Aerospace Engineering, and the UMD A. James Clark School of Engineering. The team\u2019s co-advisor is Josh Gaus, project engineer from the UMD UAS Research and Operations Center.\n\nThe assembled dignitaries presented a symbolic check for $152,500 from NIST to First responder Uncrewed Aircraft System drone AMAV team of UMD Students. The UMD AMAV team won the NIST 2022 First Responder UAS Indoor Challenge Grand Prize along with four out of six subawards in the final stage, receiving over $152K in prize money. Over the past year, the AMAV team designed, built, and tested a custom drone, called Gambit, estimated to cost under $5K. In addition to the Grand Prize, the team won Best-in-Class awards for Additional Preferred Capabilities, Flyability, and Ease of Operation and was a co-recipient of the First Responder Choice Award.\n\nThe Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute served as the backdrop for the flight demonstration. The in-person competition was held earlier this year at Kansas State University in Salina, KS.\n\nStudents won a nation-wide contest sponsored by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The goal of the NIST 2022 First Responder UAS Indoor Challenge was to design, build, and fly a cost-effective UAS that is easy to control, highly durable, and provide first responders with a high-quality video signal needed to detect human life and assess hazards in a confined indoor environment. The team prepared for the competition by utilizing the unique resources of the Maryland Robotics Center, including the Brin Family Aerial Robotics Lab in the Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering and the Robotics and Autonomy Lab in the brand-new E. A. Fernandez IDEA Factory. The team meets weekly with Dr. Paley through the year.\n\n\u201cThis accomplishment serves as a sterling example of what can be achieved when students learn, engineer, and build at the cutting edge of technology. Beating out other universities AND the private sector competition shows everyone the you AMAV team members are truly on top of your game. Congratulations and keep up the great work,\u201d said Congressman Glenn Ivey.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:30:18Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/mfume-van-hollen-cardin-press-postmaster-general-dejoy-for-update-on-planned-fort-howard-post-office-closure", "Mfume, Van Hollen, Cardin Press Postmaster General DeJoy for Update on Planned Fort Howard Post Office Closure", "2023-08-30", "2023", "2023-08", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (all D-Md.) wrote to United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy regarding the agency\u2019s plan to close the Fort Howard Post Office on September 15, 2023. In the letter, the lawmakers conveyed their concerns over USPS\u2019s poor communication about the forthcoming service change and the challenges their constituents will face in retrieving their mail following the closure, given the lack of home delivery service in Fort Howard. The lawmakers also called on USPS to provide an update on their future plans for mail service in the Fort Howard community by September 5.\n\nThe lawmakers wrote, \u201cWe write to you regarding the planned closure of the Fort Howard Post Office (Post Office), located at 9200 Howard Avenue, Fort Howard, Maryland 21052, to request more details on how the United States Postal Service (USPS) plans to implement this change without hurting the community that relies on this branch\u2019s services.\u201d\n\n\u201cA number of constituents have contacted our offices to express their concerns about the Post Office\u2019s closure and their future inability to obtain their mail in timely manner. Currently, Fort Howard residents retrieve their mail from their local Post Office branch. USPS officials have indicated that residents of the Fort Howard community will need travel to the Dundalk Post Office located at 44 Shipping Place, Dundalk, Maryland 21222 to retrieve their mail after the Fort Howard Post Office closes on September 15, 2023,\u201d they continued.\n\nThe lawmakers noted, \u201cAs you may know, many Fort Howard residents have submitted a petition to your office requesting at-home delivery. While homes in the nearby 21219 zip code receive at-home delivery, including some that are only one-tenth of a mile from the soon-to-be-closed Fort Howard Branch (see enclosed map), USPS does not currently provide at-home delivery to Fort Howard residents.\u201d\n\n\u201cAs such, we are requesting an update on USPS\u2019s plan to meet the immediate and long-term needs of the Fort Howard community. [\u2026] Given the incredibly short notice our constituents received about the closure, and their frustration with USPS\u2019s communication thus far, we also request further details on USPS's plan for informing Fort Howard residents in detail about the transition and long-term solutions moving forward,\u201d they continued, requesting a response from USPS by September 5.\n\nThe full letter is available here and below.\n\nDear Postmaster General DeJoy:\n\nWe write to you regarding the planned closure of the Fort Howard Post Office (Post Office), located at 9200 Howard Avenue, Fort Howard, Maryland 21052, to request more details on how the United States Postal Service (USPS) plans to implement this change without hurting the community that relies on this branch\u2019s services.\n\nA number of constituents have contacted our offices to express their concerns about the Post Office\u2019s closure and their future inability to obtain their mail in timely manner. Currently, Fort Howard residents retrieve their mail from their local Post Office branch. USPS officials have indicated that residents of the Fort Howard community will need travel to the Dundalk Post Office located at 44 Shipping Place, Dundalk, Maryland 21222 to retrieve their mail after the Fort Howard Post Office closes on September 15, 2023. This change would present a multitude of challenges for many Fort Howard residents because of limited personal mobility and a lack of public transportation options as the Dundalk Post Office is more than 7 miles away from the Fort Howard community.\n\nAs you may know, many Fort Howard residents have submitted a petition to your office requesting at-home delivery. While homes in the nearby 21219 zip code receive at-home delivery, including some that are only one-tenth of a mile from the soon-to-be-closed Fort Howard Branch (see enclosed map), USPS does not currently provide at-home delivery to Fort Howard residents.\n\nAs such, we are requesting an update on USPS\u2019s plan to meet the immediate and long-term needs of the Fort Howard community. Specifically, we request additional information on USPS efforts to obtain a new lease in Fort Howard and conversations around delivering mail to residents via at-home delivery or cluster boxes. Given the incredibly short notice our constituents received about the closure, and their frustration with USPS\u2019s communication thus far, we also request further details on USPS\u2019s plan for informing Fort Howard residents in detail about the transition and long-term solutions moving forward.\n\nWe would appreciate a response on this matter by September 5, 2023. Thank you for your assistance.\n\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:30:18Z"], ["https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/chairman-harris-and-house-committee-agriculture-chairman-thompson-hold", "Chairman Harris and House Committee On Agriculture Chairman Thompson Hold Listening Session at UMES", "2023-08-11", "2023", "2023-08", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", "harris", "https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Chairman Andy Harris, M.D. (R-MD) was joined by House Committee on Agriculture, Chairman Glenn \u201cGT\u201d Thompson, (R-PA) in holding a listening session at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES). They were joined by several agriculture stakeholders, including those representing farmers and watermen, as well as local officials.\n\n\u201cI\u2019d like to thank Chairman Thompson for coming to Maryland\u2019s First Congressional District today and I would also like to thank UMES President Heidi M. Anderson for hosting us all for this important event. Agriculture is both the economic and cultural backbone of the First District and it is vital that the concerns of our local farmers and agricultural stakeholders are addressed in the Farm Bill.\u201d Rep. Harris said.\n\n\u201cListening to the concerns of America\u2019s producers and consumers is essential as we draft a highly effective Farm Bill. Thank you to Dr. Harris for bringing together this group of agricultural stakeholders to discuss what\u2019s working and what needs to be tweaked in this year\u2019s Farm Bill.\u201d said Chairman Glenn \u201cGT\u201d Thompson.\n\n\u201cThe federal Farm Bill is a vital piece of legislation for America\u2019s farmers and it\u2019s a milestone for land-grant colleges, especially 1890 Land Grants like UMES. We conduct research vital to crop management. We help local farmers address global challenges like climate change. And we help communities understand the importance of agriculture to our nation\u2019s food supply and local economic development,\u201d said UMES President, Dr. Heidi M. Anderson. \u201cBut this year\u2019s legislation is also crucial because it provides an opportunity to address a funding inequity that has plagued HBCUs for decades.\u201d UMES President said.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:30:18Z"], ["https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-harris-host-person-town-halls-cecil-and-harford-county-next-week", "Congressman Harris to Host In-Person Town Halls in Cecil and Harford County Next Week", "2023-08-11", "2023", "2023-08", "Republican", "House", "MD", "Andy Harris", "H001052", "harris.house.gov", "harris", "https://harris.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 On Tuesday, August 15th, Congressman Andy Harris M.D. (MD-01), will hold two in-person town halls, one in Cecil County and one in Harford County. The purpose of these town halls is to hear from constituents about important issues that concern them and to answer questions about the Congressman's work during this current term in Congress. The town halls are free, open to the public, and include an extensive question and answer session. The discussion will likely cover a wide variety of topics, including but not limited to, the economy, border security, crime, and the national debt.\n\nTown Hall Information:\n\nTuesday, August 15th: Cecil County\n\nTime: 5:30-6:30 PM\n\nLocation: Rising Sun Banquet Hall; 300 Joseph Biggs Memorial Hwy, Rising Sun, MD\n\nTuesday, August 15th: Harford County\n\nTime: 7:30-8:30 PM\n\nLocation: Harford County Public Library; 2510 S Tollgate Rd, Abingdon, MD 21009", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:30:18Z"], ["https://raskin.house.gov/2023/8/reps-jamie-raskin-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-jerry-nadler-hank-johnson-and-ted-lieu-call-on-doj-to-investigate-justice-thomas", "Reps. Jamie Raskin, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jerry Nadler, Hank Johnson and Ted Lieu Call on DOJ to Investigate Justice Thomas", "2023-08-11", "2023", "2023-08", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Jamie Raskin", "R000606", "raskin.house.gov", "raskin", "https://raskin.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C - Today, Jamie Raskin, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jerry Nadler, Hank Johnson and Ted Lieu sent a letter to the Department of Justice urging Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for consistently failing to report significant gifts he received. For close to two decades, Justice Thomas repeatedly certified that his financial disclosures were \u201caccurate, true, and complete,\u201d despite omitting millions of dollars in gifts. Justices of the Supreme Court are required to file annual reports disclosing gifts, and the failure to do so carries a legal penalty under the Ethics of Government Act of 1978.\n\nThe letter reads in part,\u201cJustice Thomas\u2019s consistent failure to disclose gifts and benefits from industry magnates and wealthy, politically active executives highlights a blatant disregard for judicial ethics as well as apparent legal violations. No individual, regardless of their position or stature, should be exempt from legal scrutiny for lawbreaking. The integrity of our judicial system hinges on the impartiality and transparency of its members. As a Supreme Court justice and high constitutional officer, Justice Thomas should be held to the highest standard, not the lowest \u2014and he certainly shouldn\u2019t be allowed to violate federal law. Refusing to hold him accountable would set a dangerous precedent, undermining public trust in our institutions and raising legitimate questions about the equal application of laws in our nation.\u201d\n\nThe full letter is available here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:30:18Z"], ["https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases/maryland-delegation-announces-over-65-million-enhance-state-local", "Maryland Delegation Announces Over $6.5 Million to Enhance State, Local Cybersecurity Infrastructure", "2023-08-10", "2023", "2023-08", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Glenn Ivey", "I000058", "ivey.house.gov", "ivey", "https://ivey.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. 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 $6,514,533 in U.S. Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Federal Emergency Management Agency funding to help strengthen Maryland\u2019s cybersecurity infrastructure.\n\nThe federal funding, awarded to the Maryland Department of Emergency Management, comes through the FY 2023 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) which helps state, local and territorial (STL) governments manage and reduce systemic cyber risk.\n\n\u201cIncreased cyberattacks on Maryland\u2019s schools, hospitals and state and local government agencies have exposed our residents\u2019 personal information and threatened our national security. The need for strong, secure cybersecurity infrastructure is greater than ever,\u201d said the lawmakers. \u201cThis funding will help address vulnerabilities within our cybersecurity infrastructure to both better defend against attacks and prevent attacks before they happen.\n\nThe SLCGP, made available by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, enables the Department of Homeland Security to make targeted cybersecurity investments in SLT government agencies and improve the security and resilience of critical infrastructure including technology, equipment, training and planning activities.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:30:18Z"], ["https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-mfume-maryland-delegation-announces-over-65-million-to-enhance-state-local-cybersecurity-infrastructure", "Congressman Mfume, Maryland Delegation Announces Over $6.5 Million to Enhance State, Local Cybersecurity Infrastructure", "2023-08-10", "2023", "2023-08", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "Kweisi Mfume", "M000687", "mfume.house.gov", "mfume", "https://mfume.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $6,514,533 in U.S. Department of Homeland Security\u2019s Federal Emergency Management Agency funding to help strengthen Maryland\u2019s cybersecurity infrastructure.\n\nThe federal funding, awarded to the Maryland Department of Emergency Management, comes through the FY 2023 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) which helps state, local and territorial (STL) governments manage and reduce systemic cyber risk.\n\n\u201cIncreased cyberattacks on Maryland\u2019s schools, hospitals and state and local government agencies have exposed our residents\u2019 personal information and threatened our national security. The need for strong, secure cybersecurity infrastructure is greater than ever,\u201d said the lawmakers. \u201cThis funding will help address vulnerabilities within our cybersecurity infrastructure to both better defend against attacks and prevent attacks before they happen.\u201d\n\nThe SLCGP, made available by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, enables the Department of Homeland Security to make targeted cybersecurity investments in SLT government agencies and improve the security and resilience of critical infrastructure including technology, equipment, training and planning activities.\n\nState and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program applicants are encouraged to complete the Grants.gov application no later than seven days before the October 6, 2023, deadline. 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