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A new bill in Congress aims to give some mollusks in the Chesapeake Bay watershed a $10 million preservation boost. Read more »

DeLauro’s bill has 201 cosponsors, including Maryland Democratic Reps. Jamie Raskin, John P. Sarbanes, Anthony G. Brown, and David J. Trone. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) has a companion bill in the Senate with 34 cosponsors, including both senators from Maryland. Read more »

"We get overwhelmed with data and statistics and trends and polls, so what is really important from time to time is hearing the stories, and seeing the faces, of people who are impacted by the decisions that we make or that we fail to make," Brown said. "When you hear from members of the military who have suffered at the hands of the military health system, you can almost feel the pain of this family. It makes a difference." Read more »

The Democratic legislators from Maryland announced that their provision authorizing the promotion was included in the House- and Senate-negotiated National Defense Authorization Act. That must now be voted on by the full House and the full Senate and approved by President Trump. Read more »

“The 2020 defense authorization bill empowers the commanders to be able to do more inspections, the inspector general to be able to do more inspections, and we are putting more money into the program,” Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) told Federal News Network. Read more »

The defense measure contains a provision along the lines of an amendment introduced by Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) requiring the Defense Department to produce reports on waivers granted to transgender enlistees under the Trump ban. Read more »

Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Maryland) had some sharp criticism for the proposal, issuing a statement that said, “Governor Hogan is pushing forward with his Beltway expansion project without transparency, community support or a comprehensive vision for what Maryland’s transportation network will look like in the 21st century.” Read more »

The Smithsonian also needs more storage, Bunch said. The organization’s Museum Support Center is in Suitland, Maryland, in the district of Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Largo. The center houses five storage pods, each the size of a football field. Read more »

Lawmakers stood alongside activists and survivors of school shootings at the protest. Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), Congressman Anthony Brown (D-Md.) and Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) each addressed the crowd of demonstrators. Read more »

Lawmakers like Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) said they are seeing issues with the houses continue. Read more »