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Amidst the focus on the Democratic presidential campaign season, Maryland Congressman Anthony Brown recently introduced legislation that is intended to increase funding for infrastructure improvements that he feels are critical to student safety. Read more »

“Critical equipment damages our ability to engage in great power competition,” Brown said. “President Trump has twice taken funding from military construction projects, including the development of a new child care center on Joint Andrews Air Force Base, to pay for a wall he promised voters would be paid for by Mexico. His actions are yet another reckless abuse of power.” Read more »

In response to a Jan. 14 letter from HASC Vice Chair Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Md., among others, which raised concerns about a drawdown in AFRICOM, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John Rood, who has since left the building, noted that the first action coming out of the review is to deploy the Army’s 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade to AFRICOM. Read more »

“We have a budget agreement where we are going to fund the military at near record levels so we can ensure we have a ready force,” House Armed Services Committee Vice Chairman Anthony Brown (D-Md.) told Federal News Network. “That’s what our budget reflects. Our budget doesn’t reflect, nor was it designed, to account for several billion dollars being diverted.” Read more »

The Safe Routes Partnership is honored to have worked with Rep. Brown and the other cosponsors to craft this legislation. We look forward to working with them to push for the inclusion of this language in the next transportation bill. The Safe Routes to School Expansion Act is a perfect fit with our other key legislative asks: Read more »

“Congressman Brown has consistently advocated for the expansion of new public transit for Maryland as a means of reducing congestion, reducing pollution, improving our local economies and connecting communities,” said Christian Unkenholz, a spokesman for Brown. “Rail, bus rapid transit, transportation demand management and telework are all … important ways to improve mobility. We should be actively pursuing these options as Maryland continues to grow.” Read more »

Another modest change to the bill also was approved by voice vote: an amendment by Rep. Anthony Brown (D-Md.) to encourage the Interior secretary and the Agriculture secretary to ensure U.S. service members and veterans have access to public lands. Read more »

In 2018, When Rep. Mac Thornberry, now the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee was chairman, he had a similar idea and sought legislation to slash back-office support services. But Maryland Democratic Rep. Anthony Brown led a successful bipartisan effort to weaken that proposal, and in the end, Thornberry agreed to a less prescriptive plan for cuts. Read more »

This week, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos (IL-17) and 19 of their Democratic colleagues sent a letter to Manu Asthana, President and CEO of PJM Interconnection, to urge a delay in PJM’s annual capacity auctions so states can mitigate the expansion of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)’s Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) and understand how this deci... Read more »

One of the most seasoned military veterans on the House Armed Services Committee has been on the front line of a legislative effort to block President Donald Trump from using billions in funds for military construction to build a wall on the southern border. Read more »