WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.), along with Representatives John P. Sarbanes (D-Md.) and Bobby Scott (D-Va.), led members representing the Chesapeake Bay region in a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging continued investment in the health of the Chesapeake Bay. The letter, sent to Natural Resources Conservation Servic... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Anthony G. Brown released the following statement in response to reporting on continued COVID-19 health disparities in Prince George’s County, one of the wealthiest majority-minority jurisdictions in the country, as well as unrest over the killing of George Floyd. Congressman Brown continues to call for targeted solutions: “Race neutral solutions will not solve the l... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Vice Chair and 30-year combat veteran, Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s threat to have National Guardsmen shoot protesters in Minneapolis: “President Trump has debased and tarnished the office of the presidency many times over his term. His late night threat to have national guar... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led a letter with members of the Maryland delegation, including Senator Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) urging Maryland Governor Larry Hogan to publicly release his plan on Maryland COVID-19 testing, which he is req... Read more »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman Anthony G. Brown (all D-Md.) announced $4,162,472 for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) for the expansion of its zero-emission bus fleet. Funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) FY 2020 Low- or No-Emission Vehicle Program (Low-No). These funds, which are the first WMATA has re... Read more »
“For weeks, myself and local leaders have called on Governor Hogan to provide transparency on the overpriced tests procured from South Korea and what more supplies are needed to ramp up testing capacity. The Hogan Administration has stonewalled at every turn." Read more »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny Hoyer and Anthony Brown today praised the Army’s decision to recognize bravery “in the face of evil” as demonstrated by Bowie State ROTC student and Second Lieutenant Richard W. Collins III, who was killed two days after his commissioning in 2017. The lawmakers were notified Wednesday of the Secretary of the Army’s de... Read more »
Military service academies are historically less diverse than the nation. According to a study by Yale University women have never exceeded 27 percent of nominations made by Members of Congress. Leadership is strongest when it represents the diversity of the people they represent, encompassing different backgrounds and perspectives. Read more »
In Maryland, 80 percent of nursing homes with high black and Latino populations have been hit by the coronavirus, double the rate for homes with predominantly white residents. Read more »
County and city leaders have largely been left to fend for themselves in procuring testing supplies and PPE needed to protect public health and reopen businesses safely. Read more »
