WASHINGTON – Today, members of the Maryland congressional delegation, led by U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congressman Anthony G. Brown, and including Senator Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) sent a letter to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan urging him to use race and ethnicity data to deve... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Anthony G. Brown released the following statement after Maryland announced the largest one-day increase in positive COVID-19 cases, and Governor Hogan announced new COVID-19 testing sites would be opening soon in both Hyattsville and Clinton in Prince George’s County: “Prince George’s County has been asking for more help with testing for months, but was forced to fen... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, John P. Sarbanes, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and local transit partners will receive $876 million in federal funding through the CARES Act. Of that total, $41.1 million will be distributed to ... Read more »
“Daily testing and positive infections rates must inform public health decisions. The rush to reopen Maryland without adequate testing leaves our communities vulnerable to infection and risks lives." Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) released the following statement regarding Governor Hogan’s announcement that the state has received necessary equipment from FEMA to deploy promised testing across the state: “Governor Hogan’s announcement that Maryland has received the first shipment of swabs and extraction kits from FEMA is good news. If Maryland now has the testing compon... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), released the following statement in reaction to Prince George’s County, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in Maryland, reaching more 10,000 positive cases this morning: “With more than 10,000 positive cases in our communities, Prince George’s County has reached a grim milestone in this outbreak. Daily infections and deaths continue ... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Members of the Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone announced that Maryland will receive $205,723,600 to expand COVID-19 testing capacity statewide. Funding comes from the U.S. Department of Health... Read more »
“For Governor Hogan’s Administration to say unemployment is fixed, while hundreds of thousands of Marylanders wait to file or to get benefits is an outrage. We cannot, should not and must not dismiss their pain and financial hardship,” said Congressman Brown. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Three weeks ago, Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) wrote Maryland Governor Larry Hogan to request additional information on the state’s testing capacity, as the Governor plans to reopen the state’s economy. No answers have been received. As preparations are underway to ease restrictions put in place to protect public health, Maryland has seen daily rises in infections and de... Read more »
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congressman John Sarbanes (both D-Md.) led Chesapeake Bay delegation members in sending a bicameral letter to Bay Watershed Governors Larry Hogan (R-Md.), Tom Wolf (D-Penn.), John Carney (D-Del.), Ralph Northam (D-Va.), and Jim Justice (R-W.Va.); and Mayor Muriel Bowser (D-D.C.) urging them to maintain rigorous environmental standards crucial t... Read more »
