Any parent will tell you: kids always need something else. For D.C. resident Yehesuah Downie, that something else is a replacement cell phone for his 12-year-old son, a major expense given Downie’s challenging financial situation during the pandemic. But there’s relief coming as soon as Thursday: a monthly $250 payment from the federal government. The payment is part of a significant expansion of ... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) applauded the inclusion of $200,000 in funding to expand the Anacostia Watershed Society’s “Treating & Teaching” stormwater management and environmental education program in partnership with Prince George’s Public Schools. This funding was included as part of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and Environment Fiscal Year... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) and Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) applauded the award of $30.4 million total to 70 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) minority-serving institutions (MSIs) as part of the (FY) 2021 DoD Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MSI) Research and Education Program. Awards range up to... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Anthony Brown (MD-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) today announced $10,155,895 in funding through the American Rescue Plan for Maryland’s Head Start programs. “Maryland’s children hav... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), the sole Maryland member on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, praised the inclusion of 11 requested projects in the Fourth Congressional District and across the state as part of the transformational INVEST in America Act. These projects cumulatively total approximately $82.55 million of the $130.3 million directed fed... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) reintroduced the Raise the Age Act to increase the age to purchase a semiautomatic rifle from 18 to 21 years old. Most Americans have to wait until the age of 21 before they can legally buy alcohol, rent a vehicle or gamble in most states. But under federal law, an 18-year-old can walk into a gun store and buy a military-style assault weapon.... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on the release of President Biden’s first full budget: “President Biden’s budget reflects our values and is clear-eyed about the challenges facing our country, from the pandemic, the economy, climate change and ingrained structural racism. By prioritizing progra... Read more »
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced that Maryland can extend its Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) nutrition and meals assistance program for eligible Maryland children through June 2021. From August 2020 and wit... Read more »
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all Md.) today announced nearly $5.2 million in supplemental federal funding to bolster early childhood programs for low-income families across the state. “Closing the learning gap, which was mad... Read more »
“After a once in a generation pandemic and economic crisis, a long overdue reckoning on race and unprecedented attacks on the very foundations of our democracy, it’s time to meet the moment. I believe we are up to these challenges and with President Biden, we’re prepared to deliver.” Read more »
