HAVRE DE GRACE, MD — Several agencies in Havre de Grace received federal and state grants recently to support public safety. Among them are the Havre de Grace Ambulance Corps, Havre de Grace Police Department and Susquehanna Hose Company. One Havre de Grace organizations was awarded federal funding, the Maryland congressional delegation announced this week. The Havre de Grace Ambulance Corps was ... Read more »
"Children and families are our top priority as we continue our recovery," said Congressman Brown in a press release. "This money will help set America's children up for success and put more money in the pockets of hardworking parents to use for child care, summer programs, school supplies, food, rent, clothes, and other necessities. This is how we help families get back on their feet, fight poverty and truly build back better." Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Congresswoman Terri Sewell (AL-07), Congresswoman Ann McLane Kuster (NH-02), Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-AL), Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) and Congressman Tony Cárdenas (CA-29) reintroduced the Health Enterprise Zones Act, H.R.4510, to close the gaps in our health care system that have lef... 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, and Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) today announced $1,201,379 in American Rescue Plan funding to support fire and emergency rescue departments across Maryland. “Maryland’s fire and rescue teams risk their lives every single day to protect our communi... Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) applauded the inclusion of $4 million in funding for the Prince George’s County Department of Health to construct a pediatric telehealth network in 100 Prince George’s County public schools and provide mental health services to students. The funding passed out of the full House Appropriations Committee last wee... Read more »
Millions of American families will begin receiving monthly payments from the expanded Child Tax Credit as part of the American Rescue Plan. Families will receive $3,600 annually per child under six years old and $3,000 annually for children between the ages of six and 17. 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 $2,987,679 in federal funding to bolster maternal and child health care services. This funding comes from Congress through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It will help t... Read more »
U.S. Rep. Anthony Brown, who represents Anne Arundel County, said the verdict “brings us closer to a resolution for the victim’s families, their colleagues and our community.” Read more »
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 - 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 $53,968,575 from the American Rescue Plan to strengthen special education services for children across the state. “The COVID-19 pandemic has presented significant challenges for special e... Read more »
