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WASHINGTON – The full Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone, today announced $48,404,965 to support counties and cities in Maryland in their response to the economic and housing impacts of the 2019 nove... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) presided over the House of Representatives as speaker pro tempore, during the debate and final passage of the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (Act). The following statement can be attributed to Congressman Brown: “It was an absolute privilege and honor to preside over today’s historic debate and vote. Members and lea... Read more »

The Department of Defense is on course to get a major funding boost as the U.S. military is drawn into the nation’s war against an “invisible enemy.” The issue is of special concern in Maryland — home to more than a dozen military bases and a sizable military population. As of last year, Maryland claimed roughly 50,000 service members and about the same number of civilian Defense Department employ... Read more »

“Team Maryland continues to work together to provide the maximum available federal resources to protect the public health and safety of the people of Maryland.” Read more »

“Maryland and other states need more aid. First responders and frontline health care workers are facing an unprecedented challenge that will require unprecedented action from the federal government,” said Congressman Anthony Brown. “We need more masks, ventilators and other critical medical equipment. With lives at stake, this can’t be limited action. Simply put, this can’t wait.” Read more »

“My top priority moving forward is getting money in the pockets of working families and helping the business community get back on its feet." Read more »

“I am confident in our ability as a state to take action in order to protect the health of our neighbors and vulnerable communities,” Brown said in a statement. Read more »

“Maryland small businesses are fighting for survival. The severe, but necessary, protective measures put in place across the state have had immediate, adverse impacts on small businesses and employees,” the lawmakers said. Read more »

“Given the various protective measures being put in place by the state, numerous businesses are reporting substantive impacts on their business operations, which is creating an immediate adverse impact on small businesses and their employees,” the lawmakers wrote. Read more »

“The health and safety of this region … must remain a top priority for continuity of operations for our democratic government” Read more »