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Brown told the board in a letter that Hogan’s proposal on the wages and benefits of state workers “severely undermines the dignity and morale of workers upon whom our citizens depend for services.” Read more »

Congressman Anthony Brown (D-Md) is joining efforts to immediately pay thousands of people waiting for unemployment benefits. The backlog in Maryland is nearly 25,000 and some have been waiting since March. Del. Vaughn Stewart (D-Montgomery Co.) proposed the idea to send a check for $1,200 to everyone on the backlog. “It’s huge to have Congressman Brown’s support in this effort,” said Stewart. “I ... Read more »

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all Md.) wrote to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Peter Gaynor urging the approval of Maryland’s request for federal disaster assistance through the Hazard Mitig... Read more »

The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare disparities in our health care system along racial and geographic lines. The bill creates incentives to attract health care practitioners to work in health-disadvantaged communities. Read more »

Democratic lawmakers are introducing new legislation Thursday to begin addressing the health disparities that have led to a disproportionate number of minorities contracting and dying from the coronavirus. The Health Enterprises Zones Act seeks to incentivize health care providers to work in disadvantaged communities where longstanding problems with access to quality health care have put minority... Read more »

Washington, D.C. – Members of Congress representing the National Capital Region today wrote to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy urging them to “issue strong, explicit directives to Members of the House regarding proper face coverings” as Congress prepares to cast votes next week. The letter, led by Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) and signed by Majority Leader Steny Hoyer ... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) and the Maryland Congressional Delegation, including U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen along with Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone, today applauded Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D) and Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Adrienne Jones (D) for ... Read more »

Nearly 71,000 Maryland residents who have filed unemployment claims during the coronavirus pandemic have been blocked from receiving payments, state labor officials said Thursday. Those claims, which the state says are pending because of unresolved issues, make up just over 13% of all claims filed from March 9 to June 6 as layoffs and furloughs mounted amid business closures. More than 500,000 Ma... Read more »

Joy Fowler is a 26-year-old single mother who had finally found her way: After experiencing eviction and homelessness, she entered a rapid-rehousing program and found a job she loved that allowed her to keep up with her bills and get off of public assistance. “I’ve always been a hard worker through all my struggles,” she told Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D) during a virtual news confe... Read more »

Maryland congressional leaders are urging Gov. Larry Hogan to make more improvements to the state’s new Beacon One-Stop unemployment benefits website because they say constituents are not receiving their benefits in a timely manner. U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen wrote a letter to the Republican governor Tuesday, saying they hear from constituents “every day” who continue to encounter... Read more »