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“Our recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic calls for new investments in the future of our communities. Cumulatively, this funding will help improve quality of life for residents of Prince George’s and Anne Arundel Counties by supporting critical educational, public health, public safety, and environmental initiatives.” Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and U.S. Representative Anthony Brown (both D-Md.) led a bicameral group of lawmakers in a letter urging President Joe Biden and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to designate Cameroon for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) due to ongoing armed conflicts and increasingly severe violence ... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) released the following statement calling on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to immediately halt the deportation of Cameroonian and other African asylum-seekers: “The American people resoundingly rejected the Trump Administration’s inhumane and cruel immigration policies. I am deeply concerned with a Trump-appointed judge stepping in... Read more »

“President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have called on all Americans to come together in order to build our country back. Through unity, President Biden will lead our nation to overcome the challenges we face from the pandemic, a struggling economy, racial disparities and climate change. " Read more »

Edgar Diaz-Palma was driving to a local bakery last month to buy breakfast for his children when a black, unmarked SUV behind him flipped on its lights. Diaz-Palma pulled over, and an officer told the 42-year-old father of three that he had made an illegal U-turn, according to his attorney. The officer asked for Diaz-Palma’s license, and moments later told the Langley Park resident that he had a ... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Vice Chair Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) released the following statement calling for an end to the deportations of Cameroonian asylum seekers by the Trump Administration: “I am deeply concerned by the Trump Administration’s planned deportation and alleged mistreatment of Cameroonian asylum seekers. Cameroon's Anglophone minority has faced e... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Vice Chair Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) released the following statement on the election of Joseph R. Biden as the 46th President of the United States and the historic election of Senator Kamala Harris as Vice President: “The American people have spoken, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be the next President and Vice President of the United States. Des... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Vice Chair Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (CA-37) and 41 Members of Congress wrote a letter to Chairs and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee advocating for additional conditions and limitations on the transfer of Department of Defense property and equipment to law enforcement agen... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Anthony Brown (MD-04), Vice Chair of the House Armed Services Committee and 30-year Army veteran, released the following statement after the Department of Defense announced it would extend the deployment of 4,000 Department of Defense personnel to the southern border through October: “The continued deployment of troops, guardsmen and Department of Defense personnel t... Read more »

His actions are yet another reckless abuse of power, another broken promise to our troops and their families and another example of this president putting his own political gain ahead of this country’s national security. Read more »