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In the wake of Friday’s air strikes on chemical weapons sites in Syria, some Maryland Democrats are calling on President Trump to obtain authorization from Congress before taking additional military action. Read more »

"Any strike will not be effective without a comprehensive and coherent strategy. This strategy must marshal our economic, diplomatic, information and military resources to permanently stop Assad from committing war crimes. We must also send a clear message to Assad’s patrons and supporters in Russia and Iran, while moving Syria closer to a negotiated solution that ends the conflict and humanitarian crisis. Congress and the American people are entitled to an open debate on our policy objectives and strategic goals and the President must come before Congress for the authority to engage in a sustained use of military force." Read more »

Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Md., said he was concerned about the lack of a strategy for the border initiative, something the Pentagon and DHS pointed to as a problem in past Guard deployments to the border. Read more »

Ten Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee sent a letter Wednesday to Mattis opposing any attempt to redirect Pentagon funding to pay for a wall. The lawmakers warned that such budgetary maneuvering would take money away from funds the military needs to rebuild after years of budget caps. Read more »

Members of a House task force on environmental justice sent a letter to Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke Wednesday criticizing him for recently reported comments on diversity, urging him to better use diverse resources at the department. In the letter, the group of 31 Democratic leaders on the United for Climate and Environmental Justice Task Force call the reports that Zinke disparaged th... Read more »

Rep. Anthony G. Brown (D-Md.) announced Tuesday that he is backing State’s Attorney Angela D. Alsobrooks in the race for Prince George’s County executive. Read more »

Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) recently led a Congressional Delegation with Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12), Congressmen Hank Johnson (GA-04) and Al Lawson (FL-05) to Morehouse College, Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University, Florida A&M University and North Carolina A&T State University to discuss the DoD HBCU/MI program and the important effort to expand STEM opportunities and increase DoD investments in HBCUs. Read more »

On a recent weekday afternoon in Largo, Md., California billionaire Tom Steyer — a philanthropist, political fundraiser and former hedge fund manager — changed out of his business suit, zipped up a Mr. Rogers sweater, ambled into a conference room at a DoubleTree off the Beltway and began talking with the assembled 11 attendees about his most recent endeavor. “I’m Tom,” he said, making his way to ... Read more »

Senators Cardin and Van Hollen and Congressmen Cummings, Sarbanes, and Brown, all Members of the Maryland congressional Delegation, and District of Columbia Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton sent a letter to Governor Larry Hogan requesting detailed information about the State’s regulation of the proposed Hyperloop Project, including the regulatory standards that will apply to the project as well as the environmental and other reviews that will be required before the project is permitted to proceed. Read more »

Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) released the following statement regarding President Trump’s ban on transgender troops in the military: Read more »