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June 21, 2023
Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) introduced the Jordan McNair Student Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act in the United States House of Representatives. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) introduced the companion legislation in the United States Senate. This legislation can serve as a lifeline for student athletes and requires college athletic programs to create, implement, and rehearse specific heat illness emergency action plans (EAPs) in consultation with local emergency responders, including the operation and use of cold-water immersion equipment, in order to avoid heat-related illnesses and fatalities.
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June 13, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (Md.-7), U.S.
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May 31, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume and Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (all D-Md.) announced $5,000,000 to spur scientific and technological research at Morgan State University in Baltimore City.
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May 17, 2023
BALTIMORE – Congressman Kweisi Mfume, U.S.
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May 17, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume, U.S.
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May 16, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.), Chair of the United States Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman joined the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore for a walking tour of Black-owned small businesses. The event included visits to local shops supported by the Downtown BOOST (Black-Owned and Operated Storefront Tenancy) Program, a program to propel Baltimore’s Black-owned retail businesses. Pictures from the tour and roundtable can be found HERE and video is available upon request.
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May 12, 2023
BALTIMORE – Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) released a letter he sent on Saturday, April 29, 2023, to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S.
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May 9, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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May 9, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H.
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May 1, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding Senator Ben Cardin's (D-MD) decision to not pursue another term in the United States Senate in 2024.