Press Releases | Representative Kweisi Mfume

Congressman Mfume, Maryland Delegation Members Announce Over $1 Million for Manufacturing and Innovation in Maryland

June 23, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) announced $1,375,686 for the Maryland Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) to support local small- and medium-sized manufacturing businesses and create job opportunities in Maryland.

Congressman Mfume, Senator Cardin Introduce Jordan McNair Student Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act

June 21, 2023

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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.

Congressman Mfume, Bipartisan Maryland Congressional Delegation Welcomes Governor Wes Moore at U.S. Capitol to Discuss Federal Priorities

June 13, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (Md.-7), U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Steny Hoyer (Md.-5), Dutch Ruppersberger (Md.-2), John Sarbanes (Md.-3), Andy Harris (Md.-1), Jamie Raskin (Md.-8) and Glenn Ivey (Md.-4) welcomed Maryland Governor Wes Mooreand members of his cabinet to the U.S.

Mfume, Cardin, Van Hollen Announce $5 Million for Advanced Magnet and Semiconductor Research at Morgan State University

May 31, 2023

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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.

Mfume, Baltimore-Area Congressional Delegation Members Applaud Launch of Workforce Hub in Baltimore to Connect Workers to Jobs and Build Out America’s Skilled Workforce

May 17, 2023

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BALTIMORE – Congressman Kweisi Mfume, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger and John Sarbanes (all D-Md.) applauded the Biden Administration’s launch of a new workforce hub in Baltimore to train workers to step into good-paying jobs and build out our region’s skilled workforce as its clean energy and infrastructure industries grow.

Mfume, Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Announce Over $24 Million in Federal Funding to Spur Economic Growth in Maryland Communities Disproportionately Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 17, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger and John Sarbanes (all D-Md.) announced $24,671,056 to help six Maryland-based community financial institutions spur economic growth and create job opportunities. The awards, allocated through the U.S.

Mfume, Cardin, Van Hollen Host SBA Administrator Guzman for Tour of Black-Owned Small Businesses and Sound the Alarm on Impact of Debt Default

May 16, 2023

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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.

Congressman Mfume Sent April Letter to EPA Administrator Adamantly Opposing Norfolk Southern’s Resurrected Contaminated Water Plan for Baltimore

May 12, 2023

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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. Regan urging the Administrator to reject Norfolk Southern Railway Corporation’s (“Norfolk Southern”) resurrected plan to treat wastewater from the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment in Baltimore and seeking a meeting with the Administrator to discuss it.

Congressmen Mfume, Connolly, Raskin, and Fitzpatrick Introduce Resolution Honoring America’s Public Servants

May 9, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C.

Congressman Mfume, Maryland Delegation Members Announce $824,000 to Improve Scenic Byways Across Maryland

May 9, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) announced $824,000 in federal funding for the Maryland Department of Transportation to improve Maryland’s scenic roads. This funding through the U.S.