Press Releases | Representative Kweisi Mfume

Congressman Mfume Statement on Senator Cardin Decision to Not Seek Re-election in 2024

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.

Congressman Mfume, Congresswoman Watson Coleman Reintroduce New Pathways Act to Aide Reentry and Reduce Recidivism

April 26, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) introduced the New Pathways Act.

Congressman Mfume, Maryland Congressional Members, Mayor Scott Highlight Federal Funding to Move Forward with Highway to Nowhere Redevelopment

April 25, 2023

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BALTIMORE – U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (all D-Md.), and Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott were joined Monday by U.S. Under Secretary of Transportation Carlos Monje and Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld in front of the Highway to Nowhere in West Baltimore to highlight the City’s recently awarded $2 million in federal funding to plan for the redevelopment of this structure which has divided West Baltimore for so long. The lawmakers fought to secure this funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities Program, a new program they worked successfully to create within the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

On Tax Day, Congressman Mfume Co-Leads with Congresswoman Porter and Congressman Connolly Two Bills to Make Tax System Work Better for Americans

April 18, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—As tax season winds down, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07) co-led with Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA-47) and Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11) two bills to improve the efficiency of the tax system for Americans.

Congressman Mfume, Maryland Delegation Announces $18.3 Million Federal Investment in State’s Wastewater and Stormwater Systems

April 11, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $18,326,000 in funding to upgrade essential wastewater and stormwater systems to protect public health and waterways.

Congressman Mfume, Bipartisan Maryland Delegation Urges Commerce Secretary to Declare State of Emergency for Chesapeake Bay Fisheries

April 6, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The full Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Andy Harris, M.D., Jamie Raskin, David J.

Congressman Mfume, Maryland Congressional Delegation Urges Focus on Environmental Protection as State Negotiates New Conowingo Dam License

April 4, 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.

Congressman Mfume, Maryland Congressional Delegation Members’ Statement on Diversion of East Palestine Waste from Baltimore

March 30, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie B. Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) released the following statement after receiving confirmation from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Norfolk Southern that they no longer plan to transport waste from the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment to Baltimore.

Congressman Mfume Calls on EPA to Rescind Its Approval of Plan to Send Contaminated Water from Ohio to Baltimore

March 27, 2023

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) requested Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan to immediately rescind the EPA approval of Norfolk Southern Railway’s decision to send contaminated water from its train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio to Baltimore, Maryland.

Congressman Mfume, Maryland Delegation Announces More Than $15 Million For Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

March 23, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $15,584,011 in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding for Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) Airport.