WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding his vote to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, which upholds marriage equality under federal law for same sex and interracial couples. This legislation now goes to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian custody.
“Today is a great day for all Americans and the freedoms we fight so hard for, because Brittney Griner has been released from her unjust detention in Russia,” said Congressman Kweisi Mfume.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement upon passage of legislation to ratify the rail labor agreement and legislation to add seven days of paid sick leave to the agreement.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding the passing of Congressman Donald McEachin (VA-04).
"Don fought a quiet, dignified fight, all the way to the end. May the grace of God give comfort to his soul and eternal peace to the spirit he leaves behind."
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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement following the tragic mass shooting in Chesapeake, Virginia.
WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) introduced the New Pathways Act, legislation to help formerly incarcerated Americans re-enter society by requiring the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to help these individuals obtain government-issued identification.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Kweisi Mfume, Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, and John Sarbanes (all D-Md.) today announced $378,538 to promote community policing and provide mental health support to Maryland police departments. This federal funding comes through the U.S.
BALTIMORE, MD – Congressman Kweisi Mfume will speak and stand with Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, Congressman Anthony Brown, and other Maryland local and state leaders at a press conference on Friday, November 4, to advocate for Prince George’s County, Maryland as the selection process for the new FBI headquarters continues.