WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement on the Senate's failure to pass critical voting rights legislation today:

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $396 million in Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans for the City of Baltimore, Md., to help the city upgrade aging water infrastructure, including in low-income communities and communities of color. Project construction and operation are expected to create an estimated 2,700 jobs.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced that Maryland will receive $409,507,880 over the next five years to improve bridges and create good-paying jobs across the state.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement on the House passage of voting rights legislation, the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, today:

"The Voting Rights Act of 1965 targeted racist, Jim Crow era voter suppression laws and put our country on a path towards election fairness. A 2013 Supreme Court decision weakened the Voting Rights Act and allowed years later supporters of Donald Trump along with emboldened state legislatures to reinstate legalized voter suppression.

WASHINGTON – Members of Maryland's congressional delegation gathered virtually Tuesday for their first official meeting with the newly appointed regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III, Adam Ortiz. U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) met with Ortiz to discuss Chesapeake Bay Program oversight, implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, environmental justice and other regional environmental issues.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) announced that $143,357,536 in federal relief has been delivered to Maryland families to help cover their energy costs for fiscal year 2022 (October 2021 to September 2022).

BALTIMORE– Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement on the passing of Herman Williams, Jr.:

"Herman Williams, Jr. was the embodiment of public service in Baltimore City. He served in various capacities under 9 mayors for 47 years and he was the first African American fire chief in Baltimore. Herman was a trailblazer, a gentleman, and a friend. His example has made it possible for so many others to serve. Our prayers are with Montel and the entire Williams family.

We will always remember Herman's leadership and service. Rest In Peace."