Mfume, Brown, Hoyer, Ruppersberger, Sarbanes, Raskin and Trone Request Investigation into Bias in Maryland National Guard
Black and women officer candidates were dismissed at significantly higher rates
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Anthony G. Brown, Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all D-MD) called on the National Guard Inspector General to investigate bias in the Maryland National Guard.
Rep. Kweisi Mfume Files Bill Honoring Henrietta Lacks with the Congressional Gold Medal
Washington, D.C., Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume filed legislation to posthumously honor the immortal life of Henrietta Lacks with a Congressional Gold Medal. Ms. Lacks tragically died of cancer in 1951, at the age of thirty-one, after undergoing treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
Congressman Kweisi Mfume Statement Regarding the American Rescue Plan Housing Announcement in Baltimore City and Anniversary of Enactment of the American Rescue Plan
Baltimore, MD – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) released the following statement regarding today’s American Rescue Plan Housing Announcement in Baltimore City and the one-year anniversary of passage of the American Rescue Plan.
Mfume, Maryland Delegation Announce More than $38 Million in Reimbursement Funds for Statewide COVID-19 Economic Recovery
Congressman Kweisi Mfume Introduces Bill to Award WWII Hero Doris Miller the Congressional Gold Medal, He Saved Many Lives During Pearl Harbor Attack
Washington, DC, Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume introduced legislation posthumously awarding a Congressional Gold Medal to Mr. Doris (Dorie) Miller, an African American ship’s cook serving in the racially segregated steward’s branch of the U.S. Navy, in recognition of his acts of valor during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
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Baltimore, MD - Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume issued the following statement about President Joe Biden's nomination of Supreme Court nominee, the honorable Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
"I applaud President Biden's nomination of federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. Her impressive credentials and judicial experience set her apart as an accomplished and eminently qualified nominee who will uphold the standards of justice for all. I urge her swift confirmation," said Rep. Kweisi Mfume.
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Mfume, Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Urge Maryland Department of Labor to Apply for American Rescue Plan Program to Improve Deeply Flawed Unemployment Insurance System
BALTIMORE-- Congressman Kweisi Mfume released the following statement on today's hearing about postal service delays in the Baltimore area.
Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces $9.3 Million in Federal Funding for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act continues to support American jobs and Maryland’s clean energy future