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March 11, 2021

WASHINGTON–Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume of Maryland (MD-07) issued the following statement after he and the Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass two key pieces of common-sense gun legislation to address gun violence that plagues our communities: H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act; and H.R.

Issues:Congress
March 10, 2021

WASHINGTON – Congressman Kweisi Mfume of Maryland (MD-07) released the following statement(s) after voting to pass H.R. 1319 – American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 today.

Issues:Economy
March 4, 2021

WASHINGTON– Congressman Kweisi Mfume of Maryland released the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 1280, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

March 4, 2021

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) today announced $424,875 in federal funding for the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) to research the lasting effects of COVID-19 on the brain.

March 3, 2021

WASHINGTON--Congressman Kweisi Mfume of Maryland released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass H.R.1, the For the People Act.

February 27, 2021

WASHINGTON -- Congressman Kweisi Mfume of Maryland released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives worked through the early morning hours to pass the American Rescue Plan Act.

Issues:Economy
February 26, 2021

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) today announced $3,344,121 in federal funding to tackle racial and ethnic disparities in housing and healthcare services for underserved communities across Baltimore.

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February 25, 2021

WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Vice-Chair of the House Small Business Committee, announced introduction of the Ushering Progress by Leveraging Innovation and Future Technology (UPLIFT) Act of 2021, which will foster innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems in minority, rural, lower-income, and other underserved communities by providing Historically Black Colleg

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February 24, 2021

WASHINGTON--Today Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) and other members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing on proposed legislation to rectify the financial challenges and inexcusable performance of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).

February 19, 2021

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $754,500 to help develop and preserve affordable housing, revitalize and sustain neighborhoods and create local good-paying jobs across the City of Baltimore.