WASHINGTON, D.C. – One year after Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, Maryland Congressman Kweisi Mfume joined a bicameral Congressional letter, led by Congressman Johnny Olszewski, urging states to conduct critical bridge safety tests to prevent further tragedy in communities across the country.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Representatives Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Glenn Ivey (MD-04), Sarah Elfreth (MD-03), April McClain Delaney (MD-06) and Johnny Olszewski (MD-02) released the following statement after the Trump White House conceded to deporting Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland immigrant, in ‘error,’ sending him to a Salvadoran prison where he remains:

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Amber F.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on National Medal of Honor Day, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) announced the introduction of a pair of bills to commemorate the life and legacy of African American Mess Attendant Doris ‘Dorie’ Miller. During the attack on Pearl Harbor, Mess Attendant Miller manned an anti-aircraft gun and downed enemy planes, despite the fact that the racially segregated steward’s branch of the Navy was not trained to use anti-aircraft guns.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md.), Governor Wes Moore, and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Glenn Ivey, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.), released the following statement on the future of the FBI headquarters: 

BALTIMORE – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding a federal judge's order for half a dozen federal agencies to immediately reinstate probationary employees fired last month as part of the Trump administration’s effort to purge the federal workforce.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) voted against the partisan Republican government funding bill that harms American veterans, seniors, and families while giving Elon Musk and President Trump leeway to shut off and repurpose funding as they see fit. The bill was passed out of the U.S. House virtually along party lines and will now be considered in the U.S. Senate.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Sarah Elfreth and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) released the following statement on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ permit granting the Maryland Transportation Authority permission for construction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge replacement: