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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, and Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (all D-Md.) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) one-month lease extension for the Fort Howard Post Office. Initially expected to close on Friday, September 15, the Fort Howard branch is now expected to continue operating in its current location until October 14, while USPS continues working towards a long-term solution.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), and Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), released the following statement condemning House Republicans for refusing to consider their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) amendment in the Fiscal Year 2024 Defense appropriations package. |
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Rep. Raul Ruiz, M.D., Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, led every Democratic Member of the Select Subcommittee in sending a letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), requesting information on the Biden Administration’s ongoing efforts to prevent and prepare for future pandemics.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (all D-Md.) today announced $2,995,210 in U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) funding – through the CHIPS and Science Act that the lawmakers fought to pass – for Morgan State University students to conduct research on the ways artificial intelligence (AI) can be harnessed to combat climate change.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $8,790,108 in federal funding for the Maryland Energy Administration to modernize the state’s power grid and invest in clean energy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (all D-Md.) wrote to United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy regarding the agency’s plan to close the Fort Howard Post Office on September 15, 2023.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.)today announced $6,514,533 in U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency funding to help strengthen Maryland’s cybersecurity infrastructure.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $15,910,021 in fiscal year 2023 Department of Homeland Security preparedness grants to strengthen security at houses of worship in Maryland.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) announced $28,927,670 in federal funding for Head Start programs across the state to expand early learning, development, health services, and family well-being.
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