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Mfume, Cardin, Van Hollen Host SBA Administrator Guzman for Tour of Black-Owned Small Businesses and Sound the Alarm on Impact of Debt Default

May 16, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.), Chair of the United States Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman joined the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore for a walking tour of Black-owned small businesses. The event included visits to local shops supported by the Downtown BOOST (Black-Owned and Operated Storefront Tenancy) Program, a program to propel Baltimore’s Black-owned retail businesses. Pictures from the tour and roundtable can be found HERE and video is available upon request.

Congressman Mfume Sent April Letter to EPA Administrator Adamantly Opposing Norfolk Southern’s Resurrected Contaminated Water Plan for Baltimore

May 12, 2023

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BALTIMORE – Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) released a letter he sent on Saturday, April 29, 2023, to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan urging the Administrator to reject Norfolk Southern Railway Corporation’s (“Norfolk Southern”) resurrected plan to treat wastewater from the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment in Baltimore and seeking a meeting with the Administrator to discuss it.

Congressmen Mfume, Connolly, Raskin, and Fitzpatrick Introduce Resolution Honoring America’s Public Servants

May 9, 2023

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Congressman Mfume, Maryland Delegation Members Announce $824,000 to Improve Scenic Byways Across Maryland

May 9, 2023

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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 $824,000 in federal funding for the Maryland Department of Transportation to improve Maryland’s scenic roads. This funding through the U.S.

Congressman Mfume Statement on Senator Cardin Decision to Not Seek Re-election in 2024

May 1, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding Senator Ben Cardin's (D-MD) decision to not pursue another term in the United States Senate in 2024.

Congressman Mfume, Congresswoman Watson Coleman Reintroduce New Pathways Act to Aide Reentry and Reduce Recidivism

April 26, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) introduced the New Pathways Act.

Congressman Mfume, Maryland Congressional Members, Mayor Scott Highlight Federal Funding to Move Forward with Highway to Nowhere Redevelopment

April 25, 2023

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BALTIMORE – U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (all D-Md.), and Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott were joined Monday by U.S. Under Secretary of Transportation Carlos Monje and Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld in front of the Highway to Nowhere in West Baltimore to highlight the City’s recently awarded $2 million in federal funding to plan for the redevelopment of this structure which has divided West Baltimore for so long. The lawmakers fought to secure this funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Reconnecting Communities Program, a new program they worked successfully to create within the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

On Tax Day, Congressman Mfume Co-Leads with Congresswoman Porter and Congressman Connolly Two Bills to Make Tax System Work Better for Americans

April 18, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—As tax season winds down, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07) co-led with Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA-47) and Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11) two bills to improve the efficiency of the tax system for Americans.

Congressman Mfume, Maryland Delegation Announces $18.3 Million Federal Investment in State’s Wastewater and Stormwater Systems

April 11, 2023

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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 $18,326,000 in funding to upgrade essential wastewater and stormwater systems to protect public health and waterways.

Congressman Mfume, Bipartisan Maryland Delegation Urges Commerce Secretary to Declare State of Emergency for Chesapeake Bay Fisheries

April 6, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The full Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Andy Harris, M.D., Jamie Raskin, David J.

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