WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Kweisi Mfume, U.S. 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 $34,824,846 in federal funding for Maryland public housing agencies.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Kweisi Mfume, U.S. 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 $5,124,825 in federal funding from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to bolster gun violence prevention programs across the state.

BALTIMORE, MD – Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) submitted written testimony with the Judiciary Committee of the Maryland House of Delegates, supporting House Bill 481 – Criminal Law – Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting a Handgun – Penalty. This legislation would increase, from 3 years to 5 years, the maximum penalty for wearing, carrying, or transporting an illegal handgun. The bill is spearheaded by Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates and sponsored by Baltimore City Delegate Frank Conaway Jr.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Kweisi Mfume, U.S. 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 $42,882,024 in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding, through the Safe Streets for All grant program, for Maryland localities to upgrade outdated roadway infrastructure and improve safety. Statewide recipients include:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the first day of Black History Month 2023, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) announced the introduction of his National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2023 in the United States House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume, U.S. 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.) urged the Biden Administration to maximize the leasing space available for offshore wind energy in the Central Atlantic Ocean, and particularly off of Maryland’s coast. In their letter to top officials of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the U.S. Navy, the U.S.