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Pennsylvania Avenue Market will be rejuvenated, thanks to a $2 million federal investment announced today by U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, and Mayor Brandon Scott. The funds are part of the FY2022 omnibus funding legislation enacted last month. Officials hope to provide greater access to healthy foods for the community, add jobs, and support local entrepreneurs. Sen. Hollen and Congressman Mfume fought to deliver the funds as part of the FY022 omnibus funding legislation.
Mfume, Baltimore Congressional Delegation Announce More than $6 Million in Reimbursement Funds for Baltimore City COVID-19 Emergency Sheltering
By Congressman Kweisi Mfume
She has worked in Russia for 7 years. She is one of the best players in a sport loved by both Americans and Russians alike. She plays on behalf of our country for Team USA Basketball. She is endorsed by a global, iconic sports brand in Nike. Now she is a political pawn for Vladimir Putin in his chess match against Ukraine and the West. The “She” of whom I write is Brittney Griner.
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Mfume, Baltimore Congressional Delegation Announces More than $170,000 in Federal Funding to Help Spur Economic Growth & Support Minority-Owned Businesses in Baltimore
By Kendall Green
"Some of the vacants that are standing today were standing 43 years ago. That is sinful and should never happen,” said U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume at a news conference in March addressing the blight of Baltimore where Scott unveiled the city's plan to spend millions on the problem.
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Mfume, Maryland Congressional Delegation Announce Over $340 Million in Infrastructure Funding to Bolster Public Transit Across the State
Congressman Mfume's Statement on U.S. Senate’s Confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume issued the following statement on the historic confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin led a virtual Maryland congressional delegation meeting Tuesday with Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H.
Mfume, Congressional Delegation Announce Over $45 Million in Infrastructure Funding to Help Marylanders Cut Utility Costs By Making Homes More Energy Efficient
By Frederick N. Rasmussen
“Elinor was kind, gracious and committed to her work and devoted to her family,” said her first cousin, Rep. Kweisi Mfume. “She was built for motherhood and had honed her matriarchal spirit a longtime as a girl who wanted to have a family and see them succeed her. She earned the right to be the matriarch of our family.
“She was brilliant in her own right, was very studious, and had a sharp mind. She clearly was a lot smarter than me. Stuff came to her easy whereas I had to work at it.”