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July 7, 2021

Baltimore, MD- Gwen Levi was brought back to jail for violating her parole. The 76-year-old grandmother was out of touch for two hours while taking a computer class. She had served 16 years of a 24-year sentence and was transitioned to home confinement to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

June 29, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Anthony G. Brown, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Reps. Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-MD) today announced $98,263,281 in federal funding through the American Rescue Plan for Maryland airports, supporting tens of thousands of local jobs.

June 17, 2021

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $7,787,892 in American Rescue Plan funding to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines in underserved and minority communities across the region.

June 10, 2021

WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume today chaired a remote hearing of the U.S. House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure.

May 28, 2021

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume yesterday joined a broad coalition of progressive and centrist Democrats, including Representatives Pramila Jayapal, Jared Golden, Joe Neguse and Conor Lamb, in calling for an overhaul of the Medicare system to expand eligibility to more Americans and to increase coverage among current beneficiaries.

May 27, 2021

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced more than $796,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to expand mental and behavioral health training across the state.

May 24, 2021

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $36,358,851 in American Rescue Plan funding to support our state's pandemic response.