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Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) released the following statement applauding President Joseph Biden and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for issuing a moratorium on evictions across most of the country through October 3rd in an effort to curb the increasing spread of the coronavirus, including the rise of the Delta variant.
"I applaud President Biden and the CDC for continuing the fight against the coronavirus and taking proactive steps to avoid an unprecedented wave of evictions. It is the responsible thing to do."
Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) released the following statement urging the Biden Administration to extend the eviction moratorium through October 18, 2021.
Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) released the following statement following President Joe Biden's decision to nominate Erek Barron to be the next U.S. Attorney for Maryland.
"Erek Barron is an accomplished lawyer and public-servant who is also an experienced and engaged champion for criminal justice reform. I commend President Joe Biden on his choice of Erek as the next U.S. Attorney for Maryland and look forward to working with Erek as a part of the federal team focused on making Maryland better for all."
Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) released the following statment on a Federal judge's ruling declaring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is unconstitutional.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume released the following statement following the firing of Andrew Saul as Social Security Commissioner.
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.
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.
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.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume today chaired a remote hearing of the U.S. House Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure. The hearing, entitled "Utilization of Small Contractors in the Infrastructure Plan," provided Committee Members the opportunity to learn more about the resources small businesses need to succeed as federal contractors and to discuss the impacts of the American Jobs Plan on small businesses.
WASHINGTON - U.S.Representative Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) today announced six projects he supported, totaling $38.6 million, were included in the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act (H.R. 3684) after the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed this critical piece of legislation out of committee today.