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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin andChris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.) today announced $3,683,392 in federal funding to support habitat restoration, habitat management, planning and implementation of projects in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay watershed. Maryland received more than one-third of the $10 million in new investments announced throughout the six watershed states and the District of Columbia.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.)today announced $12,211,150 in American Rescue Plan funding to support the construction, renovation, and expansion of local community health centers across the state.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, U.S. House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) applaud Maryland's $2.5 billion budget surplus for Fiscal Year 2021.
WASHINGTON – This afternoon, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen joined by U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, and Representatives Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone (all D-Md.) sent a letter to the Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Mohammed Choudhury urging the state to expedite distribution of American Rescue Plan funds to child care providers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Kweisi Mfume and John Sarbanes (D-Md.) applauded AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteering, for awarding $5,451,191 to Maryland in its initial round of AmeriCorps State and National American Rescue Plan Funding
Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume sent a letter to Acting Director Tae Johnson of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement expressing concern over the safety and well-being of Ms. Pauline Binam, a resident of the Congressman's District and DREAMER of Cameroonian descent, who faces the possibility of deportation as early as tomorrow when she reports to ICE for a check-in. The letter also asked to stay any potential deportation of Ms. Binam pending further investigation of any claims of retaliation against Ms.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) today announced $7,500,000 in federal funding for Morgan State University, in partnership with Adelphi Laboratory Center and Aberdeen Proving Ground research centers of the U.S.
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 $18.2 million in COVID-19 relief funding to increase access to mental health services and substance use disorder treatment programs across the state.
Based on Reports by WJZ TV 13 and WBFF Fox 45 of Changes to Local Management of Postal Service in the Baltimore Region; Rep. Mfume Wants Local Postmaster Changes to Equate to Better Mail Service for Residents
Statement by Congressman Kweisi Mfume