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December 19, 2024

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

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December 17, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding inclusion of a provision committing the federal government to cover 100% of the rebuild costs for the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the continuing resolution that will be considered by the U.S.

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December 17, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding inclusion of a provision committing the federal government to cover 100% of the rebuild costs for the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the continuing resolution that will be considered by the U.S.

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December 17, 2024

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

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December 16, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Ranking Member Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.) and Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) continue their bipartisan oversight of the Department of Defense’s personnel vetting practices. The lawmakers remain concerned about delays and issues with the National Background Investigation Service (NBIS) program.

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December 11, 2024

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

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December 4, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United States of Representatives passed legislation (H.R. 9544) introduced by Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07) in the U.S. House of Representatives to designate a Baltimore United States Post Office (USPS) as the ‘‘United States Representative Elijah E.

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November 25, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $237,180,455 in Department of Transportation (DOT) funding to support Amtrak projects that will improve rail service between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. 

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November 22, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07) with Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-MD) introduced the Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2024 in the United States House of Representatives and Senate. This bipartisan legislation would establish Public School 103 (P.S.

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November 20, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and 13 members of Congress representing the Chesapeake Bay watershed region pressed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to maintain the EPA’s critical leadership on protecting the Bay.