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News from May 2023

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Cardin, Van Hollen, Mfume host SBA Administrator Guzman in Baltimore City for a Tour of Black-Owned Small Businesses with the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore

By Maryland State Wire Report | May 20, 2023

Chair Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.) and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman yesterday joined the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore for a walking tour of Black-owned small businesses.

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Week ending May 6 could be deadliest for people in 25-44 age group in Maryland

By Maryland State Wire | May 20, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 32 people in the 25-44 age group died during the week ending May 6.

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Van Hollen, Reed Offer Consumer Credit Control Act To Put Consumers In Charge Of Credit Report Sharing & Shoot Down Unwanted “Trigger Leads”

By Maryland State Wire Report | May 20, 2023

In an effort to empower consumers and put Americans in control of their personal information and credit reports, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) introduced the Consumer Credit Control Act (S. 1327).

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Van Hollen, Cardin Urge Biden Administration To Renew Tps Designation For Sudan, Providing Critical Relief To Sudanese In U.S.

By Maryland State Wire Report | May 20, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) wrote to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging the Department to issue a new Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Sudan.

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Cardin Co-Sponsors New Legislation to Provide U.S. Service Members Access to Protected Leave for Abortion & Reproductive Health Care Services

By Maryland State Wire Report | May 19, 2023

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, in unveiling new legislation today – the Protecting Service Members and Military Families’ Access to Health Care Act – that would codify the Department of Defense’s (DOD) February 16, 2023 policy to ensure service members and their families can access non-covered reproductive health care, including abortion services, regardless of the state in which they are stationed.

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Van Hollen, Norton, Raskin, Ivey Urge Biden Administration To Provide Robust Funding, Expedited Timeline For Union Station Expansion Project

By Maryland State Wire Report | May 19, 2023

On May 09, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), and Congressman Glenn Ivey (D-Md.) led 15 members of Congress, including the entire National Capital Region delegation, in urging the Biden administration to provide robust funding and an expedited timeline for the Union Station Expansion Project (USEP), which would more than double the station’s current capacity.

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Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Announce Over $24 Million In Federal Funding To Spur Economic Growth In Maryland Communities Disproportionately Impacted By The Covid-19 Pandemic

By Maryland State Wire Report | May 19, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, and Kweisi Mfume (all D-Md.) announced $24,671,056 to help six Maryland-based community financial institutions spur economic growth and create job opportunities.

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14 people age 25 and younger in Maryland are estimated to have died during week ending April 29

By Maryland State Wire | May 18, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 14 individuals under the age of 25 died during the week ending April 29.

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Cardin Praises Senate Confirmation of Marylander Brad Garcia to Serve on U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. Circuit

By Maryland State Wire Report | May 18, 2023

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) released the following statement following Senate confirmation Monday night of Marylander Brad Garcia for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

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Maryland Delegation Members Announce $824,000 To Improve Scenic Byways Across Maryland

By Maryland State Wire Report | May 18, 2023

On May 09, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) announced $824,000 in federal funding for the Maryland Department of Transportation to improve Maryland’s scenic roads.

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Van Hollen, Rubio, Phillips, Moore Introduce New Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill To Boost Employee Ownership Of Businesses

By Maryland State Wire Report | May 18, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and U.S. Representatives Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) and Blake Moore (R-Utah) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to make it easier for private companies to transfer ownership of the business to their employees.

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CDC estimates 254 people age 85 and older in Maryland died during week ending April 29

By Maryland State Wire | May 17, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 254 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending April 29.

May 15: Congressional Record publishes “Cloture Motion (Executive Session)” in the Senate section

By Maryland State Wire | May 17, 2023

The Senate section of the Congressional Record published “Cloture Motion (Executive Session)” on May 15.

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Governor Moore announces $15 million for small business relief in Maryland

By Maryland State Wire | May 17, 2023

Earlier this week, Governor Wes Moore announced a commitment of $15 million through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI).

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Governor Wes Moore signs Access to Banking Act into law

By Maryland State Wire | May 17, 2023

Governor Wes Moore, along with legislative leaders, has signed "The Access to Banking Act," a significant piece of economic development legislation passed by the General Assembly in its recent session.

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Cardin Statement on the Expiration of Title 42

By Maryland State Wire Report | May 17, 2023

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Special Representative on Anti-Semitism, Racism, and Intolerance for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement on Title 42, which ends at midnight when the COVID-19 public health emergency expires.

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Van Hollen, Cardin Join Congressional Colleagues In Filing Amicus Brief Urging Reversal Of Texas District Court’s Ruling On Mifepristone

By Maryland State Wire Report | May 17, 2023

U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) joined their colleagues in submitting an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, urging the Court to reverse the district court’s stay on the FDA’s more than 20-year-old approval of mifepristone.

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CDC predicts 227 people in 75-84 age group in Maryland died during week ending April 29

By Maryland State Wire | May 16, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 227 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending April 29.

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End of life: Maryland deaths during week ending April 29 did not exceed death expectancy

By Maryland State Wire | May 16, 2023

Maryland's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending April 29, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Cardin, Van Hollen Praise Judiciary Committee Approval of Judge Brendan Hurson for Maryland U.S. District Court Seat

By Maryland State Wire Report | May 16, 2023

U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) On May 4 praised the Judiciary Committee’s bipartisan approval of Judge Brendan Hurson to serve as U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Maryland.