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One aspect of the proposal drawing scrutiny calls for a specialized unit of volunteers within the greater FSG that would allow them to carry weapons and act with the same legal authority of any law enforcement agency they are working with.
Democrats argue that the new arm of the state militia could be used to carry out a political agenda, according to a letter sent by U.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey of Maryland, asking the House Judiciary Committee to investigate the move.
Reps. Steve Cohen of Tennessee, Sheila Jackson of Texas and Glenn Ivey of Maryland wrote a letter to the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. The letter deems DeSantis' use of federal funding for the special statewide police force "unconstitutional" and "improper."
Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-4th) warned of potential dire effects on his district, which contains most of Prince George’s County and a portion of Montgomery County.
Ivey estimates that a Republican proposal that would limit spending to fiscal 2022 levels would put health care insurance, food assistance, some preschool and child care at risk along with other essential services.
“And if Republicans don’t get their way, they’re threatening to default on our nation’s bills, unleashing economic catastrophe and putting vital government services at risk,” Ivey said in a statement.
Chief Legal Correspondent Katie Barlow talks to Maryland Rep. Glenn Ivey about the debt ceiling, Trump and gun laws.
Chief Legal Correspondent Katie Barlow talks to Maryland Rep. Glenn Ivey about the debt ceiling, Trump and gun laws.
Maryland Democratic Rep. Glenn F. Ivey got his start on Capitol Hill with a conversation about jazz. After blanketing members of the Congressional Black Caucus with his résumé, Ivey landed an interview with one of its founders, Democratic Rep. John Conyers Jr. of Michigan. Instead of talking politics, the two talked about music.
It was an instant connection and the start of a congressional career that would span both chambers, eventually leading Ivey to a role in the Senate Whitewater investigation into President Bill Clinton’s Arkansas real estate dealings.
Washington, D.C. — Today, 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 $5,124,825 in federal funding from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to bolster gun violence prevention programs across the state.