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U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $6,514,533 in U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency funding to help strengthen Maryland’s cybersecurity infrastructure. The federal funding, awarded to the Maryland Department of Emergency Management, comes through the FY 2023 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) which helps state, local and territorial (STL) governments manage and reduce systemic cyber risk.

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congressman John Sarbanes (both D-Md.) introduced their bipartisan, bicameral legislation to create a unified Chesapeake National Recreation Area (CNRA). The bill proposes to unite a series of voluntarily contributed park areas and iconic Bay properties under the operation of the National Park Service (NPS) in order to provide more federal resources for environmental conservation, celebrate the Chesapeake’s diverse cultural and economic history, foster sustainable and equitable access to the Bay, and spur economic growth in the watershed region.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) Madeleine Dean, (D-PA) and Barry Moore (R-AL), along with Senators Christopher Coons (D-DE) and John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced landmark bipartisan legislation, the Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act, to expand access to expungement laws for non-violent, minor drug possession offenses.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen, Dutch Ruppersberger (Md.-2), John Sarbanes (Md.-3), Kweisi Mfume (Md.-7), David Trone (Md.-6), and Glenn Ivey (Md.-4) welcomed Kevin M. Atticks, Maryland Secretary of Agriculture and Rafael López, Maryland Secretary of Human Services to the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to discuss federal priorities for Marylanders including agriculture, one of Maryland’s top industries. The discussion also covered vital issues such as access to locally grown food, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit theft and replacement, resource conservation, soil health, invasive species, avian flu response and more.

I was saddened to hear that we lost a trailblazer in Prince George’s County politics. Just last month, I attended a tribute in honor of the one and only Tommie Broadwater. His unique and personal touch in retail politics can only be described as down-to-earth. He knew your name. He knew your church. He knew about your struggling nephew or your sick aunt. From the halls of power as a State Senator in Annapolis to the halls of the courthouse in Upper Marlboro and Hyattsville, Tommie was a formidable player in Maryland's political and legal landscape.

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 $665,266 in federal funding to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to control the spread of wildlife diseases.