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Ivey Leads Re-Introduction of Landmark Bipartisan Legislation Expanding Access to Expungement Laws

July 27, 2023

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.

Issues:Criminal Justice

Secretary of Agriculture Kevin M. Atticks and Secretary of Human Services Rafael Lopez speak with the Maryland Congressional Delegation.

Maryland Congressional Delegation Welcomes Maryland Secretaries of Agriculture and Human Services at U.S. Capitol to Discuss Federal Farm Bill Priorities

July 20, 2023

Press Release

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.

Issues:CongressEconomy

Congressman Ivey's Statement on Shooting of Five People in Bladensburg, Maryland

July 14, 2023

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What used to be a fist fight is now a gun fight. Today’s shooting is the result of too many guns on the street and too much bravado and bluster. These victims of violence were senselessly shot in Bladensburg after attending a funeral.

Issues:Criminal JusticeGun Violence Prevention

A photo of Tommie Broadwater being interviewed in his later years.

On the Passing of Tommie Broadwater, Political Giant of Prince George's County

July 12, 2023

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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.

Maryland Delegation Members Announce More Than $650,000 for Wildlife Disease Prevention, Including to Combat Avian Flu

July 10, 2023

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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.

Issues:Economy

Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces $3.8 Million to Boost Local Meat and Blue Catfish Processing

June 30, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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., Jamie Raskin, David J. Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all Md.) announced $3.8 million through the U.S.

Issues:Economy

A graphic of a bus over text reading, "$39,863,156 for the University of Maryland, College Park to invest in cleaner and greener buses."

Maryland Delegation Members Announce Nearly $40 Million for University of Maryland, College Park Electric Bus Project

June 29, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $39,863,156 in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding for the University of Maryland, College Park to replace 35 aging diesel transit buses with battery-powered electric buses and add charging stationsto their fleet.

Issues:Transportation & InfrastructureEconomyEnergy

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Congressman Ivey's Statement on Supreme Court’s Opinion Regarding Affirmative Action

June 29, 2023

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As Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote, “Our country has never been colorblind [g]iven the lengthy history of state-sanctioned race-based preferences in America.” And yet, the Supreme Court today turned a blind eye to this history, striking down the consideration of race in college admissions as if generations of slavery, segregation, and Jim Crow did not exis

Issues:Education

Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces More Than $267 Million for Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment in Maryland

June 27, 2023

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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 B. Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) today announced $267,738,400 in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding for the state of Maryland to expand access to affordable, reliable, high-speed broadband.

Issues:Transportation & InfrastructureEconomy

Maryland Delegation Members Announce Over $1 Million for Manufacturing and Innovation in Maryland

June 23, 2023

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

Issues:Economy

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