Bill Aims to Improve Access to Care for Sickle Cell Patients
Health
Bill Aims to Improve Access to Care for Sickle Cell Patients
2023-05-04 17:10:58
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A new Senate bill, the Sickle Cell Care Expansion Act, would provide educational incentives and create competitive grants to help grow the number of health care workers trained to care for sickle cell disease patients. The lead sponsor... Read More

Bipartisan Resolution Could Set Location of Fallen Journalist Memorial
U.S. Senate
Bipartisan Resolution Could Set Location of Fallen Journalist Memorial
2022-09-28 14:57:36
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan resolution introduced late last week would authorize the placement of a national memorial commemorating fallen journalists on Independence Avenue, between the Voice of America building and the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. The effort... Read More

<strong>Term-Limited, But Standing Pat, Hogan Nixed Senate Bid</strong>
2022 Elections
Term-Limited, But Standing Pat, Hogan Nixed Senate Bid
2022-02-08 21:54:53
by Dan McCue

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — After months of wooing by senior Republican party officials, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday that he’s decided not to run for the U.S. Senate this year. “I sincerely appreciate all the people who have been encouraging... Read More

Van Hollen Wants ‘Equity of the Tax System’ To Pay for Infrastructure, Reconciliation Spending
Think Tanks
Van Hollen Wants ‘Equity of the Tax System’ To Pay for Infrastructure, Reconciliation Spending
2021-08-19 15:41:49
by Kate Michael

WASHINGTON -- The Senate has passed both the $1.5 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill and the framework of the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill made up largely of potential investments in social programs and climate policy. While these massive budgetary items... Read More

Senators Join Hoyer In Urging Replacement of Dred Scott Author’s Statue
Congress
Senators Join Hoyer In Urging Replacement of Dred Scott Author's Statue
2020-06-04 12:04:35
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Maryland's Democratic Sens. Benjamin Cardin and Chris Van Hollen on Wednesday introduced legislation in their chamber to replace the bust of Roger B. Taney, author of the Supreme Court's racist Dred Scott decision, currently on display in the... Read More

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