Press Releases

I oppose todays efforts by House Republicans on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to greatly decrease the federal workforce, a ploy to once again make federal employees a scapegoat for spending.

Community banks, Mr. Speaker, are the lifeblood of our local economies. They are locally owned and operated.

I thank Congresswoman Fudge and I am honored to be on the Floor with John Lewis, who came close to losing his life to make sure that Americans could register and could vote.

I was pleased to meet today with local educators to discuss how the American Jobs Act would help spur needed capital improvements at Catherine T. Reed Elementary School and many other schools in Prince Georges County and throughout the Fifth District.

I have long supported efforts to equip organizations serving battered women and their children as well as the law enforcement community with the resources needed to support victims and prosecute perpetrators.

I was pleased to hear from students, employers, and others about their experience with the College of Southern Marylands Center for Trades and Energy Training, and how this program has benefitted students entering the workforce and employers seeking qualified candidates for employment.

Both our short-term jobs recovery and long-term economic competitiveness depend on sustaining and expanding our advanced manufacturing sector, which is exactly what is happening here in Beltsville.

In the Fifth District, Anne Arundel, Charles, and Prince Georges Counties were especially hard hit by Tropical Storm Lee.