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We're here to send a strong message by Democrats in the House and Senate and by Americans across the country that sequester must be replaced.

I was honored to recognize our outstanding educators from across the state and to congratulate Ryan Kaiser on being named Maryland Teacher of the Year.

Here in Emmitsburg, we inscribe the names of loved ones and heroes. It is a place where we can come to remember those who fell in service to our communities and our country.

I am pleased that NOAA is moving forward with designating Mallows Bay as a National Marine Sanctuary that will safeguard maritime heritage and cultural history in Maryland.

John Bohanan has been an extraordinary member of my staff for more than two decades, serving first as my District Director and then as a Senior Advisor.

The House and Senate have now passed a clean, short-term funding bill to avert a shutdown through December 11.

Serving as co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus has been one of the privileges of a lifetime, one that has enabled me to meet face to face with many who lost loved ones and who have shared with me stories of their fathers, mothers, sons and daughters, brothers and sister.

I'm proud to represent tens of thousands of hardworking and dedicated federal employees in Maryland's Fifth District who should not be penalized in the event of a government shutdown.