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June 19, 2013
Today, I was proud to witness Congress install a permanent tribute to a great American and great son of Maryland, Frederick Douglass.
Issues: Education

June 19, 2013
Today, I met with outstanding Maryland students participating in the NRECAs annual Youth Tour. Im pleased they had the opportunity to visit the U.S. Capitol, as well as other sites and museums in D.C. this week, and learn more about the political process.
Issues: Education

June 14, 2013
I congratulate the University of Maryland Center on Aging on this important funding, which will support 540 AmeriCorps members.

June 12, 2013
Mr. Speaker, as we proceed with the fifteenth week of the Republican policy of sequester, this House continues to avoid taking the steps it ought to be taking to replace the entire sequester with a balanced alternative. Instead, House Republicans have fully embraced the sequester's draconian cuts, which slash funding from our highest and lowest priorities equally and put our economic recovery and national security at risk.

June 11, 2013
I want to thank the Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce for the opportunity to discuss what Congress is doing to address our fiscal and economic challenges and to help businesses grow right here in Maryland.

June 11, 2013
Im pleased to welcome all of you to the annual Southern Maryland Hiring Event and todays Business 2 Business lunch.

June 10, 2013
I was pleased to meet with the Fifth District Make It In America Advisory Committee today to continue discussing the jobs plan I am leading in Congress and hear their ideas on steps we can take in Prince Georges County and Southern Maryland to help our businesses grow and add jobs.

June 9, 2013
For over a quarter century, Bernies sneaker index, while not scientific, has been a much-followed measurement of the Patuxent Rivers health and that of the Chesapeake Bay as a whole.
Issues: Environment

June 6, 2013
I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of my dear friend, former Delegate and Judge David Ross. It was a great honor to serve with David in the Maryland General Assembly, where he worked tirelessly on behalf of Prince Georges County. He was an extraordinary man of integrity and always took a just and balanced approach as a Judge on the Prince Georges County Circuit Court.

June 5, 2013
It is my great privilege this evening to present the inaugural Career Achievement Award to a journalist who has set the standard of how to cover Capitol Hill for over three decades.