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July 26, 2012
Thanks to this SAFER grant awarded to the Prince Georges County Fire Department, our community will have 18 additional firefighters on the job, responding to emergencies and keeping our residents safe.
July 25, 2012
This morning it was announced that over 15,000 Medicare beneficiaries in Maryland have saved money this year thanks to the Affordable Care Act, with the average senior saving $652 so far this year on prescription drugs.
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Health Care & Seniors
July 25, 2012
I want to congratulate the University of Maryland and St. Marys College of Maryland on being awarded these highly competitive grants that will fund their important work in humanities research and education.
Issues:
Education
July 19, 2012
All veterans, no matter where they live, should have access to high-quality health care, and todays announcement that the VA plans to open a new CBOC in Charlotte Hall will ensure that Southern Maryland veterans have access to the services they need close to home.
Issues:
National Security & Veterans
July 18, 2012
Thanks to this grant awarded to Three Oaks Center, nearly 200 veteran families in Southern Maryland will have the supportive services needed to stay in their homes or transition to permanent housing. We must do more to honor our commitment to veterans and their families here in Maryland and throughout the country, and I will continue working to ensure they have the support and resources they earned and deserve.
Issues:
National Security & Veterans
July 17, 2012
Manufacturing is a bright spot in our economy, and I am committed to strengthening this industry through Democrats Make It In America jobs plan. One component of the Make It In America plan calls for strategic investments that will allow us to out-innovate our competitors, and this grant will help fund research to do just that. By making investments in AGV research, we can help manufacturers become more efficient and reduce costs so that they can expand, create jobs, and remain competitive.
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Education
Jobs & the Economy
July 12, 2012
This week, I introduced additional Make It In America bills and Im pleased I could update my Advisory Committee and discuss how these bills will help grow our economy and support job creation here in Maryland and throughout the U.S. I want to thank the Committee for all they do to help us Make It In America and for providing their guidance and feedback on how this comprehensive jobs plan can ensure Maryland businesses and families succeed.
July 12, 2012
Democrats introduced a comprehensive jobs plan two years ago to get more Americans back to work by creating the right conditions for manufacturing businesses toinvest, expand and hire. Our plan, called "Make It in America," aims to revitalize our manufacturing sector in order to increase economic competitiveness and create jobs that wont be shipped overseas.
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Jobs & the Economy
July 11, 2012
Behind Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (Md.), the lawmakers have attached a handful of proposals some old, some new to their years-old "Make it in America" package, which is designed to create jobs and promote exports by strengthening trade enforcement, hiking infrastructure spending and eliminating tax benefits for companies that move jobs overseas.
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Jobs & the Economy
July 11, 2012
Repeal it and replace it. For the 31st time we have a repeal with no replacement. No alternative. No protection offered by my Republican colleagues. Not one. You could of course introduce legislation that said, we're going to repeal and replace with this. You haven't done it. You haven't done it. So the American people have no idea.
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Health Care & Seniors