I join in marking Veterans Day, a day on which we honor the courageous men and women who have risked their lives in defense of our security and our freedom.
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This is an extraordinary opportunity for the brilliant and innovative students that we have in the Fifth District and I'm excited to help foster their interest in computer science.
I'm so pleased to be on hand for this wonderful event that we've been looking forward to for a very long time.
I was pleased to join the Mental Health Association of Maryland today for their centennial conference.
I welcome today's news that Metro has selected a permanent General Manager to oversee its day-to-day operations.
Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to an individual who has made a remarkable impact on higher education in this country and in my state. He's done that for more than half a century.
I was pleased to visit McMurdo this afternoon, which is responsible for designing, developing and testing new search and rescue and maritime coastal surveillance systems that are sold to countries throughout the world.
I was pleased to host today's grants workshop which gave local organizations, state and county health offices, and health professionals the opportunity to learn about new funding opportunities focused on closing the minority health disparities gap.
Today I had the opportunity to visit Larry's Hope, a new prison reentry program that will give individuals who have been incarcerated the mentoring, training, services, and support they need to find jobs and successfully reenter society.
We applaud the General Services Administration's recent issuance of a Request for Information (RFI) from developers interested in building a new headquarters facility for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the Greater Washington region. We strongly encourage GSA to choose a site in Prince George's County Maryland.
We are heartened by the explicit commitment made today by the FBI, GSA and OMB to a full consolidation of the FBI headquarters.
I was pleased to visit the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Maryland today to tour the Avrum Gudelsky Veterinary Center's state-of-the-art facilities and learn about the cutting-edge research programs in animal and public health being conducted.
Today I met with students at the University of Maryland who are participants of the federal TRIO programs.
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.