Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) and Senators Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced legislation to bring locally developed, high-quality environmental education programs to more schools nationwide by authorizing federal assistance to states to develop and implement environmental literacy plans. The bipartisan bill would also promote professional development for teachers on how to integrate environmental literacy and field experiences into their instruction and establish competitive grants to help schools partner with colleges and non-profits to expand research-based practices in outdoor education.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sarbanes (D-Md.) today urged support for critical initiatives to strengthen the health care workforce as the country confronts a mental and behavioral health care crisis and serves an aging population.

Odenton, Md. – U.S. Representative John Sarbanes, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Representative Steny Hoyer joined Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman on Monday to present $16,771,500 in congressionally directed federal funding the lawmakers worked to secure within the Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations process.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Sarbanes issued the following statement in observance of Yom HaShoah: “On this sacred and somber occasion, we remember one of the darkest chapters in human history and mourn the lives of the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. We honor their stories and the stories of those who survived such atrocities. Above all, we renew our vow to never forget and never remain silent in the face of hatred and intolerance.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Sarbanes and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) and Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-02) led a group of 28 lawmakers in sending a letter to Secretaries Tom Vilsack and Deb Haaland, urging the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Department of the Interior (DOI) to undertake a formal rulemaking to protect mature and old-growth forests.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Sarbanes joined Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) announced $18,326,000 in funding to upgrade essential wastewater and stormwater systems to protect public health and waterways.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The full Maryland congressional delegation, including Congressman John Sarbanes, U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Jamie Raskin, David J. Trone and Glenn Ivey, are urging U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to make a disaster determination as requested by the State of Maryland to begin addressing damage to the local seafood industry by the invasive blue catfish, flathead catfish, and snakeheads. The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to provide disaster assistance to the fishing industry when fish populations decline or other disruptions cause economic losses.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Sarbanes and Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Jamie B. Raskin, David Trone and Glenn Ivey (all Md.)