Skip to main content

Press Releases

August 12, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin and U.S. Representative Elijah E. Cummings (all D-Md.), together with U.S. Representatives Steny H. Hoyer, Chris Van Hollen, C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Donna F.

August 11, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin, together with Congressmen Elijah E. Cummings and John P. Sarbanes (all D-Md.) today announced that the Baltimore City Fire Department will receive $5,810,800 in federal funding through the U.S.

August 10, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) issued the following statement today in response to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) report on the Baltimore City Police Department (BPD) that investigated allegations of brutality and misconduct.

August 9, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U. S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin (both D-Md. ), together with U.S. Representatives Steny H. Hoyer, Elijah E. Cummings, Chris Van Hollen, C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Donna F.

August 9, 2016

TOWSON, Md. – Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) released the following statement on the passing of former Maryland Congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley:

July 27, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin, together with Congressman John P. Sarbanes (all D-Md.), today announced that the City of Annapolis Fire Department will receive $1,853,916 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) program to hire and train 12 full-time firefighters.

July 25, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Barack Obama signed into law a series of bills designed to address the nation's opioid epidemic, including the Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act (H.R.

Issues:Health Care
July 19, 2016

BALTIMORE, MD – Congressmen John Sarbanes and Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) today announced a new agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy, the Maryland Clean Energy Center and the City of Baltimore to increase access to solar energy for low-income households.

July 15, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today announced $2.6 million in federal grant funding to help protect Maryland's coastline from severe weather and rising seas.