Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) and the Maryland Congressional Delegation announced $6.4 million in federal funding to support Maryland’s health care system as it responds to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Funding comes through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) and the Maryland Congressional Delegation today urged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fulfill Maryland’s request for critical medical supplies to fight the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), including ventilators, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), testing supplies, swabs, pharmaceutical supplies for medical surge sites and mobile medical labs.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) and the Maryland Congressional Delegation announced $48,404,965 to help counties and cities in Maryland respond to the economic and housing impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) and the Maryland Congressional Delegation announced that the federal government will cover the full cost of deploying the Maryland National Guard as it conducts vital public health and safety efforts across the state to fight the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today voted to pass the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) a bipartisan, $2 trillion stimulus package that will deliver robust resources to hospitals, health care providers, states and local governments, along with additional economic relief for American workers and small businesses, as the nation grapples with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) and the Maryland Congressional Delegation today announced the approval by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of a major disaster declaration for the State of Maryland related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The approval will deliver additional emergency funding to the state.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today joined the Maryland Congressional Delegation in announcing $1,194,822 in federal funding to help Community Health Centers (CHCs) across Maryland respond to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today joined the Maryland Congressional Delegation in urging President Donald Trump to swiftly approve Maryland’s request for a statewide Major Disaster Declaration as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.