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  • Sarbanes Statement on Black History Month

    February 15, 2020

    “Hi, everybody. This is Congressman John Sarbanes.

    “During Black History Month, we pay tribute – as always – to icons like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and my colleague in the House of Representatives, John Lewis. In Maryland, we take special pride in the achievements of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Justice Thurgood Marshall and the late Elijah Cummings, a friend and mentor who I had the privilege of serving with for 14 years.

  • In the News: The 2020 Census could be the next big hacking and disinformation target

    February 13, 2020

    The 2020 Census could be the next big hacking and disinformation target
    Joseph Marks, The Washington Post

    Lawmakers are growing increasingly alarmed about hacking dangers targeting the 2020 Census after a watchdog detailed dozens of high-risk cybersecurity problems that should have been fixed a long time ago.

    The hacking danger could be compounded by social media misinformation spread by U.S. adversaries or pranksters falsely claiming that census data is corrupted or the count is rigged, according to the Government Accountability Office report released during a House Oversight Committee hearing yesterday.

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  • The Sierra Club Maryland Chapter Endorses Sarbanes

    February 11, 2020

    I’m proud to earn the endorsement of the Sierra Club Maryland Chapter. In Congress, I remain committed to bold policies that #ActOnClimate and deliver environmental justice so that we can protect our environment — including treasures like the Chesapeake Bay — for our kids and grandkids. We have so much at stake and no time to waste.

     

     

  • Sarbanes Votes to Expand Workers’ Rights and Protections

    February 10, 2020

    Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today voted to pass H.R. 2474, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, a bill to strengthen workers’ rights and help them negotiate higher salaries, stronger workplace protections and improved benefits. The PRO Act would also penalize companies, managers and corporate executives who violate workers’ rights.

  • Sarbanes Slams New Trump Administration Plan to Punish Hungry Children and Families

    February 10, 2020

    At a House Economic and Consumer Policy Subcommittee hearing today, Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) highlighted the detrimental impacts of the Trump Administration’s proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which would leave 3.7 million Americans – including 15,000 Baltimore residents – hungry and take away free and reduced-priced lunch from nearly one million students across the country.

  • Baltimore Delegation Announces $4.8 Million in Federal Funding to Support Affordable Housing for Baltimore Seniors

    February 10, 2020

    Today, Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, along with Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (all D-Md.), to announce more than $4.8 million in federal funding to support affordable housing for Baltimore seniors.

  • Sarbanes Statement on Partisan Senate Vote to Acquit President Trump

    February 9, 2020

    Democracy Reform Task Force Chair Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) released the following statement today after Senate Republicans voted to acquit President Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress:

    “Today, Senate Republicans chose to defend the President instead of defending our democracy.

    “The evidence in the case against the President has not been contested. In fact, several of the Senators who voted to acquit the President have acknowledged his misconduct.

  • Sarbanes Bill to Revive and Protect the Chesapeake Bay Passes U.S. House of Representatives

    February 9, 2020

    Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force Co-Chair Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today voted to pass the Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization Act, a bipartisan bill that would authorize $455 million over five years for the Chesapeake Bay Program, a decades-long partnership between federal and state governments to decrease pollution across the Chesapeake Bay, improve Bay health and protect the entire watershed for future generations.

  • Sarbanes Calls on Congressional Colleagues to Follow the Lead of Sister Campbell and Put the Public Good Ahead of Special Interests

    February 9, 2020

    At a House Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing today, Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) lifted up the meaningful work of Sister Simone Campbell, Executive Director of the NETWORK Lobby, and called on the Trump Administration and its Republican allies in Congress to follow her lead in putting the interests of hardworking American families ahead of the interests of wealthy donors and corporations.

  • Sarbanes Exposes Big Tobacco’s Role in Halting State and Federal Efforts to Curb the Youth Vaping Crisis

    February 9, 2020

    At a House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing today, Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) criticized Big Tobacco representatives and e-cigarette manufacturers for leveraging enormous campaign contributions and hundreds of lobbyists to persuade the Trump-led U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to weaken protections against youth vaping.

  • Sarbanes Raises Concerns About the Trump EPA’s Quiet Efforts to Undermine Clean Water Standards

    February 9, 2020

    At a House Subcommittee on Energy hearing today, Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) expressed serious reservations about the Trump Administration’s efforts, through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to weaken the Clean Water Act and undermine the ability of states, including Maryland, to protect water quality.

    During the hearing, Congressman Sarbanes asked Cheryl A. LaFleur, one of the longest-tenured commissioners on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, about the consequences of subverting the Clean Water Act.

  • Sarbanes Announces Dr. Eberechukwu Onukwugha as 2020 State of the Union Guest

    February 7, 2020

    Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today announced that Dr. Eberechukwu Onukwugha, a leading pharmaceutical and health care researcher, will join him as a guest for the State of the Union Address on February 4.

    Dr. Onukwugha is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. She is also the Executive Director of the Pharmaceutical Research Computing Center at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.

  • Sarbanes on Senate Acquittal of Trump

    February 6, 2020

    Yesterday, the corrupt jury that is the Republican-led Senate acquitted President Trump in a sham trial — a trial rushed along without witnesses, documents or impartial justice.

    Despite their acknowledgement of President Trump’s reckless misconduct, all but one Republican Senator chose to put the President’s personal and political interests ahead of our country’s interests.

  • In the News: In An Echo Of The Big Tobacco Hearings, Top E-Cigarette Execs Admit Nicotine Is Addictive

    February 6, 2020

    In An Echo Of The Big Tobacco Hearings, Top E-Cigarette Execs Admit Nicotine Is Addictive
    John Daley, Colorado Public News Radio

    Leaders of the five largest e-cigarette companies in the U.S. faced a House committee and affirmed, under oath, the addictive nature of their products.

    In a moment that echoed the iconic tobacco hearings of the 90s, Rep. Diane DeGette, a Democrat from Colorado, asked each CEO, "Isn't it true that nicotine is addictive?"

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  • Sarbanes Statement on Trump EPA’s Apathy Toward Reducing Chesapeake Bay Pollution

    February 3, 2020

    Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force Co-Chair Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) released the following statement today after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) failed to fully respond to a Congressional letter, signed by Congressman Sarbanes, urging the EPA to fulfill its commitment to the Chesapeake Bay Program:

  • Sarbanes Votes to Rein in President Trump’s Use of Military Force in the Middle East

    February 3, 2020

    Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) released the following statement today after voting for the No War Against Iran Act and for a repeal of the 2002 Iraq Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF):

  • Addressing Rise in Anti-Semitism and Hate Crime, Sarbanes Calls on Americans to Unite Against All Forms of Bigotry, Hate Speech and Violence

    February 2, 2020

    During a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing today to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day and discuss ongoing efforts to combat bigotry and hate, Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) urged all Americans to stand up for one another and unite, as a community, against all forms of hate-fueled violence and discrimination.

  • Sarbanes Statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz

    January 31, 2020

    Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) released the following statement today in observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 75th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz:

    “Today, we mark the somber occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and observe the 75th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, where nearly one million Jews – along with hundreds of thousands of oppressed minorities and political prisoners – perished at the hands of the Nazis and their collaborators.

  • Sarbanes, Scott, Wittman Spearhead Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Chesapeake Bay Restoration Efforts

    January 31, 2020

    Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force Co-Chairs Reps. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) Bobby Scott (D-Va.) and Rob Wittman (R-Va.) today introduced the Chesapeake Bay Science, Education and Ecosystem Enhancement (SEEE) Act, a bipartisan bill that strengthens Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts by supporting ongoing work at the local, state and federal levels to boost Bay health, manage fisheries, restore habitats and award environmental education grants to better connect students to the Bay.

  • In the News: Democrats say Americans want witnesses at Trump impeachment trial

    January 29, 2020

    Democrats say Americans want witnesses at Trump impeachment trial
    Stephen Loiaconi, WSYX (Online)

    As senators inched closer Wednesday to a pivotal vote on whether to hear from new witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, House Democrats argued allowing additional testimony is the only way to ensure the public considers the proceedings fair.

    “The American people understand a trial means witnesses and the admission of documentary evidence,” said Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I. “You can’t have a trial without witnesses. If you have no evidence and no witnesses, you don’t have a trial. You have a cover-up for the president.”

     

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