Updates
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In the News: Howard residents voice concern over rising costs at first forum for Prescription Drug Affordability Board
January 6, 2020
Howard residents voice concern over rising costs at first forum for Prescription Drug Affordability Board
Ana Faguy, The Baltimore SunHoward County hosted a forum Monday afternoon to get community input on the rising cost of prescription drugs.
It was the first in a series of listening forums planned across Maryland to bring personal stories to the state Prescription Drug Affordability Board. The Prescription Drug Affordability Board Act was signed into law last May, creating a five-person board to look into what can be done at the local and state level to reduce drug costs.
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Sarbanes Statement on Vote for New NAFTA Agreement
December 23, 2019
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) released the following statement today after voting for the re-negotiated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA):
“The new NAFTA agreement I supported today makes several improvements to both the original NAFTA agreement signed in 1994 and the preliminary agreement put forward by the Trump Administration last year.
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Maryland Congressional Delegation Calls on MDOT to Provide More Details on Highway Expansion Plans and Integration of Transit
December 23, 2019
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today joined the full Maryland Congressional Delegation in calling on the incoming Maryland Secretary of Transportation to provide the public with more information about widening I-270, widening the Capital Beltway and replacing the American Legion Bridge.
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Sarbanes, Baltimore Congressional Delegation Announce Nearly $750,000 for Veterans’ Housing
December 22, 2019
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today joined U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, along with Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (all D-Md.), to announce $748,976 in federal funding for homeless veterans in Baltimore City and Baltimore County.
Funding comes from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) program, which combines rental assistance for homeless veterans with case management and clinical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
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Sarbanes Votes for Bipartisan Federal Funding Bills That Support Key Maryland Priorities
December 21, 2019
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today voted to pass two federal funding bills that will support several important Maryland priorities through Fiscal Year 2020.
The funding bills include the domestic priorities and international assistance minibus (H.R. 1865) and the national security appropriations minibus (H.R. 1158).
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Sarbanes Announces More Than $448,000 in Federal Funding to Expand Environmental Education in Baltimore City Public Schools
December 21, 2019
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today announced $448,345 in federal funding to improve environmental education opportunities for Baltimore students.
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Sarbanes, Cardin, Van Hollen Announce $3.3 Million for BWI Airport
December 20, 2019
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today joined U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md.) to announce $3,393,750 in new federal funding for the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI).
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Sarbanes, Team Maryland Announce $120 Million for the Maryland Purple Line
December 20, 2019
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today joined U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, along with Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.), to announce $120,000,000 in federal funding for Maryland’s Purple Line project.
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Sarbanes, Baltimore Congressional Delegation Announce More Than $4.6 Million in Federal Funding for Public Safety Initiatives
December 20, 2019
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, along with Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (all D-Md.), to announce $4,608,210 in federal funding to boost safety initiatives in Baltimore City and Baltimore County.
The funding, provided through the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), includes:
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In the News: Baltimore Receives Multi-Million Dollar Grant Package for Public Safety
December 19, 2019
Baltimore Receives Multi-Million Dollar Grant Package for Public Safety
Carolyn Conte, Baltimore Jewish TimesIn an effort to address public safety concerns, $4.6 million in public safety grants are coming from the U.S. Department of Justice to benefit Baltimore City and County, congressional delegates announced at a press conference held at the city police headquarters Monday, Dec. 16.
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In the News: ‘We did all we could, Elijah’: After Trump impeachment, Pelosi references late Rep. Cummings
December 19, 2019
‘We did all we could, Elijah’: After Trump impeachment, Pelosi references late Rep. Cummings
Jeff Barker, The Baltimore SunMaryland lawmakers in Washington described as “sobering” a historic day that began with a House clerk solemnly reading a resolution urging that “Donald John Trump, president of the United States” be impeached.
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In the News: Maryland Politicians React to Trump Impeachment
December 19, 2019
Maryland Politicians React to Trump Impeachment
Evan Greenberg, Baltimore MagazineRep. John Sarbanes said Wednesday that Democrats are largely united behind the two articles of impeachment announced Tuesday.
In one of the more poignant moments of the final day of the House of Representatives’ impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, Baltimore was front and center.
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My vote on impeachment
December 19, 2019
Yesterday, I voted to impeach President Trump for abusing the power of the Presidency and for waging an unprecedented campaign of obstruction against Congress.
As elected officials who serve in a position of public trust, we come to Congress to make life better for the American people — to reduce prescription drug prices, to raise wages, to clean up corruption in Washington. We come to serve the public interest, not to advance our own personal or political interests. And importantly, we swear an oath to protect the Constitution and defend our democracy for the people.
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In the News: Baltimore Congressional Delegation Announces Nearly $750K For Veterans’ Housing
December 18, 2019
Baltimore Congressional Delegation Announces Nearly $750K For Veterans’ Housing
WJZ-TV (Online)U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger and John Sarbanes announced Wednesday the award of $748,976 for Baltimore’s Public Housing Agencies through the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program.
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In the News: More Than $4.5M Coming To Baltimore To Help Drive Down Crime
December 16, 2019
More Than $4.5M Coming To Baltimore To Help Drive Down Crime
WJZ-TV (CBS)
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In the News: Feds give Baltimore area $4.6M for public safety initiatives
December 16, 2019
Feds give Baltimore area $4.6M for public safety initiatives
The Associated PressThe city of Baltimore got a needed boost in federal funding to fight crime when Maryland's congressional delegation announced a $4.6 million package Monday of grants for public safety initiatives for the region.
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In the News: Officials tout $4.6M in public safety grants coming to Baltimore area
December 16, 2019
Officials tout $4.6M in public safety grants coming to Baltimore area
Brandon Weigel, Baltimore FishbowlLocal elected officials gathered today to tout a $4.6 million package of federal grant funding for public safety initiatives in Baltimore and Baltimore County, saying the money will help improve community policing, tackle problems like gun violence and the opioid epidemic, and create a more fair justice system.
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In the News: $4.6 million in grant funds will go to fight crime in Baltimore City and Baltimore County
December 16, 2019
$4.6 million in grant funds will go to fight crime in Baltimore City and Baltimore County
Jessica Anderson, The Baltimore SunBaltimore City and Baltimore County will receive $4.6 million in federal funding that is designed to help identify owners of guns used in violent crimes, provide services to children affected by the opioid crisis, fund body-worn cameras for police and serve other criminal justice needs.
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Sarbanes Votes to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
December 16, 2019
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today voted to pass H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, a bill to reduce prescription drug prices by empowering Medicare to negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies and making those negotiated prices available to Medicare beneficiaries and individuals with private insurance. H.R. 3 will also set a new $2,000 out-of-pocket limit on prescription drug costs for seniors and will expand Medicare benefits to cover dental, hearing and vision for the first time in the program’s history.
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Sarbanes, Cardin, Van Hollen, Hoyer, Ruppersberger and Brown Announce $225,000 for Anne Arundel County Police Department
December 15, 2019
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, along with Representatives Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, and Anthony Brown (all D-Md.), to announce $225,000 in federal funding for the Anne Arundel County Police Department to increase the capacity of its DNA processing laboratory and to reduce the number of forensic DNA samples awaiting analysis.