Updates
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Sarbanes Urges Trump EPA to Reverse Polluter-Friendly Policies and Clean Up Coal Ash Groundwater Contamination
August 4, 2019
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today joined Congressmen Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), David Price (D-N.C.) and 27 other Members of Congress in calling out the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) failure to protect groundwater from coal ash pollution in hundreds of American communities.
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Sarbanes Reacts to Mueller’s Testimony and Discusses House Democrats’ Efforts to Hold President Trump Accountable to the American People
August 2, 2019
During an interview on CNN’s ‘Right Now with Brianna Keilar,’ Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) shared his perspective on Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s appearance before Congress and discussed House Democrats’ efforts to hold President Donald J. Trump accountable to the American people.
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Sarbanes Condemns Trump’s Racist Attacks on Rep. Cummings and Baltimore City
August 2, 2019
During an interview on CNN’s ‘Right Now with Brianna Keilar,’ Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) denounced President Donald J. Trump’s racist Twitter rant about Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) and the City of Baltimore.
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Sarbanes, Cardin, Van Hollen, Cummings, Ruppersberger Announce More Than $600,000 to Launch Chesapeake Regional Digital Health Exchange
July 29, 2019
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today joined U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, along with Representatives Elijah E. Cummings and Dutch Ruppersberger (all D-Md.), in announcing more than $633,500 in grants from the competitive i6 Challenge of the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) to Johns Hopkins University Technology Ventures (JHTV).
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Sarbanes Statement on Mueller Testimony
July 28, 2019
Democracy Reform Task Force Chair Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) released the following statement today after former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director and Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III delivered testimony before the House Committee on the Judiciary and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence about his Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election:
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Sarbanes Votes to Curb Robocalls and Crack Down on Abusive Telephone Scams
July 28, 2019
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today voted to pass the Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (H.R. 3375), a bipartisan bill that would require phone carriers to provide consumers with free call-authentication capabilities and call-blocking technology to help curtail unwanted robocalls.
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Sarbanes, Maryland Delegation Announce $125 Million Federal Investment in Howard Street Tunnel
July 26, 2019
Today, Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) joined U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, along with Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Elijah E. Cummings, Dutch Ruppersberger, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone in announcing $125 million in federal funding for the Howard Street Tunnel, which comes on top of the $91 million commitment that the Maryland Delegation worked to secure from CSX, the company that owns the tunnel.
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My trip to the border
July 24, 2019
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit southeast Texas and see firsthand the humanitarian crisis taking place at the U.S. - Mexico Border. What I witnessed was unnerving: refugees, migrants and asylum-seekers held in dangerous and inhumane conditions.
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Sarbanes, Van Hollen, Cummings, Ruppersberger Meet with Baltimore City Police Commissioner Harrison and Mayor Young
July 23, 2019
Today, Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) joined U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, along with U.S. Representatives Elijah E. Cummings and Dutch Ruppersberger (all D-Md.) in meeting with Baltimore City Police Commissioner Michael Harrison and Mayor Jack Young to discuss the Commissioner’s recently released crime plan and their commitment to the Baltimore City Consent Decree.
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Sarbanes Slams Trump Administration for Inhumane Treatment of Migrant Children
July 22, 2019
During a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing today, Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) pressed U.S. Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan about his agency’s failure to address the severe overcrowding, rampant spread of disease and lack of adequate supplies at Border Patrol stations and detention facilities across the southern border.
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Sarbanes Votes to Raise Wages for Millions of American Workers
July 22, 2019
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today voted to pass the Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582), a bill that would boost paychecks for more than 33 million Americans by steadily increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025.
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Sarbanes, Maryland Delegation Hear from Union Leaders about the Trump Administration’s Ongoing Attacks on Federal Workers
July 21, 2019
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) joined U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Elijah E. Cummings, Dutch Ruppersberger, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone on Tuesday to host key leaders of federal worker unions to discuss the Trump administration’s ongoing campaign against civil servants and federal workers.
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Sarbanes Statement on President Trump’s Decision to Join Congress in Preventing Turkey from Acquiring F-35 Fighter Jets
July 21, 2019
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) released the following statement today after President Donald J. Trump announced that he would – after some hesitation – join Congress in barring Turkey from receiving the F-35 fighter jet:
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Sarbanes Urges Secretary Perdue to Reconsider Proposed Relocation of USDA Research Agencies
July 20, 2019
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today joined a bicameral letter urging U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to reconsider the proposed relocation of the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and to recognize the needs of federal employees in the National Capital Region.
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Sarbanes Statement on Resolution Condemning President Trump’s Racist Comments
July 20, 2019
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) released the following statement today after voting for H.Res. 489, which condemns President Donald J. Trump’s racist comments directed at Members of Congress:
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Sarbanes Co-Sponsors Bill to Boost American Infrastructure, Combat Climate Change, Expand Broadband Access and Protect Public Health
July 20, 2019
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) today co-sponsored the Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrow’s America (LIFT) Act, a comprehensive bill to invest in infrastructure projects across the country, tackle climate change, improve drinking water, expand broadband access and strengthen public health.
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Sarbanes Statement on Turkey Acquiring Russian S-400 Missile System
July 16, 2019
Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) released the following statement today after reports that Turkey received its first shipment of an advanced Russian air-defense system, the S-400, despite security warnings from the United States and NATO:
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Sarbanes Highlights Untapped Potential of School-Based Health Centers to Address Childhood Trauma
July 15, 2019
During a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing today, Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) urged his colleagues to invest additional resources in School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs), which have a unique ability to effectively respond to childhood trauma and improve health outcomes for children and young adults.
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Sarbanes Highlights the Terrible Costs of Republican Efforts to Undermine Americans’ Health Care
July 14, 2019
During a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing today, Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) highlighted the serious and harmful consequences of a Republican lawsuit, backed by the Trump Administration, to strike down the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
If Republicans succeed in the courts, the consequences would be devastating for Americans across the country, including more than 21 million people who could lose their health insurance.
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In the News: Ensuring elections 'free from foreign intrusion'
July 3, 2019
Ensuring elections 'free from foreign intrusion'
John Sarbanes and Brian Frosh, THE BALTIMORE SUN (OP-ED)On July 4, Americans of all political stripes join together to celebrate our nation’s independence from overseas monarchs, from foreign influence, from interference in our democracy.
This is the moment to apply the lessons of 2016, when our election infrastructure — the core of American democracy — was attacked by a foreign adversary in a choreographed and coordinated effort. State and local election systems across the country were probed and, in some cases, breached. Outsiders exploited digital platforms to wage a full-scale disinformation campaign. And secret foreign money was deployed to influence the electoral outcome.