June 23, 2021
U.S.
Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.), Congressmen Steny H.
Hoyer (MD-05), Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Kweisi Mfume
(MD-07), Anthony Brown (MD-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06)
announced $10,155,895 in funding through the American Rescue Plan for
Maryland’s Head Start programs. “Maryland’s
children have faced extraordinary challenges throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
This new round of American Rescue Plan funding makes a strong… Continue Reading
June 23, 2021
U.S. Senators Chris Van Holle and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) today praised the Senate's confirmation of U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah Boardman to be a U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Maryland. “Judge
Deborah Boardman is an incredibly qualified and experienced jurist and we look
forward to her years of service as a U.S. District Judge,” the senators said
after the confirmation vote. “As a sitting magistrate judge and former
public defender in Maryland, we know that Judge Boardman w… Continue Reading
June 23, 2021
U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced a bill to honor Louisa Swain, a catalyst for women’s suffrage in the United States, by naming a federal building in Cheyenne, Wyoming, after her. In 1869, Wyoming became the first state or territory in the U.S. to recognize women’s voting rights as equal to the voting rights of men, and Louisa Swain was the first woman to cast the historic first vote under that law on September 6, 1870.At 70 years old, Swain - a Laramie r… Continue Reading
