From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: President Obama’s Jobs Plan: Stimulus II “Over Labor Day weekend I met with many small business owners on the Ocean City Boardwalk – a common theme I heard from those potential job creators was their desire to get government out of the way so that they could do […]
Sen. Mikulski: “Congress Must Act with the Urgency of Now to Create Jobs and Put People Back to Work”
From the office of Sen. Barbara Mikulski: U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) issued the following statement today in advance of President Obama’s address to a Joint Session of Congress on the need to continue creating jobs for the middle class: “President Obama’s approach is a good first step. I strongly support a plan for an […]
Mikulski Votes to Proceed with America Invents Act; “Patent Reform Legislation is First Step Toward Passing Another Jobs Bill”
From the office of Sen. Barbara Mikulski: U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) today voted in favor of proceeding with the America Invents Act. The bipartisan legislation would significantly reform America’s patent system for the first time in 60 years. This is an important step forward in Senate consideration of the bill. “This is about […]
Coming to the Table: Wegmans Officials Dish on New Bel Air Store, Hiring, Plans for Community Outreach
With the opening of their new store in Constant Friendship only a month away, Wegmans executives visited Harford County this week to introduce themselves and their company to the community, or at least to local media. Two Wegmans-employed public relations personnel and Bel Air store manager Al Jackson met with The Dagger not at the […]
Sen. Jacobs: BRAC Jobs are Here, What’s Up with Road Improvements? Who Will Get Future Jobs?
From the office of Sen. Nancy Jacobs: Nearly seven thousand jobs have now arrived in Maryland under the military’s Base Realignment and Closure plan (BRAC). Many of those jobs have come to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County, with thousands of employees transferring from Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey to Harford County. TRAFFIC ISSUES The influx […]
Rep. Harris: “The President’s Insistence on Taxing and Spending Our Way to Prosperity Doesn’t Work and Won’t Create Jobs”
From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: Today’s weak jobs report for June, along with a revision to the unemployment report from May which showed even worse figures than previously thought, indicates a stalled economy that has Maryland families, investors and businesses fearful of a possible double dip recession. With the national unemployment rate at […]
Del. James: O’Malley Signs Fast Track Order to Streamline and Expedite Review of Development Permits
From the office of Del. Mary-Dulany James: Dear Friends, As many of you know, I worked during the 2010 and 2011 sessions with Delegate Dave Rudolph, and other members of the Blue Dog Democrats group, to introduce Fast Track legislation. I am pleased to report that today, Governor O’Malley signed an Executive Order that will […]
Sen. Jacobs: “The Time has Come for All Elected Officials to Make Maryland Business Friendly”
From Senator Nancy Jacobs, Minority Leader (Cecil/Harford): The voting records of Maryland’s elected officials on supporting business have just been released. That survey by Maryland Business for Responsive Government ironically comes just as Maryland learns it ranks dead last in job growth last year. Governor O’Malley claimed his priority was “Jobs, Jobs, Jobs” during the […]