From Citizens for Bongino: As federal government officials nixed Carroll County as a possible site to host hundreds of wayward illegal immigrants, President Obama was playing golf just minutes away at a private country club in Montgomery County and is set to take a relaxing vacation at the exclusive island retreat of Martha’s Vineyard next […]
Sen. Mikulski Calls on President Obama to Redouble Efforts to Free Marylanders Alan Gross and Warren Weinstein
From the office of U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski: Following release of U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, Senator urges accelerated efforts to return imprisoned Marylanders “I urge you to expand our policy to be ‘no American left behind’ and that commensurate resources and effort are given to cases where Americans were in the process of executing […]
Rep. Harris: “Instead of Reaching Out to Congress, President Obama Instead Chose to Lecture Congress Tonight”
From the Office of Congressman Andy Harris: “Instead of reaching out to Congress, President Obama instead chose to lecture Congress tonight. The President is more interested in attempting to implement his liberal utopia unilaterally, in defiance of the Constitutional limits on the presidency, than in actually working together with Congress to get our economy moving […]
Del. Szeliga: “House Republicans Have Better Solutions for a Better Maryland. We Believe in Tax Relief for All”
From Del. Kathy Szeliga: Off to a slow start, as usual… We don’t stop for snow or holidays! The 2014 Legislative Session began on January 8 and will end on Monday, April 7. The Maryland General Assembly meets for 90 days each year for a regular session. I do not anticipate any special sessions this […]
Rep. Harris Provides New Option for Sequester Offset; Legislation Increases State Contribution for Medicaid Expansion to Offset Sequestration
From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., introduced legislation that would eliminate most of next year’s sequester by slightly increasing the state contribution to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Medicaid expansion. Under this proposed legislation, the state match for newly eligible individuals under the ACA’s Medicaid program […]
Thatcher: “Mr. Obama…Divider-in-Chief Has Chosen Not to be my President”
From James Thatcher of Bel Air: At 70 years of age, I can remember no President who has so divided this country as has Mr. Obama. Even under Jimmy Carter, whose ideology differed so greatly from my own, I was able to think of him as “my President” because when he spoke, he spoke to […]
Magnolia Elementary Students to Join First Lady Michelle Obama for Annual Fall Harvest of White House Kitchen Garden
From Harford County Public Schools: On Wednesday, October 30, at 2:40 p.m., First Lady Michelle Obama will join Sesame Street’s Elmo and Rosita, the Produce Marketing Association and the Partnership for a Healthier America for an announcement about marketing healthier foods to children. Following the announcement, Mrs. Obama, Elmo and Rosita will join school children […]
Rep. Harris Opposes Senate Fiscal Package; “It Just Kicks the Can Further Down the Road”
From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: Washington, D.C. – Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., released the following statement on the fiscal package proposed by the Senate: “I cannot support a package that continues spending at a level that does nothing to reduce the 650 billion dollar deficit this year or deficits in future years, continues […]