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January 12, 2021
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WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Congressman David Trone (MD-06) voted to pass a resolution demanding that Vice President Mike Pence and Trump Administration Cabinet officials invoke the 25th Amendment, forcing the removal of President Donald Trump from office.
The historic move comes after President Trump directly incited the violent insurrection that claimed the lives of five people at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, January 6th.
January 12, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congressman David Trone, Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, and Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) announced that the Maryland Department of Health will receive $402,607,440 in federal funding to expand COVID-19 vaccine distribution, contact tracing, and testing capacity.
“Support is on the way for Maryland as we continue to fight COVID-19 and work to eliminate the virus,” the lawmakers said. “This new federal funding will help ensure that more Marylanders get the COVID-19 vaccine as quickly as possible and will increase the state’s testing and contact tracing capabilities. Team Maryland will keep pushing to secure additional federal dollars to bring the virus under control and stop the spread of the disease.”
January 12, 2021
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WASHINGTON -- Today, Representative David Trone along with Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (all D-Md.) announced that the City of Frederick will receive over $1.5 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to strengthen the city’s flood prevention infrastructure.
The funding will go towards repairs to Stormwater Pump Station #3, a critical part of Frederick’s storm water management system that diverts water from densely populated areas to a man-made retention lake. The repairs will include the construction of a new building over the existing station to house the motors, electrical gear, controls, and existing generator.
January 5, 2021
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WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Congressman David Trone released the below statement amid reports that Congressional Republicans would vote against counting electoral college votes from the November 3rd election:
“It is a sad day for democracy when the political ambition of politicians threatens the will of the American people. Since the signing of the Constitution, the idea of a government ruled by the people has guided generations of Americans as they strive towards a more perfect union. With hurdles along the way, our country has persisted towards this ideal.
December 21, 2020
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WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) voted in favor of H.R. 133, a bill that includes funding for the federal government for Fiscal Year 2021, a $900 billion coronavirus relief package, as well as additional legislative provisions Trone secured to provide critical relief to struggling families, frontline workers, and small businesses. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation will now head to the Senate and then the President’s desk for signature.
December 21, 2020
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WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Congressman David Trone (MD-06) released the following statement:
December 19, 2020
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WASHINGTON -- As the United States continues to see COVID-19 cases spike across the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report revealing staggering new numbers related to the opioid and addiction crisis. From June 2019-May 2020, there were more than 81,000 drug overdose deaths in the United States, the highest number ever in a 12-month period.
December 18, 2020
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WASHINGTON -- Following Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement that the House Democratic Steering Committee nominated Congressman David Trone for an appointment to the House Appropriations Committee in the 117th Congress, Congressman Trone released the following statement:
December 17, 2020
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congressman David Trone and Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (all D-Md.) announced $70,000 in federal funding for the Tri-County Council for Western Maryland’s Economic Development District Planning program. The funding, awarded through the Economic Development Administration (EDA), will be used to develop and implement a comprehensive economic development strategy for Allegany, Garrett, and Washington Counties.
December 16, 2020
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WASHINGTON -- Today, Representative David Trone (MD-06) announced that his bipartisan legislation, the Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act of 2020, which would support mental health treatment for incarcerated individuals, unanimously passed the House of Representatives. The bill already passed the Senate on November 16th and now heads to the President’s desk for signature.
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1 in 7 individuals incarcerated in state and federal prisons and 1 in 4 individuals in jails self-reported experiences of serious psychological distress. The Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act would allow for correctional institutions to partner with mental health providers to provide mental health treatment and crisis stabilization for incarcerated individuals and promote warm handoffs to community-based care upon reentry.
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July 27, 2020
The C&O Canal National Historical Park and several Western Maryland state parks will benefit from the Great American Outdoors Act, which recently passed both houses of Congress and is awaiting action by President Donald Trump.
July 23, 2020
Congressman David Trone issued a statement regarding the new preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that show that the United States saw 70,980 deaths from drug overdoses in 2019.
July 23, 2020
The House voted Wednesday to remove statues of Confederate leaders from the Capitol and replace the bust of Roger B. Taney, the U.S. chief justice who wrote the Supreme Court decision that said people of African descent are not U.S. citizens.
July 17, 2020
A new CDC report shows a record number of overdose deaths in 2019, the number marks a new high for overdose deaths from the previous year.
July 17, 2020
Maryland’s federal legislators announced July 16 the awarding of almost $400,000 for firefighters in Montgomery County to continue purchasing personal protective equipment.
July 17, 2020
Congressman David Trone hosted a "Discussion on Confronting the Climate Crisis" Thursday with special guest Chairwoman Kathy Castor (FL-14), Chairwoman of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, Josh Tulkin, the Director of Maryland Chapter of the Sierra Club, Ramon Palencia-Calvo, the Deputy Director of the Maryland League of Conservation Voters, and Kerene Tayloe, the Director of Federal Legislative Affairs for WE ACT for Environmental Justice.
July 14, 2020
As public schools struggle to determine a path forward for the fall, Montgomery County is receiving $6.5 million in federal funding for early childhood education.
July 13, 2020
U.S. Rep. David Trone is confident his bill providing confidentiality for federal law enforcement officers using peer-support counseling will be passed, saying it has bipartisan support.
July 13, 2020
Days after House appropriators essentially endorsed the president’s planned 1% federal pay raise for civilian employees next year, a bipartisan group of House members are pushing for a bigger boost.
Ten House lawmakers say civilian federal employees should earn pay parity with the military next year. Military members are on track to receive a 3% raise in 2021.
July 10, 2020
WASHINGTON — While the recent passage of the Moving Forward Act in the U.S. House of Representatives was considered a success, Western Maryland’s congressman says a last-minute amendment denied some direct benefit to Garrett County.