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March 10, 2021
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WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) voted for final passage of the American Rescue Plan Act, a landmark, life-saving piece of legislation that will provide urgently-needed resources to defeat the virus, put vaccines in people’s arms, put money into families’ pockets, get children safely back into classrooms, and put people back to work. This legislation now heads to President Biden’s desk for his signature well ahead of the March 14th expiration of pandemic unemployment benefits.
March 9, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman David Trone (D-MD) and Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) reintroduced the Building Rural Investments, Development, and Growth for the Economy (BRIDGE) Act in the House of Representatives for the 117th Congress.
March 9, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congressman David Trone and Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (all D-Md.) announced $50,000 in federal funding for Archway Station, Inc.’s Allegany Oxford House, which will serve as a safe housing option for women recovering from substance use disorder and their children. The funding will be used to renovate the Allegany Oxford House in Cumberland into apartment-style residences for those receiving treatment.
March 8, 2021
Press Release
Washington, DC - On International Women’s Day, Representatives David Trone (D-MD-06) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-05) along with Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced that they will introduce the bipartisan, bicameral Girls Leadership, Engagement, and Development (LEAD) Act to promote girls’ involvement in civic and political processes through U.S. foreign assistance.
March 5, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) hosted a roundtable discussion with Washington County leaders on women’s history and the importance of empowering the next generation of leaders. During the conversation, the group reflected on the progress made by women over the course of history and the need to come together to break down gender inequities and support the history makers of tomorrow.
March 3, 2021
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WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) voted to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, transformative legislation that includes sweeping police reforms to help protect communities and save lives.
March 3, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) released the following statement ahead of the House of Representatives’ vote on H.R. 1, the For the People Act, an historic, anti-corruption and election reform legislation to restore the public trust in government.
Trone, McKinley, Bost Introduce Camera Reporting Legislation to Improve Safety in VA Medical Centers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, U.S. Representatives David Trone (D-MD) and David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.) introduced the Veterans’ Camera Reporting (VCR) Act. This bill would require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to Congress on the use and maintenance of all cameras used for patient safety and law enforcement purposes in VA medical facilities.
March 3, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman David Trone, along with Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, (D-Md.) today announced $3,565,694 in federal funding to support Tri-State Community Health Center in Hancock, Md.
“The Tri-State Community Health Center, and other CHCs around Maryland, have played an essential role in delivering quality and affordable healthcare services to rural and underserved neighborhoods,” said Senator Cardin. “This new federal investment will ensure Western Maryland’s local health providers have the necessary resources to efficiently care for Marylanders during and after COVID-19. I am committed to removing the barriers to affordable health care and securing supplementary funding to bolster our Community Health Centers, particularly with their growing prominence in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.”
March 3, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON -- Ahead of the House of Representatives’ historic vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) and Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) introduced the Workforce Justice Act, which would encourage states to ‘ban the box’ on employment applications nationwide and give justice-impacted individuals a greater chance of gaining employment.
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January 15, 2021
CUMBERLAND — Western Maryland saw the state’s largest percent increase in opioid deaths in the third quarter of 2020, according to a recently-released state report.
Allegany County was particularly hard-hit, experiencing a 111.1% increase in opioid deaths the first nine months of 2020 compared to 2019, per the quarterly Opioid Operational Command Center report. According to the data, 38 residents died of opioid overdoses between January and September 2020, compared with 18 during the same period in 2019.
January 15, 2021
State and federal legislators must accomplish more to help protect Marylanders and other Americans from overdose deaths during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Rep. David Trone (D-MD) said Wednesday.
“The devastating increases in overdose deaths throughout my district and the state of Maryland confirm that we are not doing nearly enough to support those with substance use disorders through the COVID-19 pandemic,” said the congressman, who serves on the national Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking. “We need all hands on deck. Lives are at stake.”
January 14, 2021
January 11, 2021
CUMBERLAND — Wednesday’s siege of the U.S. Capitol was every bit as surreal and disconcerting in person as it was on social media, television or radio, U.S. Rep. David Trone said Thursday.
“It was a lot of anxiety, it was a very uncomfortable feeling and pretty unbelievable to have that level of violence invading the nation’s Capitol. One person was shot, literally killed, right outside the door of the House of Representatives,” said Trone (D-Md.).
January 8, 2021
The first time Capitol Police came to the House Chamber on Wednesday afternoon, they advised members of Congress that the House had been breached on the first floor by protestors, U.S. Rep. David Trone told The Herald-Mail.
All the doors were locked and manned by police while Congress continued to debate the electoral votes from Arizona, Trone said in a phone interview.
About 15 to 20 minutes later, Capitol Police returned because protestors had reached the U.S. Capitol's Rotunda, just down the hall from the House floor, Trone said. At that point members of Congress were asked to look under their desks and chairs — under every other chair was a box containing two gas masks they were to open in case they were needed.
December 31, 2020
WASHINGTON — Four years ago, on New Year’s Eve, U.S. Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) and his family suffered a loss that many families across the district he serves and the country would, sadly, likely find relatable.
During a recent interview with the Times-News, the congressman — a Democrat who was recently reelected for a second term representing Maryland’s Sixth Congressional District, which includes Allegany and Garrett counties — shared the story of the life and death of his nephew Ian Trone and reflected on how it has influenced his priorities in office.
December 9, 2020
Members of the Maryland congressional delegation and several other members of Congress gave tributes to former Maryland Sen. Paul Sarbanes on the Senate and House floors Tuesday evening in a Special Order Hour, remembering him for his strong principles and work ethnic.
Sarbanes (D) died Sunday at the age of 87.
December 7, 2020
MARYLAND (WDVM) — Rep. David Trone spoke with business leaders in the sixth district last week in a regularly-scheduled meeting. Topics that were covered included how businesses are faring as the weather changes, the current state of mental health, the rising opioid epidemic and the limited amount of time before congress recesses.
Standing out amongst all of these issues is the ticking clock as time runs out to pass a pandemic relief package that both bodies of Congress can come to an agreement on.
December 3, 2020
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Members of Congress are expressing concern that the opioid crisis is intensifying as people are home, isolated, and dealing with the stressors of the pandemic.
Congressman John Katko, R-New York, and Congressman David Trone, D-Maryland, are suggesting that a new COVID-19 relief bill is needed to help ease the burden on Americans faced with uncertainty.
“What I’m seeing is completely alarming,” Katko said.
“The current situation is dire,” Trone added.
November 23, 2020
In the early months of the Trump administration, Washington was awash with rumors that the two parties were hard at work on a bipartisan deal on infrastructure spending.
But as time wore on, the plans always fell victim to political gridlock and President Donald Trump’s propensity for Twitter controversies, and soon “Infrastructure Week” became a Washington punchline for the White House’s lack of message discipline.
Now, with Joe Biden poised to take office in January, infrastructure’s bipartisan appeal makes federal lawmakers hopeful that it might once again be a key issue when the new Congress takes office.