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February 18, 2021
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WASHINGTON -- Today, U.S. Representative David Trone (D-MD), along with Reps. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), and David McKinley (R-WV), introduced the bipartisan Opioid Patients’ Right to Know Act to help prevent opioid addiction across the country.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), health care providers dispensed over 153 million opioid prescriptions in 2019, and a recent study estimates that 1% to 4% of individuals who take prescription opioids develop opioid use disorder, putting their lives at risk. The Opioid Patients’ Right to Know Act would create a grant program to incentivize states to require prescribers to discuss the addictive qualities of the drugs with patients and inform them of alternative treatment options before prescribing them for acute pain.
February 18, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman David Trone, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony Brown, and Jamie Raskin today announced $5,515,055 in federal funding to strengthen Community Health Centers (CHCs) across Maryland.
“This new round of federal funding will provide our Community Health Centers with additional supplies and resources to improve the delivery of critical health care services to underserved Marylanders – including residents in rural communities and in communities of color,” the lawmakers said. “Team Maryland is thankful for the sacrifices made by our frontline health care workers, especially those who serve at Community Health Centers. We will continue working to secure funding that increases access to high-quality and affordable health care for all Marylanders.”
February 18, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Members of the Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Congressman David Trone, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, and Jamie B. Raskin (All D-Md.), are urging President Joe Biden to approve Maryland’s appeal for an emergency declaration in support of the state’s efforts to improve safety and security across the National Capital Region for the 59th Presidential Inauguration.
The state’s request for an emergency declaration was denied by President Trump in the final days of his administration.
February 17, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) hosted a roundtable discussion on equity and justice in health care with a panel of world-renowned doctors and health care providers. During the conversation, the group spoke about what forms these inequities take, the importance of addressing them, and how building trust between communities and the health care system will lead to a healthier society.
February 12, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) released the following statement on the celebration of Lunar New Year:
“I’d like to wish all those who celebrate a happy Lunar New Year. I have a deep respect for the tradition of celebrating the Lunar New Year, and I hope that all those celebrating are able to safely connect with loved ones.
February 12, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON -- Last week, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) and the Rural Broadband Task Force members convened for their first meeting of the 117th Congress.
The Rural Broadband Task Force, led by House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, was created in 2019 to create solutions to the digital divide that leaves rural Americans behind. The meeting comes as millions of Americans have struggled to access tele-work, tele-learning, and tele-medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic.
February 11, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) and the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee passed its portion of the American Rescue Plan.
Each of the House Committees is responsible for passing COVID relief legislation within its jurisdiction. The bills are then sent to the House Budget Committee to be combined into one comprehensive bill. The final bill will then receive a vote in the full House of Representatives.
February 10, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON -- Today, Representatives David Trone (D-MD) and Paul Tonko (D-NY) announced that their bipartisan legislation to fight the addiction crisis among returning citizens, the Medicaid Reentry Act, has been included in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s budget reconciliation package. Additional co-sponsors include Representatives David McKinley (R-WV) and Mike Turner (R-OH).
February 10, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) held a conversation about Maryland’s Sixth District’s role in Black history with a panel of community leaders. During the conversation, the group discussed the role their organizations played in Black history and the importance of learning about the past, engaging in tough conversations, and coming together to make real progress.
House Passes Trone Provision to Provide Apprenticeship Opportunities to Justice-Impacted Individuals
WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman David Trone (D-MD) announced that his amendment to the National Apprenticeship Act, which would help establish and strengthen workforce training programs in all federal correctional institutions, passed the House floor. The legislation now heads to the Senate.
Justice-impacted individuals face significant barriers to employment when reentering the workforce, with an unemployment rate that is five times higher than the national average. This can often be attributed to the lack of vocational skills and work experience necessary to gain employment. Workforce training programs fill that skills gap, and individuals who participate in these programs while incarcerated are 28% more likely to be employed and 33% less likely to be reincarcerated than individuals who do not participate in these programs. Despite this demonstrated success, these programs are still relatively rare.
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September 21, 2020
WASHINGTON (WDVM) — Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle came together to shed light on a very important issue that has swept the nation.
Congress celebrated “Congress Goes Purple” to recognize National Recovery Month.
September 18, 2020
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Md. (WDVM) — The Washington County Division of Emergency Services has just been awarded over $8 million dollars from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The funding comes from the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response or SAFER grant funding program.
Maryland Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen stated that the funding is solely from the federal government and that it comes at a time when firefighters and fire stations are stretched thin due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Right now, our firefighters are doing double duty. They have their ongoing lifesaving mission. They’re also on the front lines of fighting COVID-19.”
September 18, 2020
It says it excluded minority and women-owned businesses.
Washington DC (KM) A new Congressional report says the Payroll Protection Plan helped save at least 56,000 jobs in western Maryland, and provided $450-million in loans to small businesses. But 6th District Congressman David Trone says is disproportionally excluded African-American, Latino and women-owned businesses.
September 17, 2020
Washington County will receive more than $8 million to hire 33 full-time firefighters who will help volunteer companies respond to emergencies.
The money is part of $14.76 million in federal funding for Washington, Frederick and Garrett county firefighters announced Wednesday by U.S. Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin, and U.S. Reps. Jamie Raskin and David Trone, all D-Md.
"It's incredible. It's a great feeling," R. David Hays, the county's emergency services supervisor, said in an interview Wednesday.
September 14, 2020
FREDERICK, Md. (WDVM) — Since the 1930s, a cluster of World War II-era wood frame buildings have stood on the grounds of Fort Detrick.
In the decades since, the buildings have housed officers with the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA), a team that’s grown from 30 people to more than 200.
September 14, 2020
U.S. Rep. David Trone, D-Md., and two Republican colleagues introduced a bill Friday in an effort to restore Essential Air Service funding for Hagerstown Regional Airport and five other regional airports across the country.
Southern Airways stopped providing flights between the local airport and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, as well as Pittsburgh International Airport, in mid-October after the U.S. Department of Transportation declared the airport was no longer eligible for Essential Air Service subsidies.
September 10, 2020
He almost didn’t make it ashore.
Cpl. Waverly B. Woodson Jr., an Army medic in the only African American combat unit to storm the beaches of Normandy on D-Day, was bleeding from his thigh and backside, writhing from the burning shrapnel that hailed down on him and his battalion.
September 9, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has put up more hurdles for those trying to beat addictions, clients and officials at a recovery center said Tuesday.
September 9, 2020
In a small office space in a business park on Thomas Johnson Drive in Frederick, nearly half a dozen women gathered in a small circle with Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) and some staff members.
September 9, 2020
CUMBERLAND — After stopping first in Frederick and Hagerstown, U.S. Rep. David Trone’s (D) day of roundtable talks on addiction in the region he serves ended in Cumberland Tuesday evening at Fort Recovery on Centre Street.