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March 24, 2021
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David Trone, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, and Jamie Raskin released the following statement after a virtual meeting held on Monday by the Congressional delegation with U.S. Postal Service (USPS) officials about the major mail delivery problems affecting Maryland communities throughout the state.
March 22, 2021
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WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) hosted a live Q&A with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Chief Medical Advisor to President Joe Biden. The Q&A session was viewed by over 1,200 Marylanders.
March 19, 2021
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WASHINGTON – Today, Representative David Trone (D-MD) announced that he reintroduced the bipartisan Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act, along with Representatives Lori Trahan (D-MA), Buddy Carter (R-GA), Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH), and David P. McKinley (R-WA).
March 18, 2021
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WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) voted to pass two sweeping immigration bills, H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, and H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, aimed to make critical reforms to the American immigration system. The bills now head to the Senate.
March 16, 2021
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GAITHERSBURG, MD – Congressmen David Trone and Jamie Raskin (both D-MD) issued the following statement after Dr. Earl Stoddard, Director of the Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security, announced during a briefing with the Montgomery County Council that the County will soon open its first COVID-19 mass vaccination site:
March 16, 2021
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative David Trone, a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation-Housing and Urban Development, led Maryland delegation members in urging U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigeig to approve the funding request for the I-81/Halfway Boulevard Freight Connection Project in Western Maryland. The request was submitted by Washington County and the Maryland Department of Transportation. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Representatives Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Andy Harris, Kweisi Mfume, and Jamie Raskin all joined the request.
March 16, 2021
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WASHINGTON -- In advance of the Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing on the Bureau of Prison’s (BOP) pandemic response on Thursday, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) penned a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland urging increased transparency from the BOP and sharing ideas on how to create a more just and equitable criminal justice system.
March 16, 2021
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WASHINGTON -- Today, Representatives David Trone (D-MD), Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) announced the creation of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, an effort to promote policies to combat the addiction and mental health crises in America.
March 16, 2021
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman David Trone, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, and Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) today announced more than $9.4 million in federal funding to strengthen HIV/AIDS surveillance and prevention programs across Maryland.
March 12, 2021
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WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) hailed the Biden Administration’s announcement that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) would provide nearly $2.5 billion to states to address the worsening mental health and addiction crises across the country. Maryland is set to receive more than $48 million in funding.
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February 2, 2021
U.S. Rep. David Trone (D-Md. 6) joined County Council President Tom Hucker at a media briefing Monday to discuss how the Biden administration would work with Montgomery County.
Trone discussed support for President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief proposal, noting that it includes $350 billion in funding for state and local governments, which was not included in the relief package passed in December.
January 29, 2021
No matter what report officials look at, the number of opioid-related overdoses in Washington County was up significantly last year.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the opioid epidemic on several fronts, said Vicki Sterling, director of behavioral health services for the Washington County Health Department.
Fewer outreach events are held and not as many participate as previously when those events do occur, Sterling said.
January 26, 2021
(January 26, 2021) - House Democrat David Trone of Maryland and two Republican colleagues introduced bills that would create a task force and a grant program focused on mental health and addiction treatment.
A bill (HR 434) co-sponsored by Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., would establish a joint task force meant to prevent mental health crises caused by public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
January 25, 2021
WASHINGTON (WDVM) — Maryland Congressman David Trone speaks with our Joseph Olmo after he attended the inauguration of President Joe Biden.
Congressman Trone discusses what he thinks the new president should do to move the country forward.
January 22, 2021
WASHINGTON — Maryland state officials and federal representatives released reactions to the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday afternoon.
Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, was one of the governors attending the ceremony that marked the shift to a Democratic administration.
January 22, 2021
WASHINGTON (WDVM) — On President Biden’s first full day in office, Maryland Congressman David Trone introduced two new bipartisan bills.
The bills — titled the “Preventing Mental Health and Substance Use Crises During Emergencies Act” and the “Family Support Services for Addiction Act” — center around mental health and addiction reform, two issues the congressman has been very vocal about in the past. The bills were introduced with Congressman Steve Womack (R-AR) and Congressman Dan Meuser (R-PA), respectively.
January 21, 2021
U.S. Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) said being at President Joe Biden’s inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday “felt like a weight being lifted off your shoulders.”
Trone, a Potomac resident who represents Maryland’s Sixth Congressional District, was among the members of Congress who attended Wednesday’s ceremony. Trone’s wife, June, was with him.
January 20, 2021
CUMBERLAND — With four compounding crises in play at once, U.S. Rep. David Trone says politicians at all levels of government would do well to focus on bipartisan solutions aimed at ultimately saving lives.
During an interview Tuesday, Trone (D-Md.) said he expects the country’s opioid epidemic to continue worsening — in turn exacerbating rising rates of depression, anxiety and suicide unless action is taken, and soon.
January 19, 2021
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (WDVM) — As millions of Americans gathered together to remember one of the most influential figures in American history, local leaders discussed how far we have come since the days of the civil rights movement.
Congressman David Trone held a roundtable discussion with civil rights legend Willie Pearl Mackey-King and Nahom Tekle of the Brothers Academy. During the conversation, the group discussed their personal experiences combating racial injustice in their lives, the systemic barriers that negatively impact communities of color, and expressed their shared belief that conversations about racial justice are how progress is made.
January 19, 2021
Ask Ali Zia what he wants to study when he graduates North Hagerstown High School and the junior talks about using science to help society.
But he isn't waiting.
Ali, along with friends and schoolmates, is involved in several projects to help others. At least two focus on assisting Spanish-speaking families and students with accessing information about virtual learning and the federal government.
The 16-year-old coder has helped create websites, written in Spanish, to educate a growing segment of the U.S. population and co-created an app that recently won a 6th Congressional District contest.