Press Releases
April 15, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman David Trone (MD-06), member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, introduced the Fairly Assessing Service-related Exposure Residual (FASTER) Presumptions Act to reform VA’S presumptive decision-making process and help veterans exposed to toxic substances during their service access their VA disability benefits much faster.
April 14, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) released the following statement after President Biden’s announcement that all troops would be withdrawn from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021.
April 14, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) made the below statement following the release of the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), revealing that over 87,000 Americans died from a drug overdose between September 2019 and September 2020.
April 14, 2021
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WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee members – U.S. Representatives David Trone (D-Md.) and Barry Moore (R-Ala.) and U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) – introduced legislation to expand in-state tuition eligibility for the families of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities.
April 13, 2021
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WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) made the below statement following the release of new data from the Maryland Opioid Operational Command Center (OOCC) showing a significant increase in the number of overdose deaths in Maryland in 2020. Overdoses throughout the state increased by 18.7%, while Western Maryland experienced a 45.9% increase in overdose deaths.
April 12, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – This afternoon, Congressman David Trone joined a virtual discussion with Members of the National Capital Region and representatives from National Treasury Employees Union, American Federation of Government Employees, National Federation of Federal Employees, National Active and Retired Federal Employees, International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, National Association of Air Traffic Controllers, National Association of Letter Carriers, American Postal Workers Unions, and National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association. Congressman Trone was joined by Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD), Mark Warner (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Representatives Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Bobby Scott (VA-03), Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Gerry Connolly (VA-11), Don Beyer (VA-08), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), David Trone (MD-06), Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), and Jennifer Wexton (VA-10).
April 12, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David Trone, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, and Jamie Raskin (all Md.) today announced more than $182 million in federal funding to bolster Maryland’s COVID-19 pandemic response and expand the capacity of laboratories and local health departments to fight infectious diseases.
April 9, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON – Following the release of President Biden’s fiscal year 2022 discretionary funding request, Representative David Trone (MD-06), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, praised the request for the significant investment in fighting the opioid and mental health epidemics, investing in important medical research funding, and reforming our criminal justice system.
Trone & National Restaurant Association Help Maryland Restaurants and Bars Apply for COVID-19 Relief
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) hosted Aaron Frazier, Director of Healthcare and Tax Policy at the National Restaurant Association, for a discussion on relief for struggling restaurants and bars provided in the American Rescue Plan.
April 9, 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 $23.6 million in federal COVID-19 economic relief funding for airports across the state.