Press Releases
March 9, 2020
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman David Trone and House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) introduced legislation to remove a bust of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney from public display in the U.S. Capitol and replace it with a bust of Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall. Taney, the Maryland-born Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1836-1864, wrote the majority opinion in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case on March 6, 1857, which declared that African Americans could not be citizens of the United States and struck down limits on the expansion of slavery. This past Friday marked the 163rd anniversary of that ruling, which continues to be a mark of shame for the United States. Currently, a bust of Taney is displayed prominently alongside those of his four predecessors, Chief Justices John Jay, John Rutledge, Oliver Ellsworth, and John Marshall, in the U.S. Capitol’s Old Supreme Court Chamber, seen by millions of visitors each year. The legislation introduced today would replace Taney’s bust with one of Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall, who in 1967 became the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court.
March 6, 2020
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin convened members of Maryland’s congressional delegation, including Senator Chris Van Hollen, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer, Congressman John P. Sarbanes and Congressman David Trone (All D-Md.) on Wednesday to meet with the presidents of Maryland’s four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Participating in the roundtable were Morgan State University President Dr. David Wilson, Bowie State University President Dr. Aminta Breaux, University of Maryland Eastern Shore President Dr. Heidi Anderson and Coppin State University incoming President Anthony Jenkins. The dialogue focused on the unique role of each HBCU and their collective mission of educating Maryland students. Of primary concern was how the federal delegation could best support the schools.
March 5, 2020
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WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, U.S. Congressman David Trone along with U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin as well as U.S. Representatives Dutch Ruppersberger, and Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) met with Department of Defense and Army Futures Command civilian leadership to discuss USAMRIID at Fort Detrick and USAMRICD at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Upon learning that the Department of Defense had been withholding funds from the two research facilities earlier this year, the Members wrote a letter seeking more information and the release of the funds. The Members met today to reiterate their support for the two facilities and to receive more information on the current situation. During the meeting, the Members discussed the crucial work taking place at both research facilities, including the current role of the labs in combatting the coronavirus.
March 5, 2020
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David Trone, along with U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Andy Harris, Anthony G. Brown, and Jamie Raskin today announced $500,000 in federal funding to support Maryland’s response to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Funding comes from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These resources will help public health officials in Maryland monitor and assess possible coronavirus cases across the state.
February 27, 2020
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, a bipartisan and bicameral coalition of Members of Congress called for All-Star baseball player Curt Flood’s induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Flood’s courageous challenge to Major League Baseball’s (MLB) reserve system, which helped create free agency within the MLB and transformed professional sports.
February 20, 2020
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David Trone along with U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, John Sarbanes, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin, (all D-Md.) today announced the award of $13,187,737 for 32 projects to counter homelessness in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Program. This competitive grant program awards nonprofits, state and local governments and their agents for initiatives that provide transitional or permanent housing, rental assistance, or supportive services with the goal of ending homelessness.
February 20, 2020
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David Trone and U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (all D-Md.) today announced the award of $1,935,715 for 17 projects to counter homelessness in Western Maryland through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Program. These funds will be used throughout Allegany, Garrett, Washington, and Frederick Counties. This competitive grant program awards nonprofits, state and local governments and their agents for initiatives that provide transitional or permanent housing, rental assistance, or supportive services with the goal of ending homelessness.
February 13, 2020
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WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representative David Trone (D-MD) along with Representatives John Rutherford (R-FL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), and Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), and Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Richard Blumenthal (D-NY), introduced the Crisis Stabilization and Community Reentry Act of 2020, a bill that would authorize grant money for law enforcement to partner with mental health providers to provide support for mental health services for incarcerated individuals and those returning to society.
February 5, 2020
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman David Trone, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin as well as Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, Jamie Raskin, and Anthony Brown (all D-Md.) raised concerns in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper regarding funding for the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) at Fort Detrick and the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Command (CCDC) Chemical Biological Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground.
February 4, 2020
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Washington, DC - Today, Congressman David Trone (MD-06) released the following statement following the State of the Union: