Press Releases
December 5, 2019
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Washington, DC - Today, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders announced that the House will vote next week to pass H.R. 3, the Elijah Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, a landmark bill to lower the price of prescription drugs. The leaders also announced that H.R. 3 will include legislation authored by Congressman Davide Trone to provide $10 billion in federal funding to combat the opioid epidemic.
December 4, 2019
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman David Trone (MD-06), House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD), House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Gerald E. Connolly (VA-11), and Representatives Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-AL), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Don Beyer (VA-08), Anthony Brown (MD-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and Jennifer Wexton (VA-10) sent a letter to the Chairs of the Armed Services Committees, who are leading the conference committee working to reconcile the House- and Senate-passed versions of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
November 26, 2019
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Washington, DC -- Congressman David Trone (D-MD) was joined by Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) wand Brian Fitzpartrick (R-PA) in issuing joint letters urging airlines to carry opioid overdose medication, such as naloxone, to make air travel safer ahead of what is projected to be a busy holiday travel season. The request to take this proactive public safety measures comes after a fatal overdose on board an airline over the summer. Four million Americans are expected to fly over the Thanksgiving holiday this year.
November 21, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representatives David Trone (D-MD), Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH), and Brett Guthrie (R-KY) introduced the bipartisan Supporting Healthy Outcomes for Mothers and Infants Act of 2019 to support mothers and their infants who are born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS).
November 21, 2019
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Washington, DC – Congressmen David Trone (MD-06) and Tim Ryan (OH-13) today introduced legislation to strengthen worker protections. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) introduced the companion bill in the Senate.
November 21, 2019
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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, Anthony G. Brown, and Jamie Raskin (all D-Md.) today announced the award of more than $13,866,000 for the improvement and modernization of bus systems throughout Maryland from the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program (49 U.S.C. 5339).
November 21, 2019
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David Trone, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, John Sarbanes, Anthony G. Brown, and Jamie Raskin (all-Md.) today announced the award of $11,040,000 for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) for Metrobus system improvements from the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program (49 U.S.C. 5339).
Trone, Cardin, Van Hollen Announce Nearly $85,000 for Garrett County Low Income Housing Improvements
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David Trone and Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (all D-Md.) announced the recent award of nearly $85,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Housing Preservation Grant Program funds to repair and rehabilitate the homes of low and very-low income residents in Garrett County.
November 6, 2019
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Rockville, MD - Today, Representative David Trone (MD-06) hosted a roundtable in Rockville, Maryland to discuss policies to protect law enforcement, fire, emergency medical, and 911 dispatch professionals.
November 5, 2019
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Gaithersburg, MD - Today, Representative David Trone (MD-06) hosted a roundtable in Gaithersburg, Maryland to discuss the skyrocketing cost of prescription drugs.