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(Baltimore, MD) – Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger joined U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski, Congressman John Sarbanes, along with Maryland Veterans Affairs Secretary Ed Chow, onsite at the Baltimore VA Medical Center, part of the VA Maryland Health Care System, Monday for a firsthand look at progress made since a recent audit of the national VA health care system.
Earlier this week, the President made an extremely difficult decision to release five Taliban prisoners in exchange for an American prisoner of war. I understand the President’s decision: he took what he saw as a narrow, near-term window of opportunity to save Sgt. Bergdahl’s life. I respect his decision.
(Timonium, MD) – Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) today was joined by disabled Marylanders in urging the Social Security Administration to address its backlog of claims for disability hearings. The average wait-time for a disability appeal hearing nationally is 404 days.
(Washington, DC) – Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD), Ranking Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, delivered the following statement on the House Floor in support of Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015.
“Thank you, Mr. Chair. I yield myself as much time as I may consume.
(Timonium, MD) – Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) on Monday will be joined by disabled Marylanders in urging the Social Security Administration to address its backlog of claims for disability hearings. Many Marylanders must wait an average of 17 months for their disability appeal hearing – the third longest in the country out of 169 total field offices.
Since October 2008, I have been calling on my colleagues in the House of Representatives to fix the unintended consequences associated with American satellite export regulations that treat all satellites and satellite parts — down to the nuts and bolts — as weapons.
(Washington, DC) – Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise in strong support of the USA FREEDOM Act. I yield myself as much time as I may consume.
On May 8th, the House Intelligence Committee passed out of Committee the bipartisan USA FREEDOM Act – the identical bill that the Judiciary Committee passed out of Committee on May 7th.
(Washington, DC) – Congress has passed bipartisan legislation authorizing funding for improvements to America’s ports and waterways that will help protect jobs in Baltimore, Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger said today. The conference report on H.R.
WASHINGTON – Six members of the Maryland Congressional delegation have written to Pfizer CEO Ian Read concerning the company’s potential acquisition of AstraZeneca, which employs over 3,000 in Maryland. The letter was led by Congressman John K. Delaney (MD-6) whose district includes the Gaithersburg headquarters of AstraZeneca subsidiary MedImmune. The letter was signed by Senator Barbara A.
Ruppersberger Launches “Faces of the Unemployed” Project, Urges Vote to Extend Unemployment Benefits
(Hanover, MD) – Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) on Monday was joined by jobless Marylanders in urging House leaders to allow a vote to restore unemployment insurance to nearly 33,900 Marylanders who have lost their benefits since the program’s expiration on December 28. A 5-month extension passed the U.S.