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(Timonium, MD) – Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger was unanimously elected Vice Chairman of the United States Naval Academy Board of Visitors by his colleagues earlier this week. Congressman Ruppersberger, a defense Appropriator, has served on the Board since 2009.
(Washington, DC) – Congressmen C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) and Don Young (R-AK) along with Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation that will help local and state governments protect the country’s 95,000 miles of shoreline.
(Washington, DC) - Today, during Women’s History Month, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07), U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), U.S.
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin along with Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, Steny Hoyer, John Sarbanes, and Anthony Brown (all D-Md.) applauded the National Park Service’s (NPS) announcement that it will immediately use emergency contracting authority to begin repairs on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway.
(Washington, DC) – Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger joined U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, along with Congressmen Elijah Cummings and John Sarbanes (All D-Md.) in announcing more than $1 million in affordable housing grants for Baltimore City and the region, including: $322,500 for the Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, Inc.; $227,500 for the St.
Today, a bipartisan and bicameral coalition introduced the Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 (H.R. 1168). The legislation would establish baseline security requirements for IoT devices purchased by the federal government.
(Washington, D.C.) – Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) today announced his support of H.Res. 109, commonly known as the “Green New Deal” resolution to address climate change. He issued the following statement:
Admittedly, neither one of us appreciated how fundamental space is to how we live and work until we served on the House Intelligence Committee.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Jim Langevin (D-RI), John Katko (D-NY), Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD), and John Ratcliffe (R-TX) released the following after introducing H.R. 1158 — the Cyber Incident Response Teams Act.


