“Maryland and Prince George’s County committed more than a decade of work to earn the FBI headquarters and pledged hundreds of millions of dollars,"

This ruling protects billions of dollars in already awarded federal grants from being cancelled without warning or clear justification.

Such bans deny young people the simple joy of playing alongside their peers and participating fully in one of the most meaningful parts of childhood.

With today’s ruling, Maryland’s federal court has added its voice to the unanimous chorus of judges who have said states do not have to follow the Trump Administration’s demand to turn over their unredacted voter registration databases.

This ruling makes clear that the federal government cannot impose unlawful financial barriers that make it harder to recruit the teachers, doctors, researchers, nurses, and other essential workers Marylanders rely on every day.

For decades, the remains of hundreds of Black children have lain in unmarked graves on the grounds of a shuttered institution that was supposed to keep them safe.

the ruling safeguards services communities rely on to educate students, preserve parks and care for the elderly from unlawful and reckless cuts.

I firmly believe that we have to ensure that our military has the appropriate tools and authorities to do just that.

Look, what I think is that Congress has to come back to Washington. And we need to do our level best to raise the age to 21, for semi-automatic rifles, assault weapons.

He couldn’t be more wrong. I mean as you mentioned, you know, 72 plus percent of Americans support raising the age to buy a semi-automatic rifles -- this is an assault weapon -- to 21.

We cannot ask our men and women in uniform to fight forever wars and I commend President Biden for recognizing this reality in bringing our troops home.

I believe it is imperative that we take these lessons learned and focus on preparing our essential transit workers to ensure they have the tools to meet the challenges of tomorrow.

Look, it is critical that we examine ways to improve oversight of the COVID-19 pandemic relief funds while also evaluating the significant impacts that these relief efforts have had on supporting sectors across the country and the economy.

I am very much focused on ensuring that our Service components and the Coast Guard have the tools and the authorities to do just that.

It is critical that we continue to work together to develop a robust and diverse aviation workforce.

We have also directed the Secretary of Defense to look at barriers and obstacles for minorities and women to entry into aviation positions.

Unfortunately, the aviation workforce in the United States does not reflect the diversity of the Nation as a whole.

These significant discrepancies suggest that increased outreach to underrepresented groups could expand the hiring pool.

The continued enhancement of the Anacostia watershed is critical to the environmental health of my district.

A policy of equality of treatment and opportunity will make for a better Army, Navy, and Air Force.

I think mentoring is critical when you have 43 percent of the men and women in the total joint force are black and brown but there are zero four-star admirals, one four-star general in the Air Force and one in the Army.

If we don't address the mistreatment of black and brown soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and guardians under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, where if you are black or brown you are twice as likely to be prosecuted for an offense…

Widespread use of deferments... created a feeling that black Americans were disproportionately drafted and sent into combat.

Since we were attacked, we went to war with clear goals. We achieved those objectives. Bin Laden is dead and al-Qaida is degraded in Afghanistan and it's time to end the forever war.