Chris Van Hollen: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to the witnesses.”

“Sergeant Ed Ramsey lived a life of public service – joining the Army to defend our nation, then going on to serve his community in his local post office for nearly three decades. During those years, his unstinting kindness made such an…

Aging water systems put the health and safety of communities at risk. That’s why it’s essential we invest in modernizing community water and sewer infrastructure. This federal funding will support these much-needed improvements across…

At the end of the day, that has to happen. We have a system of laws, we need to enforce them.

Without adequate and expert staff, the money that Congress has appropriated to help rural communities will not reach its intended beneficiaries.