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We should not be satisfied with the historically low economic growth rate of the past decade.
Reforming the U.S. tax code is a key component to building economic momentum and growing our workforce. The United States has one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world, and this tax rate is driving American companies to send their manufacturing and customer service jobs abroad. Lowering the corporate tax rate will keep large businesses from sending jobs overseas, and a simpler tax code would allow small businesses to save money and grow. Government spending and regulation will not lead us to prosperity – only a vibrant private sector will.
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Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced that he delivered $9 million through the Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation appropriations bill to upgrade the Middle River Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company in Baltimore County, including the construction of a fire station and the purchase of a new ladder truck.
Statement from Congressman Harris:
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) delivered $8 million in federal funding for the Enhancing Eastern Shore Freight Rail Growth and Reliability Project, a high-priority infrastructure initiative to repair and upgrade the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Centreville 9 and Chestertown freight rail lines in Kent and Queen Anne’s Counties.
Statement from Congressman Harris:
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Andy Harris, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration, is concerned that Maryland officials may have not done all they could to lower the Payment Error Rate in the Maryland SNAP program. Since hard-earned federal taxpayer dollars are concerned, the whistleblower allegations should be taken seriously and investigated at the state and federal level.
Statement from Congressman Harris:
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), delivered $1,357,500 in federal funding for the Crisfield Fire Station and Emergency Shelter, strengthening emergency response capabilities and improving public safety during severe weather events.
The funding will support the design and construction of a new Crisfield Fire Station, which will also serve as an emergency shelter. The project will help reduce the need for post-storm rescues and improve emergency response during severe weather events.
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), delivered $4.5 million in funding through the Fiscal Year 2026 Agriculture appropriations bill to replace the Trappe Volunteer Fire Company’s aging firehouse.
The funding will replace the aging 1951 firehouse with a new single-story, pre-engineered facility that improves firefighter safety, strengthens emergency response capabilities, and better protects the Trappe community.
Statement from Congressman Harris:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), announced $40 million in FY26 Energy and Water Development funding for a new shallow-draft dredging vessel for East Coast navigation channels. The funding addresses sediment buildup that has limited vessel access in Maryland and other heavily used East Coast waterways.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced a $240,000 U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All grant awarded to Talbot County to develop a comprehensive Safety Action Plan to help reduce roadway fatalities and serious injuries.
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Andy Harris, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all Md.) announced $6,966,579 in federal funding to support firefighters and first responders across Maryland. The funding will enhance departments’ emergency response capabilities through hiring, training, and acquisition of critical emergency equipment.
WASHINGTON, D.C .— Today, Congressman Andy Harris M.D. (MD-01), announced the inclusion of his amendment, co-sponsored by Congressman Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02) and Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), in the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED) Act following negotiations with House Leadership on the floor. This amendment will protect legal actions the Trump Administration has taken thus far to combat the Biden Offshore Wind agenda, including actions impacting the Maryland Offshore Wind Project.
“I rise today in support of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371, which will finally put an end to the Democrat-led government shutdown. Millions of Americans have suffered because the Democrats refused to reopen the government – including those who depend on SNAP benefits, federal workers, border patrol agents, and our troops who were uncertain about their next paycheck.