Economy
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, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), the Acting Ranking Member of House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee, is pleased to announce that the Department of Transportation listened to our Delegation request and issued a discretionary grant award in the amount of $20,000,000 to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation. The purpose of the grant is to fund the final design for the preplacement of the 115-year-old Susquehanna River Rail Bridge connecting Havre de Grace and Perryville, MD.
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), the Acting Ranking Member of House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee, is pleased to announce that the USDA Rural Development is providing a $306,600.00 grant to Pocomoke City to purchase a new ambulance and improve access to emergency medical services. This new ambulance will replace an older vehicle near its lifespan that lacks key modern safety and health standards.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, John Sarbanes, Andy Harris MD, Kweisi Mfume and David Trone met Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol with the new president and CEO of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Hilary Harp Falk and the newly selected U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Chesapeake Bay Program Director Dr. Kandis Boyd.
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a discretionary grant award in the amount of $1,114,539.00 to Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Inc. This funding will be used to support the purchases of a CNC Messer System Plasma Table, a 30-ton mobile travelift crane, and a CNC 250-ton, 14-foot press brake.
WASHINGTON, DC: Acting Ranking member of USDA Appropriations Subcommittee Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), has issued the following statement on language included in the House USDA, Rural Development and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Bill. This language addresses the invasive blue catfish species in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: In response to record-high gas and energy prices, Congressman Andy Harris, and Delegate Kathy Szeliga are calling on leaders in Annapolis and Washington DC to find solutions to the pain at the pump – both in the short-term and long-term. At a press conference Monday morning, Congressman Harris said, “It’s time for President Biden to stop the blame-game and unleash American energy independence. Joe Biden and House Democrats’ war on American energy is responsible for the pain at the pump Americans are feeling. This is Biden’s Price Hike, and Americans know it.
WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) is pleased to see that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Department of Labor (DOL) have finally announced an additional 35,000 temporary H-2B visas. The release of these additional visas was made possible by the Harris/Pingree (D-ME) amendment to the FY22 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, which was signed into law in March.
WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) issued the following statement urging the Department of Homeland Security to immediately release the 35,000 supplemental H-2b visas they announced three weeks ago that would be made available for work start dates on or after April 1st of this year: