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WASHINGTON, DC: Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (R-MD), Acting Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee is pleased to announce that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be issuing a regulation that will make available to employers an additional 64,716 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for fiscal year (FY) 2023, on top of the 66,000 H-2B visas that are normally available each fiscal year.
WASHINGTON, DC: The Department of Transportation issued a discretionary grant award in the amount of $1,546,734.00to construct and extend the Easton Newman Field Airport runway in Talbot County.
The GOP Doctors Caucus sent a pair of letters to President Biden and the director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) warning a vaccine mandate for healthcare workers could worsen patient care and healthcare labor shortages.
The congressional caucus of healthcare experts sent letters led by Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., to Biden and CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure warning of the adverse affects a vaccine mandate might have on the healthcare industry.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Beer Institute announced United States Representative Andy Harris (R-MD) as one of its "2021 Beer Champions." The Beer Institute recognized Harris for his leadership in Congress to ensure the Dietary Guidelines for Americans continue to base its recommendations on the preponderance of scientific evidence.
"U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md-1st, will attend the Dorchester County Board of Education meeting Thursday evening to address concerns on Critical Race Theory in local schools.
The Republican congressman, who represents Maryland's First Congressional District, plans to speak at the meeting regarding possible attempts to implement critical race theory in the county's school curriculum..."
Delmarva Chicken Association recently presented awards to four people – Rep. Andy Harris, Dr. Steve Fitz-Coy, Kurt Fuchs, and Jim Passwaters – whose work and advocacy spanning many years have been crucial to the success of Delmarva's chicken community...
In his eastern Maryland congressional district, conservative GOP Rep. Andy Harris is vaccinating his constituents against COVID-19.
He's part of a cohort of physicians-turned-lawmakers on Capitol Hill volunteering to give shots to Americans in their communities, as part of the broader effort to bring the country closer to herd immunity.
It's not everyday you get a United States Congressman to administer your shot, but that's exactly what people got today in Salisbury.
Congressman Andy Harris, who's also a doctor, put his medical experience to good use today at the state's mass vaccination site at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center.
Rep. Harris says that the Lower Eastern Shore will be well covered for vaccinations soon with sites giving over 2,0000 vaccines daily.