Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of Labor (DOL), will next week formally issued a rule to release 22,000 supplemental H-2B visas for the 2021 Fiscal Year. These visas will be available to employers starting on May 25th. The release of supplemental H-2B visas by DHS is pursuant to the Ha
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., yesterday joined the Maryland Congressional Delegation in a discussion on Governor Hogan’s infrastructure and transportation priorities with Maryland’s Secretary of Transportation Gregory Slater. Congressman Harris raised questions related to the displacement of toll plazas in Cecil County along I-95, the establishment of Slaughter Creek as the ba
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., during an Appropriations Committee hearing today, asked Secretary Miguel Cardona about his views on transgender biological boys competing is girls sports, especially in light of national news stories on the topic coming out of Connecticut where Secretary Cardona previously
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., and Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (all Maryland) today announced that the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., today announced the 2021 Congressional Art Competition is open for submissions. Each spring, the House of Representatives sponsors the competition to recognize the artistic talents of high school students in each congressional district throughout the country.
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., announced that Choptank Community Health in Denton has been selected by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to directly receive COVID-19 vaccine doses for distribution in the community. Choptank Community Health is one of 700 health centers nationwide that has
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., today reacted to the Biden Administration’s second delay of a Trump era executive action which would lower the consumer cost of insulin and EpiPens in community health centers. The Administration is now planning to delay th
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., today voted against final passage of H.R. 1319 the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The $1.9 trillion spending bill, of which only around 9% is directly attributable to combatting the public health crisis, and while significant funding from the last COVID-relief bill remains unspent, would among other provisions: