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July 15, 2021

WASHINGTON - Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., and U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (all Md.) today announced $513,000 in federal funding to finish the construction of the Sudlersville Wastewater Treatment Plant in Queen Anne's County.

July 9, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced the award of a $10,183,082 federal grant to Shore Up! Inc., a non-profit Community Action Partnership in Salisbury whose focus is to help people reach personal economic independence.

Issues:Education
July 9, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has committed to stop and dredge in Ocean City in late July. This plan will allow the Army Corps to address the known shoaling in the inlet as well as potentially remove other obstacles caused by Tropical Storm Elsa.

Issues:Economy
June 24, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., today wrote Governor Hogan and Maryland Secretary of Health Dennis Schrader once again to urge them to put a stop to higher education institutions' vaccine mandates. This follows Dr.

June 15, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., today wrote Governor Hogan and Maryland Secretary of Health Dennis Schrader to urge them to put a stop to University of Maryland System vaccine mandates given the recent acknowledgement by the CDC and a published study out of Israel citing a strong correlation between the COVID-19 vaccines and myocard

June 11, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., issued the following statement after the Biden Administration, led by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced formal plans to again redefine the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act:

June 4, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., announced his annual military service academy information event for high school students interested in pursuing a Congressional nomination to attend one of the nation's military service academies. The virtual forum will be held on Tuesday, June 15th at 5:30PM, and will run approximately 90 minutes.

Issues:Education
May 28, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) opposed President Biden's $6 trillion Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Budget. If enacted, this debt-busting budget would represent the largest budget as a percentage of the American gross domestic product since World War II.

Congressman Harris issued the following statement:

Issues:Economy
May 21, 2021

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.

Issues:Economy
May 12, 2021

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.