Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) today voted against H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. While $1 trillion in stimulus funding remains unspent, House Democrats rammed through a new $1.9 trillion package that contained less than 9% of funds designated to combating COVID-19 through public health spending.
WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) today voted against H.R. 5, the Equality Act. Proponents of the legislation argue that it is necessary to protect minority populations and discourage discrimination – however, the bill would instead mandate ideological conformity and acceptance of sexual orientation and gender identity politics.
WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced the award of three Federal Emergency Management Agency grants to local volunteer fire companies on Maryland's Eastern Shore. The grants was awarded through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG), and totaled more than $46,000.
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., today wrote Governor Hogan and the Maryland Acting Secretary of Health, urging them to prioritize and consider using all available vaccine doses for first dose administrations. In his letter, Dr.
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., issued a statement today in response to the Biden Administration's Executive Order 13998, which requires the wearing of masks on all federal and federally regulated transportation vehicles and vessels to preve
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., issued a statement today in response to the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) report on the ramifications of any increase in the federal minimum wage. The CBO report reached multiple conclusions, including a projected net loss of over 1.4 million jobs over five years.
WASHINGTON – The full Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin and David Trone, today continued to urge U.S. Postal Service leadership at all levels to resolve persistent and widespread delivery delays.
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., today announced the designation of Maryland, and specifically Dorchester County, a major disaster area in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaias last year by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This declaration triggers the release of Federal funds to help communities recover from this storm.