Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., is again urging the counties across Maryland to open schools immediately following President Biden's CDC Director stating that data illustrates vaccinating teachers is not a pre-requisite for safely opening schools.
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., issued the following statement after the Biden Administration revealed and then delayed plans to vaccinate prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba before the general American population:
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., issued the following statement after the Biden Administration halted a Trump era executive action that would lower consumer cost of insulin and EpiPens by requiring community health centers to pass on all discounts and savings from insulin and EpiPens to patients or risk losing access to federal grant dollars:
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. co-sponsored a House Resolution urging President Biden to submit the Paris Agreement on carbon emissions reduction to the Senate for treaty ratification. A simple agreement by the sitting executive would mean the agreement could not carry the force of law and cannot be used as a legal basis for new regulation or binding actions.
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., issued a statement reacting to the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris and their proposed policy agenda. President Biden has pledged to institute or advocate for a liberal, job-killing agenda while in office that would:
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., announced the award of four grants totaling $300,000 to organizations in the First Congressional District from AmeriCorps, a federal agency for volunteering and service. Funds will be utilized to engage Americans 55 and older to help communities increase the capacity of local organizations by recruiting and managing other volunteers.
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., issued the following statement in response to yesterday's counting of the Electoral College votes and mob violence in the Capitol Building:
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., today applauded the decision to reverse thousands of dollars in unexpected end-of-year fees assessed on distilleries across Maryland and the nation who had so graciously converted their operations to hand sanitizer production during the pandemic.
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., and U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen today announced nearly $1.9 million in new federal funding to help strengthen local and community partnerships to prevent youth substance use.
WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced the award of a $1,241,526 federal grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the State of Maryland for flood mitigation projects in the City of Crisfield in Somerset County. Specifically, this grant will cover 90% of the projected costs to install 11 tide gates, fund culvert replacement, and install two pump stations.