Press Releases
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. Congressman Harris will kick off the meeting, followed by a very informative briefing by experts in the selection process and a first-hand look at academy life through the eyes of recent graduates.
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:
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 Harris Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2021 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill passed into law in December 2020.
Congressman Harris issued the following statement:
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 base of operations for Mid-Bay Island Restoration, and the potential expansion of evacuation routes from Ocean City.
Congressman Harris issued the following statement:
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 served as the state's Education Commissioner.
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., expressed disappointment after the University System of Maryland mandated that all students, faculty, and staff be vaccinate
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., announced today that pursuant to the Harris Amendment allowing the release of supplemental H-2B visas as adopted to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which passed into law in December, the Department of Homeland Security has announced a supplemental allocation of 22,000 additional visas for the 2021 fiscal year.
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., and Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (all Maryland) today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a sizable $1,023,818 federal grant to the Salisbury – Ocean City – Wicomico Regional Airport. Funding for this grant came from the Coronavirus Relief and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, which passed in December of 2020.
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 been selected to administer these additional vaccines to underserved, rural, low-income, or minority patient populations.