Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 1280, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021:
"A ‘Defund the Police' bill is the last thing we should do while we have record murder rates in Baltimore City, increasing violent crime throughout the nation, and record low morale among our men and women who make up the thin blue line. Congress should know better how to protect Americans from rampant violence they witness every day."
WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) and fellow physician Members of Congress called upon the acting HHS Secretary to utilize his statutory authorities to consider immediately revising the COVID-19 mRNA vaccination Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) based upon the growing body of scientific data and studies indicating that changes to vaccine administration regiments could save tens of thousands of lives.
Congressman Harris issued the following statement:
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. The debt-busting spending package was loaded with pork.
Congressman Harris issued the following statement:
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. According to FEMA, "the primary goal of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant is to meet the firefighting and emergency response needs of fire departments and nonaffiliated emergency medical service organizations.
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., is once again calling for the reopening of schools following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) releasing guidance today to help schools execute this essential action.
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 prevent the spread of COVID-19:
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. In Maryland, current law already will gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, from its current $11.75 rate.
Congressman Harris issued the following statement:
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.