Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC: The Small Business Administration has announced that small seasonal businesses applying for Paycheck Protection Program loans can be evaluated on their business activities from February through June of 2019, rather than their operational capacity in February of this year. This is critical for seasonal businesses, who often are not fully operational in late winter.
Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) issued the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC: On April 23, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 266, the Payroll Protection Program Increase and Health Care Enhancement Act. Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) issued the following statement on the bill's passage:
WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced the award of up to $50 million in federal contracts to Hardwire LLC in Pocomoke from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to manufacture face shields in light of the Coronavirus outbreak. Specifically, Hardwire has agreed to manufacture five million face shields under the contract agreement.
WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced the award of a $2,011,138 federal grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to Three Lower Counties Community Services, Inc. in Salisbury. The award is funded through the annual HRSA competitive Health Center Cluster grant project.
Congressman Harris made the following statement:
WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced the award of a $830,622 federal grant to Chesapeake Shipbuilding Corporation in Salisbury. Funding is being provided by the Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MARAD) Small Shipyard Grant Program. This program is designed to support small shipyard projects that make capital and related improvements or provide training for workers in shipbuilding, ship repair, and associated industries.
WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced the award of $18,368,304 in federal grants from the Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program. Funding was provided by the recently enacted CARES Act, also known as the "Phase III" Congressional emergency legislation.
WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced the award of $3,123,465 in federal grants from the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Funding was provided by the recently enacted CARES Act, also known as the "Phase III" Congressional emergency legislation.
Specifically, three health centers serving the Eastern Shore have been awarded funding:
WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) joined a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Secretary Alex Azar of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) urging him to prioritize and take decisive action to assist rural hospitals responding to the Coronavirus. Under the CARES Act, which was signed into law on March 27th, HHS has been given additional funding to provide financial relief to hospitals, as well as flexibility to deliver assistance where needed most.
Congressman Harris made the following statement:
Today, the CARE act passed the House, but it is a perfect example of how the swamp works in Washington. Congress knew exactly what our citizens and businesses needed, but too many in the Congressional swamp felt that "you never let a serious crisis go to waste" in the words of former Democrat Congressman Rahm Emanuel.
WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced the award of a $2,369,022 federal grant from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Head Start to the Maryland Rural Development Corporation in Greensboro. The HHS Office of Head Start promotes the school readiness of young children from low-income families by providing grant funding and oversight to agencies that provide Head Start services in the local community.