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WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. introduced the “Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act” (H.R. 513) this week to establish two federal parks honoring the life of Harriet Tubman. The first park would be the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties in Maryland.

WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-1) strongly supported the “Require a PLAN Act” (H.R. 444) that requires President Obama to submit a budget that balances in 10 years or let Congress know by April 1^st when his budget would balance. Below is also a radio recording by Rep. Harris where he discusses his support for the “Require a PLAN Act.”

WASHINGTON, DC—Yesterday, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-1) introduced “The Government Neutrality in Contracting Act” (H.R. 436) which would level the playing field for construction workers applying for federal contracts and those funded by federal dollars. The legislation currently has 55 cosponsors in the House of Representatives. Rep.

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WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. introduced a Joint Resolution that would limit the number of consecutive terms that a person could serve in the U.S. Congress. It would limit persons to two consecutive terms in the U.S. Senate and six consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON, DC: This evening, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. supported an amendment that would provide $17.1 billion in aid for those impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Last evening, Congressman Harris co-sponsored and voted for The Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013 that will streamline the relief effort for those impacted by Hurricane Sandy and future storms.

WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-1) released the following statement about his co-sponsorship and vote in favor of The Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013 (H.R. 219) a bipartisan bill which streamlines the relief effort for victims of Hurricane Sandy:

WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-1) released the following statement regarding the official announcement of his Chairmanship to the Subcommittee on Environment by Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (TX-21):