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May 28, 2021 Press Release

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.

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May 21, 2021 Press Release

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 Ha

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May 12, 2021 Press Release

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 ba

May 5, 2021 Press Release

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

April 23, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., expressed disappointment after the University System of Maryland

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April 20, 2021 Press Release

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

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April 8, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., and Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (all Maryland) today announced that the U.S.

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March 25, 2021 Press Release

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.

March 12, 2021 Press Release

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

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March 10, 2021 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., today reacted to the Biden Administration’s second delay of a Trump era executive action which would lower the consumer cost of insulin and EpiPens in community health centers.  The Administration is now planning to delay th

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In The News

July 26, 2018 In The News

On Wednesday, after a meeting with Department of Justice officials, 11 House Republicans filed articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein

Maryland Rep. Andy Harris joined The C4 Show Thursday, saying he was not one of the co-sponsors, but agreed with the rationale.

July 26, 2018 In The News

Earlier this week, the Star Democrat published a letter to the editor falsely claiming that I voted to “strip federal funds to enforce Bay cleanup efforts.” This could not be further from the truth, so I am writing to correct the record.

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July 25, 2018 In The News

ANNAPOLIS — Governor Larry Hogan, together with Seema Verma, administrator of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), July 9 signed and officially enacted Maryland’s Total Cost of Care All-Payer Model, known as the “Maryland Model,” in a signing ceremony at the Maryland State House.

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July 24, 2018 In The News

On July 24, 2018, Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) spoke on the House floor to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Easton Airport.

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July 13, 2018 In The News

Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) appears on WBAL Radio's C4 Show to discuss recent NATO conference and Peter Strzok's testimony before the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees.

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July 11, 2018 In The News

CENTREVILLE — In a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristjen Nielsen dated June 26, Republican Congressman Andy Harris, R-1st, along with 82 other U.S. Representatives, urged for more H-2B visas.

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July 10, 2018 In The News

HAVRE DE GRACE — U.S. Rep. Andy Harris (R-1st District) discussed addiction treatment’s successes and challenges with officials at Ashley Addiction Treatment on Tuesday.

Harris previously toured Ashley’s facilities in Elkton in March to talk to officials about issues related to the nation’s opioid epidemic.

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June 20, 2018 In The News

WASHINGTON — Maryland’s Board of Public Works has approved putting $375,000 toward a marketing campaign to help the state’s seafood industry, which has been hit by a labor shortage.

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