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September 9, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) reacted to a Howard County man being sentenced today to eight consecutive weekends of jail time, two years of supervised probation including six months of home detention, and 100 hours of community service after pleading guilty to a federal felony.

August 27, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) today joined Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC-05) in introducing an article of impeachment against Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.

August 19, 2021

"U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md-1st, will attend the Dorchester County Board of Education meeting Thursday evening to address concerns on Critical Race Theory in local schools.

The Republican congressman, who represents Maryland's First Congressional District, plans to speak at the meeting regarding possible attempts to implement critical race theory in the county's school curriculum..."

Issues:Education
August 11, 2021

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice's (DOJ) recent voluntary dismissal of its lawsuit against a federally-funded hospital that forced several nurses to assist in abortions despite conscience-based federal objections is "a profound miscarriage of justice," said House Congressional Pro-Life Caucus co-chairs

August 3, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) has announced the First Congressional District of Maryland's winner of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition: Georgia Mercer from Cecil County. Entitled "Angelfish," Georgia's work will hang in the halls of Congress for one year, and she will be honored at the annual award winners ceremony in Washington, D.C.

Issues:Education
August 3, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) today announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has awarded a nearly $15.7 million contract to Weeks Marine Inc. for the replenishment of beach sand in Ocean City. The project is expected to procure approximately 1.3 million cubic yards of sand from the outer continental shelf to replenish 8.3 miles of beach.

Issues:Economy
July 15, 2021

WASHINGTON - Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., and U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (all Md.) today announced $513,000 in federal funding to finish the construction of the Sudlersville Wastewater Treatment Plant in Queen Anne's County.

July 9, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced the award of a $10,183,082 federal grant to Shore Up! Inc., a non-profit Community Action Partnership in Salisbury whose focus is to help people reach personal economic independence.

Issues:Education
July 9, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC: Rep. Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01) announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has committed to stop and dredge in Ocean City in late July. This plan will allow the Army Corps to address the known shoaling in the inlet as well as potentially remove other obstacles caused by Tropical Storm Elsa.

Issues:Economy