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WASHINGTON, DC: On Tuesday, June 6 at 5:30 PM, Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) will hold a telephone town hall to answer questions and hear the concerns of constituents living in Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, and Harford Counties. The Congressman's office will call out to nearly 80,000 constituents living in these four counties, pulling phone numbers from the constituent services database.
WASHINGTON, DC: Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) is pleased to announce the winner of the 2017 Congressional Art Competition: Laura Marsh of Crisfield High School and Academy in Crisfield, Maryland. Laura's mixed media painting, titled "Turning Tides," depicts a great blue heron with a Maryland blue crab in its mouth, flying across the water in front of a lighthouse.
WASHINGTON, DC: On May 25, the Ocean City government received notification that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has allocated $2.45 million in federal funding for the beach replenishment project in Ocean City. Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) released the following statement in praise of the project:
WASHINGTON, DC: On May 23, the White House released President Trump's budget proposal for the 2018 fiscal year. Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) issued the following statement in response to this proposal:
WASHINGTON, DC: On May 17, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director and U.S. Attorney Robert S. Mueller III to serve as Special Counsel to oversee the FBI investigation into efforts by Russia to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) released the following statement in response to this appointment:
On November 2, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi blasted FBI Director James Comey on CNN for his handling of the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails. That same day, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told Bloomberg News that he no longer had confidence in Mr. Comey. Several Democratic lawmakers followed suit in criticizing the FBI Director.
However, when President Trump dismissed Mr. Comey earlier this week, the decision was met with an outcry from Congressional Democrats.
WASHINGTON, DC: On May 10, Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) issued the following statement on the termination of FBI Director James Comey:
"The FBI Director, like all heads of executive branch agencies, serves at the discretion of the President. The recommendation to terminate Director Comey came from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein – a man committed to justice and widely respected by his peers. I trust the judgment of Mr. Rosenstein, and I believe the President and Attorney General should choose a Director in whom they and the American people have full confidence."
WASHINGTON, DC: On May 4, Dr. Andy Harris (MD-01) voted in favor of the H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act (AHCA). The bill was passed by the House of Representatives by a vote of 217-213. Dr. Harris released the following statement following the passage of the bill:
WASHINGTON, DC: On April 28, Congressman Andy Harris (MD-01) released the following statement on President Trump's first 100 days in office:
WASHINGTON, DC: On April 26, Dr. Andy Harris (MD-01) released the following statement on the proposed amended American Health Care Act: