From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., urged the Department of Health and Human Services to reject consideration of the former Army Reserve Center at 404 Malcom Drive, Westminster, MD, as a facility for temporarily housing children who have come into the United States from other countries without an adult guardian. […]
Rep. Harris Praises Supreme Court Decision Upholding Religious Liberty
From the Office of Congressman Andy Harris: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., released on the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision that upholds the freedom of religion in the United States: “While in Ukraine during WWII, my mother saw churches burned by government agents because there was no freedom of religion. The Supreme Court’s decision […]
Sen. Mikulski Announces Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize Workforce Investment Act to Prepare People for Jobs Today and Tomorrow
From the office of U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski: U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), a senior member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today announced Senate passage of a bipartisan reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), legislation to modernize and improve existing federal workforce development programs and help workers attain […]
Sen. Mikulski and Rep. Harris React to More Veterans Affairs Findings
MIKULSKI EXPRESSES OUTRAGE ABOUT VA FINDINGS DETAILING ORGANIZATIONAL FAILURES RESPONSIBLE FOR DELAYING VETERANS ACCESS TO CARE From the office of U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski: U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) today expressed outrage on the findings of an audit by the Veterans Administration (VA) detailing organizational failure and dysfunction within the VA that has led […]
Sen. Mikulski, Rep. Harris React to Resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Shinseki
MIKULSKI STATEMENT ON RESIGNATION OF VA SECRETARY SHINSEKI WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.) today issued the following statement following the resignation of U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki: “General Shinseki is a decorated war hero and a committed public servant. His commitment to our nation’s veterans is unwavering, and I […]
Rep. Harris Releases Reform Plan to Give Veterans Health Care Choice; “Veterans’ Choice Plan” Would Enable Vets to Forego Care at VA Facilities
From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: Congressman Andy Harris, M.D., a Navy veteran and physician who worked in both the military and veteran health systems, has written and released a white paper that outlines his innovative proposal to provide veterans with health care outside of the broken Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Under the Harris […]
Harris, Gansler, Craig Opine on Maryland’s Plans to Abandon Its “Failed Health Exchange”
From Friends of Doug Gansler: Gansler Statement on Maryland’s Plans to Abandon Its Failed Health Exchange Tonight, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Attorney General Douglas Gansler released the following statement after the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange board voted to abandon the state’s irreparably broken exchange and to adopt Connecticut’s platform: “Tonight’s decision to abandon a $261 million […]
Rep. Harris: “Two Years and $200 Million Later, Maryland is Back to Square One – and Will Now Have to Spend Tens of Millions More to Implement Connecticut’s Exchange”
From the office of Congressman Andy Harris: Statement from Rep. Harris on MD Health Exchange “Tomorrow, the board of the Maryland Health Exchange will vote on whether to replace the state’s failed exchange with the technology from Connecticut’s exchange and hire Deloitte, the contractor that built the Connecticut system. Connecticut has had one of the […]
