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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for 2024-08-06 ( 5 items )  
Maryland Delegation Members Urge Power Grid Operator PJM to Address Planning Failures Causing Delayed Retirement of Brandon Shores Coal Power Plant (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03) and U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, along with U.S. Senator Ben Cardin and Congressmen Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.), urged PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM), the grid operator responsible for coordinating electricity transmission in the region, to consider strategies that would limit the duration of the "reliability must-run" agreement (RMR) that is keeping the coal-powered Brandon Shores Generating Stati more PR

Maryland Delegation Members Urge Power Grid Operator PJM to Address Planning Failures Causing Delayed Retirement of Brandon Shores Coal Power Plant (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Delays burden nearby communities with continued pollution and may result in higher energy bills for Maryland consumers Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Congressman John Sarbanes, along with U.S. Senator Ben Cardin and Congressmen Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-Md.), urged PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM), the grid operator responsible for coordinating electricity transmission in the region, to consider strategies that would limit the duratio more PR

Sarbanes Joins House & Senate Colleagues to Call for No Gambling on U.S. Elections (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03) today joined a group of lawmakers led by U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Oreg.) in pressing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to ban gambling on American elections. The letter signed by Congressman Sarbanes, Representatives Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) and Senators Merkley, Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D- more PR

Trone, Van Hollen, Cardin Announce $838,000 for Firefighters, First Responders in Western Maryland (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Funds Will Support Equipment Upgrades and Station Facility Improvements Today, Congressman David Trone and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (all D-Md.) announced $838,351.13 in federal funding to support Maryland firefighters and first responders in Allegany, Frederick, Garrett and Washington Counties. The funding will enhance emergency response capabilities through both training and equipment upgrades, ensuring better protection for bot more PR

Van Hollen, Cardin, Trone Announce $838,000 for Firefighters, First Responders in Western Maryland (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Funds Will Support Equipment Upgrades and Station Facility Improvements Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressman David Trone (all D-Md.) announced $838,351.13 in federal funding to support Maryland firefighters and first responders in Allegany, Frederick, Garrett, and Washington Counties. The funding will enhance emergency response capabilities through both training and equipment upgrades, ensuring better protection for both more PR