Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. John P. Sarbanes [D, MD-3]

This Earth Day Stop The Appalachian Health Crisis Caused by Mountain Top Removal

2013-04-22T01:00:00Z

...cosponsors Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ), Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD), Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA), Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD), Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), Rep. Charle

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VA to immediately evaluate, pay oldest disability claims

2013-04-19T01:00:00Z

...great, but we are worried it may backfire because it ignores older claims already waiting years on appeal," he said. U.S. Rep John Sarbanes, a Maryland Democrat, called the expedited benefit processing "welcome news." He added: "It will take a lot more

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Lessig: Why Washington is corrupt

2013-04-07T01:00:00Z

...Congress will always be dependent upon their funders. But if we adopted a system to fund campaigns like the one proposed by Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Maryland, The Grassroots Democracy Act, then "the funders" would be "the People." If members raised the fun

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Do local lawmakers think the Redskins should lose their trademark? No comment.

2013-04-05T01:00:00Z

...P. Moran Jr. (D), Rob Wittman (R) and Frank Wolf (R), and Maryland Reps. John Delaney (D), Donna Edwards (D), Steny Hoyer (D), John Sarbanes (D) and Chris Van Hollen (D) — to ask whether they supported the measure. Not one was willing to take a positi

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Do local lawmakers think the Redskins should lose their trademark? No comment.

2013-04-05T01:00:00Z

Listen now! Rep. John Sarbanes warns of sequestration's long-term consequences on "Inside Government"

2013-03-25T01:00:00Z

...on the fight against sequestration. The show, which originally aired on Friday, March 22, is now available on demand. Rep. John Sarbanes , D-Md., discussed the long-term consequences of sequestration and the significant contributions federal employees h

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After $10 million campaign, Rep. Dan Maffei says it's time to take money out of politics

2013-03-10T01:00:00Z

...House co-sponsors of a second campaign finance reform bill, the Grassroots Democracy Act (H.R. 270), introduced Jan. 15 by Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md. His three-pronged legislation would set up a “People’s Fund” to provide financial support in those

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Democratic lawmakers say budget cuts could harm BWI

2013-03-01T01:00:00Z

...travelers trying to get through BWI, Greene said. "Long lines and delays will not be welcomed," she said. Cardin and Rep. John Sarbanes, whose district includes BWI, said they are confident a solution can be reached before the effects of sequestration a

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'Bring your own' devices pose challenges for government

2013-02-22T01:00:00Z

...job from home. Of those, 168,558 reported telecommuting at some point in September 2011, up from about 114,000 in 2010. Rep. John Sarbanes is author of a 2010 law that expanded federal telework. He said agency leaders could develop mobile device policie

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Maryland lawmakers push for Harriet Tubman parks

2013-02-18T01:00:00Z

...Congress on Wednesday to pass legislation to create two national parks honoring the legacy of Harriet Ross Tubman. Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Towson, and Maryland Democratic Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin joined senators from New York and leaders from

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House votes to extend federal pay freeze

2013-02-15T01:00:00Z

...unfair, but it is also supremely unwise because it undermines the government's ability to operate efficiently," said Rep. John Sarbanes, a Baltimore County Democrat. "Republicans vote over and over again to gouge our public servants." Lawmakers have unt

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Brother, can your paradigm

2013-02-15T01:00:00Z

...column was written by John Sarbanes and Lawrence Lessig. A note at the end identifying the authors said that "U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., authored the Grassroots Democracy Act, which would create a new paradigm of citizen-owned elections." Would it?

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Super PACs — The story the election didn't tell

2013-02-15T01:00:00Z

...on the special interests and make them, in the words of James Madison, "dependent upon the people alone." U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., authored the Grassroots Democracy Act, which would create a new paradigm of citizen-owned elections. Lawrence Lessi

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In State of the Union, Obama outlines ambitious agenda for second term

2013-02-13T01:00:00Z

...in revenue by closing loopholes, but another part is you've got reduce spending in a more selective way." Baltimore County Rep. John Sarbanes called the president's approach to dealing with sequestration "reasonable," arguing that the broad principles h

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Civil rights leaders, members of Congress rally support for Tubman National Historical Park

2013-02-13T01:00:00Z

...the Capitol by, from left, Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., Rep. Dan Maffei, D-DeWitt, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md. Mark Weiner/The Post-Standard Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, said 2013 is an

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Rep. Sarbanes: Some Gun Makers Build Sales Models on Assumption 20% 'Will Get Sold Illegally’

2013-02-07T01:00:00Z

...- Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) told Maryland county officials that some gun manufacturers build their sales models “on an assumption that at least 20 percent of the weapons will get sold illegally.” While addressing the Montgomery County Council on Ja

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John Yarmuth proposing bill to publicly finance campaigns

2013-02-05T01:00:00Z

...Two other measures, one by Democratic Reps. David Price of North Carolina and Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, and another by Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., also propose changes to the law to give small donors more leverage against outside spending and to clam

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Congressmen to talk money in politics at Duke forum

2013-01-30T01:00:00Z

...Congressmen David Price and John Sarbanes will talk about the affects of big money in politics in a forum Thursday at Duke University. The free event starts at 5 p.m. at Fleishman Commons at the Sanford School for Public Policy. Also on the panel: Anita

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TEDxBaltimore Rewires a Great American City

2013-01-21T01:00:00Z

...Jen Gunner, one of the volunteers for TEDxBaltimore. Dan Trahey & ORCHkids Dr. Peter Beilenson Kevin Manning PhD Rep. John Sarbanes Aaron Henkin Ami Dang Lance Lucas Lois Feinblatt Prof. Firmin DeBrabander Ellen Durkan Noor Siddiqui James Piper Bond Joe

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Citizens United Third Anniversary Marked By Reformers With Push For Constitutional Amendment

2013-01-19T01:00:00Z

...federal and state lawmakers in front of the Maryland state house in Annapolis. "Let's repeal this Citizens United case," Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.), a leading campaign finance reformer in Congress, said to the loudest cheers from the three-dozen or so a

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