WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Glenn Ivey, Steny Hoyer, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-Md.) pressed Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden, on their illegal proposal to shutter the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in Prince George's County. In their letter, the lawmakers highlighted the vital purpose that BARC serves for farmers in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and across the country, which in turn supports Americans' health and our economy. The lawmakers also stressed the many ways in which the USD...