Washington, June 16 -- Representative Kweisi Mfume issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume and the full Maryland Congressional Delegation - U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer, Andy Harris, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all MD) - released the following statement on Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins' announcement declaring a Secretarial Disaster Designation in response to crop damage from the April 21, 2026 freeze and frost event. This announcement comes after the delegation sent a letter to the Trump Administration urging Secretary Rollins to act quickly to provide emergency assistance to farmers. ...