MFUME, VAN HOLLEN, ALSOBROOKS LEAD MARYLAND DELEGATION MEMBERS IN PRESSING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR ANSWERS ON PROPOSED CLOSURE OF U.S. FOREST SERVICE BALTIMORE URBAN FIELD STATION

Washington, April 24 -- Representative Kweisi Mfume issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume and U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks were joined by Representatives Steny Hoyer, Jamie Raskin, Glenn Ivey, Sarah Elfreth, April McClain Delaney, and Johnny Olszewski (all D-MD) in pressing United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden and United States Forest Service (USFS) Chief Tom Schultz on the justification for and expected impact of the Administration's proposed closure of the USFS Baltimore Urban Field Station. This local USFS office leads forestry-related projects that benefit the local Baltimore community and conducts important forestry and urban ecology...