will not cease working to bring important investments like these back home to our communities.
Continue working to secure federal investments like the Tradepoint Atlantic funding for Maryland communities.
Occurrences
Team Maryland will never, ever stop working to bring resources like these back home to the communities that need them.
Evidence
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The official press release index states that Mfume and Maryland delegation members announced $39,662,903 in federal funding for MEDCO to expand freight handling capacity at the Tradepoint Atlantic terminal within the Port of Baltimore, supporting the new Sparrows Point Container Terminal.
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MARAD lists Baltimore, Maryland's Tradepoint Atlantic TiL Terminal - Phase 2 Project as awarded $39,662,903.22. The project includes container yard expansion at a new container terminal to increase cargo throughput and cargo-moving equipment purchases.
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MARAD's FY 2023 awards list Maryland's Baltimore County Offshore Wind Manufacturing Hub at $47,392,500. The project funds berth and upland improvements near the Port of Baltimore, including roll-on/roll-off and crane pads, ground improvements, steel structures, remediation, and environmental mitigation.
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Kweisi Mfume as sponsor of H.R.7961, introduced April 11, 2024. CRS summarizes the bill as allowing 100% federal cost-share for emergency relief funds responding to damage caused by the cargo ship Dali to the Francis Scott Key Bridge, including reconstruction.
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Congress.gov records H.R.10545 as becoming Public Law No. 118-158 on December 21, 2024, after passing the House 366-34 and the Senate 85-11.
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The enacted text provides $8,086,020,000 for the Emergency Relief Program and states that the federal share for Emergency Relief funds responding to Dali damage to the Francis Scott Key Bridge, including reconstruction of the bridge and approaches, shall be 100 percent.
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The House Clerk records Roll Call 517 on H.R.10545 as passed, 366 yea to 34 nay, and lists Mfume, Democratic, Maryland, as voting Yea.
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The official press release index says Mfume, Van Hollen, and Olszewski highlighted $1,184,000 in FY2026 Congressionally Directed Spending that they, along with Senator Alsobrooks, fought to deliver to help reduce gun violence across Baltimore.
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Van Hollen's official Senate release says Mfume and other Maryland delegation members announced $39,662,903 for MEDCO to expand freight handling capacity at the Tradepoint Atlantic terminal. It also says the lawmakers supported MEDCO's application and kept fighting after earlier funding was rescinded.
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MARAD's FY25 PIDP award descriptions list Baltimore, Maryland's Tradepoint Atlantic TiL Terminal Phase 2 Project as awarded $39,662,903.22 for container yard expansion and cargo-moving equipment at a new container terminal.
Assessments
Mfume promised to continue working to secure federal investments for Maryland communities like Tradepoint Atlantic funding. During his federal service in the relevant term, official congressional and federal agency evidence shows a new $39.66 million MARAD award for Tradepoint Atlantic terminal expansion, with Maryland delegation releases crediting Mfume as part of the lawmakers who supported the application and fought to secure the funds. Additional same-term Maryland infrastructure and community funding actions reinforce that the promised pattern of seeking federal investments continued. This satisfies the promised outcome in the same term.
Mfume can receive federal-office credit because the evidence shows concrete same-term federal investments matching the promise: his office announced nearly $39.7 million for Tradepoint Atlantic terminal expansion in 2026, and MARAD independently confirms the award. Additional same-term Maryland federal investments, including Baltimore community funding and Key Bridge recovery funding he supported and legislated toward, reinforce that he continued working to secure federal investments for Maryland communities.