Press Releases
May 20, 2020
Since the Maryland Department of Health began collecting and publicly releasing race, ethnicity, and zip code level data on Maryland cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the data has clearly demonstrated that the virus is having a disproportionate impact on communities of color, specifically Black and Hispanic residents of our state.
May 19, 2020
Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Heroes Act, additional legislation to help families, small businesses, and communities struggling during the coronavirus pandemic.
May 19, 2020
Metro is an essential service, central to the success of our region and a safe reopening.
May 15, 2020
The risks posed by COVID-19 make it all the more critical for seniors and individuals with disabilities or underlying health conditions to be able to access home and community-based care.
May 15, 2020
Families in Maryland are facing severe economic challenges as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
May 14, 2020
As we continue to deal with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, I hope you and your family are safe and healthy.
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
May 13, 2020
Widespread testing is still the key to safely reopen Maryland’s economy and help Americans get back to work.
Issues:
Health Care & Seniors
May 12, 2020
Maryland’s seafood industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Issues:
Environment
Jobs & the Economy
May 11, 2020
This federal funding will help protect Marylanders facing homelessness and lower-income renters who are struggling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
May 11, 2020
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Chesapeake Bay Delegation Members in sending a bicameral letter to Bay Watershed Governors Larry Hogan (R-MD), Tom Wolf (D-PA), John Carney (D-DE), Ralph Northam (D-VA), and Jim Justice (R-WV) and Mayor Muriel Bowser (D-DC) urging them to maintain rigorous environmental standards crucial to the health of the Bay, despite the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to relax enforcement of these standards.
Issues:
Environment