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Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today commemorating the 156th anniversary of Juneteenth:

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05)released the following statement today after the Supreme Court rejected the Republican lawsuit aiming to dismantle the Affordable Care Act:

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone today in announcing $7,787,892 in American Rescue Plan funding to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines in underserved and minority communities across the region.

Beginning on July 15, the first installment of automatic direct payments of the Child Tax Credit will be sent to most Maryland families. Provided through the American Rescue Plan, the newly enhanced Child Tax Credit will help households meet their day-to-day needs as our economy reopens and we continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) submitted the following testimony today to the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, which held a hearing on H.R. 2024, legislation Congressman Hoyer introduced to designate a Southern Maryland National Heritage Area:

Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) praised the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s markup and passage of the INVEST in America Act. The legislation includes Congressman Hoyer’s community project funding request of $20 million for the Beltway interchange at the Greenbelt Metro Station:

Governor Hogan’s decision to prematurely end enhanced unemployment benefits that have kept unemployed workers afloat during this pandemic will severely harm tens of thousands of families in Maryland.

Unemployment benefits are helping more than 300,000 Marylanders make ends meet as our unemployment rate remains above its pre-pandemic level.