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Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) introduced legislation to remove the bust of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney from the U.S. Capitol building and replace it with a bust of Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall. Justice Taney was a Maryland native and served on the Supreme Court from 1836-1864 where he wrote the majority opinion in the infamous Dred Scott v. Sanfordcase. This ruling authored by Chief Justice Taney declared that Black Americans could not be citizens in the United States or awarded the same constitutional rights. His decision continues to be a stain on our nation’s history.

"I applaud President Biden's goal of preserving 30% of America's lands and waters by 2030 through a whole-of-government approach and with the support of private conservation efforts.

The American Rescue Plan is already helping accelerate vaccination efforts in our state and ensure restaurants in the Fifth District can keep their doors open and employees on the payroll.

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone yesterday announced that Maryland can extend its Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) nutrition and meals assistance program for eligible Maryland children through June 2021.

I was glad to visit the CVS Pharmacy in Waldorf this afternoon and learn more about the work our hardworking medical personnel are doing to get vaccines in the arms of Marylanders.

I enjoyed visiting Grille No. 13 and Lucianna’s Steakhouse this afternoon to speak with workers and management about the positive impact PPP loans had on their businesses.

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone today announced that Maryland will receive more than $90 million in emergency federal funding to support the state’s ongoing COVID-19 pandemic response.

Wanted to be sure you saw this article about a virtual roundtable discussion Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) hosted earlier this week on the status of Black maternal health in Maryland and across the country. Congressman Hoyer is a founding member of the Black Maternal Health Caucus in Congress. To read the article, click here or see below.