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Last week, President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law. This law, brought to the House Floor by Congressman Steny H. Hoyer, and championed by Congressional Democrats, makes historic investments in modernizing and repairing Maryland’s infrastructure and will create good-paying jobs and expand economic opportunity for Maryland businesses. Maryland officials and local leaders are applauding the historic benefits of this law for every household in Maryland. Here's a look at what they had to say:

With House passage of the historic Build Back Better Act today, I was proud to help lead the effort to deliver once-in-a-generation action to improve the well-being and economic prosperity of Maryland’s hardworking families. Well before this pandemic, too many Marylanders were struggling to get by and facing every day challenges – from feeling the burden of an economy that didn’t work for everyone; to worries over expensive child care and prescription drug costs; to considering the future of our planet for their children under the existential threat of the climate crisis.

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), Anthony Brown (MD-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) announced $1,648,958 in federal funding for the Maryland Department of Health's Prescription Drug Monitoring Program. 

Today, Monday, November 15, marks the last day for eligible Maryland households to apply for the 2021 Child Tax Credit. If you apply today, you are still able to receive each missed payment, which is up to $1,800 per child under 6 and $1,500 per child over 6, on December 15, right before the year ends. Any remaining amount not received this year can be claimed when you file your taxes in 2022.

Last week, a bipartisan coalition in the House passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a crucial piece of President Biden and Congressional Democrats’ Build Back Better Agenda that will repair and expand our nation’s infrastructure, create good-paying jobs, tackle the climate crisis, and grow economic opportunity for American businesses, workers, and families in Maryland’s Fifth District and across the state. Here’s a look at coverage from Maryland newspapers about what the infrastructure bill will do for communities across the state:

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today in recognition of Veterans Day:

Thousands of Maryland children ages 5-11 are now eligible to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, marking significant strides for our state as we get more shots in arms and put the COVID-19 pandemic behind us. Many parents have already taken action to ensure their children are protected against this virus, and it’s not too late for you to do the same thing.