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April 22, 2021
Yesterday, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, and Anthony G. Brown (all D-Md.) announced more than $5.5 million in emergency federal funding to boost COVID-19 vaccine rollout and management in Prince George’s County and the City of Baltimore.
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Health Care & Seniors
April 22, 2021
Tomorrow, once again, we will be considering legislation to assure that the 700,000 plus people who live in the District of Columbia are, in fact, equal citizens to all their brothers and sisters throughout the United States of America. That’s what this issue is about: equality of citizenship. The House will put that bill on the Floor tomorrow morning.
April 21, 2021
WASHINGTON, DC – This afternoon, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) led a press conference with Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA-12), Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), and Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) ahead of Thursday's vote in the House on H.R. 51, the Washington, DC Admission Act.
April 21, 2021
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined a virtual Delegation meeting Tuesday afternoon with Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie Raskin, and David Trone, along with with Governor Larry Hogan and his cabinet, to discuss the Governor’s for the upcoming fiscal year. Central to the conversation were the important federal resources from the American Rescue Plan and opportunities for major infrastructure investments through the American Jobs Plan. Below is a statement released by the Delegation following the meeting:
April 16, 2021
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) sent a letter to President Joe Biden yesterday urging him to include pay parity for federal civilian employees in the upcoming Fiscal Year 2022 budget. Congressman Hoyer has long advocated for parity in pay increases for both federal civilian employees and military personnel.
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Federal Employees
April 16, 2021
This session the Maryland General Assembly passed a package of legislation to reform the culture of police departments and increase transparency between law enforcement and the citizens they serve. For too long, systemic racism and injustice has claimed the lives of countless African Americans. This sweeping package of reform measures is an important step toward putting an end to this discrimination.
April 15, 2021
A MESSAGE FROM CONGRESSMAN HOYER
April 15, 2021
In the short span of fewer than 100 days, the U.S. Capitol Police force lost three members as a result of attacks on the Capitol complex. And while a Congressional Gold Medal is a very fitting tribute, it can neither lessen the grief felt by their fellow officers nor reduce the sense of unease that so many of them must still be feeling today. This has been a very challenging time for the Capitol Police force.
April 13, 2021
During Black Maternal Health Week, I applaud the strong executive actions taken by President Biden and Vice President Harris to address longstanding racial inequities in our health care system – which have been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic – and improve health outcomes for Black mothers and mothers-to-be.
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Health Care & Seniors
April 13, 2021
The American Rescue Plan has helped quickly accelerate vaccination efforts in our state and I am pleased that more Marylanders are now eligible to receive their vaccine.