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Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered the following remarks at a press event alongside other Maryland leaders to advocate for the FBI in Prince George’s County. Below is a transcript of his remarks:

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the first day of the 2023 open enrollment period.

Today, 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-06), Anthony Brown (MD-04), Jamie B. Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) announced $10,691,398 to enhance security measures at local religious and nonprofit community organizations across the state.

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-06), Anthony Brown (MD-04), Jamie B. Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) today announced $3,079,600 in U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development funding for six Maryland health and wellness-based facilities to improve and modernize their services.

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-06), Anthony Brown (MD-04), Jamie B. Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) today announced $2,782,058 to support the Maryland State Police in curbing the use of illegal and dangerous drugs statewide.

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-06), Anthony Brown (MD-04), Jamie B. Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in support of Baltimore City’s Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) program grant application to fund the planning of the redevelopment of the Highway to Nowhere in West Baltimore, a highway project that displaced hundreds of residents at the time of its construction more than 50 years ago and has divided and damaged those communities in various ways ever since.

Today, 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-06), Andy Harris (MD-01), Anthony Brown (MD-04), Jamie B. Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) Thursday wrote to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Baltimore District Director Greg Collett urging him to address concerning trends in the delivery of routine services at the USCIS Baltimore Field Office.

Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Congressmen Jamie B. Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) announced $706,819 in federal grants for four Maryland institutions of higher education to assist student-parents in meeting their child care needs.