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Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) announced $700,000 for Charles County to establish an Adult Drug Court. This federal funding through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Adult Drug Court grant program will enable the County to create a coordinated, multi-system approach to help individuals with substance use disorders charged with nonviolent offenses stay out of prison while they rehabilitate. This funding is critical to creating an alternative to incarceration and to better serving the needs of those struggling with substance abuse.

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-07), Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), Jamie B. Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) announced $966,659 in federal funding to help develop Maryland’s digital equity plan, which will increase affordable access to high-speed internet and close the digital divide.

I was pleased to see President Biden's announcement that he will pardon Americans convicted of simple marijuana possession under federal law.  For decades, the unequal enforcement of marijuana laws has broken up families and torn communities apart.  I have advocated for the de-scheduling and decriminalization of marijuana, and this announcement is an important first step toward that goal.  No one deserves to serve a prison sentence simply for using or possessing marijuana. ​

Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) announced $586,534 in federal funding to help veterans earn higher education degrees.

Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) announced $890,727 in federal funding to help students from underrepresented communities earn higher education degrees. The funds come from the U.S. Department of Education's Upward Bound Program, which supports preparation and guidance for students as they pursue education beyond high school. 

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-07), Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), Jamie B. Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) announced $4,258,979 in federal assistance to help low-income residents across Maryland afford quality, safe, and stable housing.

The good news is that the House and Senate have now sent President Biden a continuing resolution to keep the government open.  The bad news is that we needed a continuing resolution because the Congress did not complete its work on full-year appropriations. 

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 G. Brown (MD-04), Jamie B. Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) today urged U.S. Department of Commerce leadership to initiate a new benchmark stock assessment for the Chesapeake Bay blue crab population, in line with the recommendations of leading scientists and fisheries managers.