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This morning, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Joe Madison on “The Joe Madison Show” to discuss his legislation to remove the bust of Roger Brooke Taney and other symbols of slavery and sedition from the United States Capitol, as well as efforts to construct a new, consolidated FBI Headquarters in Maryland. Below are excerpts of his remarks and a link to the audio...

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) was joined by several lawmakers, including Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), House Majority Whip James Clyburn (SC-06), Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Congresswoman Karen Bass (CA-37), Congressman G.K. Butterfield (NC-01), Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (MS-02), Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), Congressman John Sarbanes (MD-03), Congressman Anthony Brown (MD-04), Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Congressman David Trone (MD-06), Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07); Chairman of the Rules Committee Jim McGovern (MD-02), Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05), Congressman Tom Malinowski (NJ-07), and Congresswomen Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Nikema Williams (GA-05) in writing a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) demanding action on H.R. 3005, 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. The House passed this legislation over a year ago on June 26, 2021 to remove from public display in the U.S. Capitol other statues or busts that are symbols of slavery and segregation, including those of individuals who served voluntarily in the Confederate States of America. This letter is a follow up letter to one the lawmakers sent on September 24, 2021.

Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Congressmen Anthony Brown (MD-04), and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) in announcing $3,961,485 in federal funding for EasterSeals Head Start projects in Prince George’s County and across the region.

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) spoke on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act. Below is a transcript of his remarks and a link to the video:

Today, House Democrats passed the landmark Inflation Reduction Act, a monumental achievement that will deliver significant results for families in Maryland’s Fifth Congressional District. I was proud to help send this legislation to President Biden’s desk to sign into law. The Inflation Reduction Act is part of Democrats’ historic record of achievement this Congress—the fourth leg of our table of support and opportunity for the American people, complementing the already-enacted American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and CHIPS and Science Act. 

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Congressmen John Sarbanes (MD-03), Anthony Brown (MD-04), and Jamie Raskin (MD-08) announced $20,500,000 in federal funding to improve and expand New Carrollton Station and increase accessibility to the Prince George’s County transit hub. This funding, which the lawmakers supported, will support major infrastructure improvements for the multi-modal site, including the construction of a new train hall, preparations for Purple Line service, and creation of new trails and walkways to increase cyclist and pedestrian accessibility. The funds are provided through the Department of Transportation’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) Grants Program, which the lawmakers fought to significantly boost within the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

This afternoon, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) met with Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) General Manager and CEO Randy Clarke to discuss rider safety and restoring efficiency to Metro service.