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June 17, 2022
Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Congressman Anthony Brown (MD-04) released the following statement announcing the General Services Administration’s finding that the two Maryland sites proposed for the new Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters remain viable options for the new consolidated campus:
June 17, 2022
This morning, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Joe Madison on “The Joe Madison Show” to discuss the Bipartisan Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol’s public hearings and House Democrats’ work to address inflation and lower costs for Marylanders and the American people. Below is a link to the audio and excerpts from the interview.
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
June 17, 2022
Yesterday, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Anthony Brown (MD-04) announced the Senate passage of new legislation to open two veterans clinics in Baltimore and Prince George’s County. The bipartisan Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT Act), which passed today by a vote of 84-14, provides healthcare benefits for all generations of toxic-exposed veterans for the first time in the nation’s history and will improve access to care for all those who served in our nation’s armed forces. The legislation now moves to the House for consideration.
Issues:
National Security & Veterans
June 17, 2022
As I said just this morning during my interview with Joe Madison, families in Maryland’s Fifth District are hurting from the rising costs of inflation.
June 16, 2022
oday, Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Anthony Brown (MD-04), Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie B. Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) announced they secured $500 million toward a new, consolidated FBI headquarters in the Fiscal Year 2023 Financial Services & General Government Appropriations legislation. The bill also includes language that requires the Administration to use this and previous federal spending on a new, fully consolidated FBI headquarters at one of the three sites currently under consideration by GSA: two Maryland sites, Greenbelt and Landover, and one site in Virginia, Springfield.
June 16, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today after the House passed H.R. 2543, the Financial Services Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Economic Justice Act:
June 12, 2022
This morning Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined FOX 5’s “On The Hill” with Tom Fitzgerald to discuss House-passed legislation to respond to gun violence, House Democrats’ work to address inflation, and the Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project.
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
June 11, 2022
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) gave the following remarks at a memorial service dedicated to the life and legacy of Senator Bernie Fowler, who passed away last December and dedicated his life to the health of the Patuxent River.
June 9, 2022
Yesterday, the House passed a broad package of gun-safety measures that will protect our kids and make communities safer. Today, we followed with even more action to save lives and address the scourge of gun violence.
June 8, 2022
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) spoke on the House Floor this afternoon in support of H.R. 2499, the Protecting Our Kids Act, legislation to address gun violence.