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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 Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) announced $38,274,762 in federal funds to reimburse state and local governments across Maryland for their COVID-19 response efforts. Funding comes from the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as authorized through Section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Act.

Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Congressmen John Sarbanes (MD-03), Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) announced $120,145,016 in additional American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Funding will help strengthen Metro train operations and rider safety, avoid service cuts, and increase workforce retention.

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD) delivered the following remarks at a press conference during the Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage hosted by the Faith and Politics Institute outside of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL. Below are excerpts of his remarks:

This week, the President Biden gave a compelling and powerful address during the State of the Union on how his Administration and Democrats are delivering for Marylanders state-wide by addressing the challenges that our communities are facing, uniting our allies, and restoring America’s leadership on the global stage.

Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Congressmen Anthony G. Brown (MD-04), and Jamie B. Raskin (MD-08) announced a $1.7 billion Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) federal loan to advance the construction of the Purple Line, after significant delays since the construction began in 2017.

Today, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV), a national nonpartisan environmental organization, released its 2021 National Environmental Scorecard for Members of Congress. Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) received a 100% score from LCV for his votes on key environmental issues.

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) spoke on the House Floor this afternoon in support of H.R. 3967, the Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery and a link to the video: