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January 12, 2022
I join in welcoming the Maryland General Assembly back to session today and look forward to the progress they will make in the next 90 days on behalf of Marylanders across the state.
January 12, 2022
Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation gathered virtually Tuesday for their first official meeting with the newly appointed regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III, Adam Ortiz. Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and John Sarbanes (MD-03), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) met with Ortiz to discuss Chesapeake Bay Program oversight, implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, environmental justice, and other regional environmental issues. Highlights included strategies to build climate resilience and Bay-friendly agricultural supply chains, and protect vulnerable populations and drinking water sources.
January 10, 2022
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 that $143,357,536 in federal relief has been delivered to Maryland families to help cover their energy costs for fiscal year 2022 (October 2021 to September 2022). With the winter months upon Maryland, this relief from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) – boosted by funding from the American Rescue Plan – will help eligible Marylanders cover utility costs and stay warm this winter.
January 7, 2022
This week I hosted two very important roundtable discussions on priorities in the bipartisan infrastructure law for families and businesses in Maryland’s Fifth Congressional District.
January 7, 2022
Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) hosted a roundtable discussion with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox and local officials and experts from Maryland’s Fifth District to discuss how the bipartisan infrastructure law helps provide clean water to Marylanders across the state.
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January 6, 2022
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement this morning marking one year after the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6th...
January 5, 2022
Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined key leaders in Maryland’s broadband community to discuss how the bipartisan infrastructure law, which he brought to the House Floor and was enacted last year, will help expand access to broadband coverage in Maryland.
January 2, 2022
Happy New Year! As we look back on 2021, I am proud to have helped deliver results for families across Maryland’s Fifth Congressional District.
December 22, 2021
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), Andy Harris, M.D (MD-01), and David Trone (MD-06) announced that they received a letter from the United States Postal Service (USPS) in response to their November 22 request for an update on its readiness for the holiday mail surge.
December 21, 2021
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) today announced $796,122,349 in FY22 federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law to improve roads and bridges and create good-paying jobs across the state. These federal investments also fund critical new programs to address climate change, both through reducing carbon emissions and strengthening infrastructure to withstand climate and extreme weather impacts.