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Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today marking one year since the American Rescue Plan was signed into law

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“I join in celebrating International Women’s Day, when we pay tribute to women’s contributions to our nation and to the world while recognizing the challenges they confront from inequality and injustice. 

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) spoke on the House Floor this afternoon urging support for H.Con.Res. 70, a bipartisan resolution that condemns the recent bomb threats against historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), including against Bowie State in Maryland’s Fifth Congressional District, and upholds support for HBCUs and their students, teachers, and staff. Below is a transcript of his remarks and a link to the video:

This weekend I went on my sixteenth Civil Rights pilgrimage to Alabama, hosted by the Faith and Politics Institute. For years, this pilgrimage was led by my dear brother and friend, John Lewis, where he would encourage us to embrace our history by learning from its complicated past, while finding commonality in our fellowship and our desire to pursue justice and equality for all Americans.

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.