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Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined 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), Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), Anthony Brown (MD-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) in writing to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman urging the agency to approve the State of Maryland’s request for a physical disaster declaration due to damage from Tropical Depression Ida.

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today following the WMATA metro derailment that happened last week which caused the Washington Metro Safety Commission to suspend the use of its 7000 series cars today.

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled the PFAS Roadmap, an inter-agency strategy to clean up PFAS contamination and ensure clean air, water, and food for our communities...

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 Brown (MD-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) today announced $3,683,392 in federal funding to support habitat restoration, habitat management, planning and implementation of projects in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay watershed. Maryland received more than one-third of the $10 million in new investments announced throughout the six watershed states and the District of Columbia.

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 Brown (MD-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) today announced $603,327 in federal funding to bolster de-escalation and crisis intervention training for police departments across the state.

On the 15th of each month, Maryland families are benefiting from expanded Child Tax Credit payments thanks to Democrats’ American Rescue Plan that President Biden signed into law earlier this year. With these monthly payments,  families are able to build back better from the pandemic; this critical assistance has helped people afford food and child care and pay their rent, and it is helping to grow our local economy. I continue to encourage you to share how the expanded Child Tax Credit has helped your family by visiting my website.

Today, as expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) payments are distributed to families across the state, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) praised this benefit assisting Maryland families and released a video featuring two Maryland mothers discussing how it has impacted their lives and children.

Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), joined 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), Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), Anthony Brown (MD-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) in releasing the following statement applauding the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom’s addition of Mount Clare Station, Henry Massey Escape Site, Elkridge Furnace Ruins, and Eliza Howard Parker and Family Escape Site at Belle Vue Farm, to the Network: