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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on President Biden’s executive order requiring all federal employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer hosted a virtual meeting with representatives from the Maryland Chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE).

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) gave remarks this morning at the grand opening of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge. Below is a transcript of his remarks:

As we mark the beginning of National Recovery Month, I join in recognizing the tremendous gains of Marylanders and Americans across the country who continue to make progress on their path toward recovery from addiction and substance abuse. For too many Marylanders, addiction continues to be a struggle, fraught with a harmful and incorrect stigma.

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today after the Biden Administration announced that all federal employees will receive a 2.7% pay increase in 2022:

Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer, Senators Chris Van Hollen (MD)  and Senator Ben Cardin (MD), and Representatives Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Andy Harris (MD-01), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Anthony Brown (MD-04), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and David Trone (MD-06) sent a letter to the Maryland Department of Labor (MDOL) pressing for answers regarding their delivery of unemployment benefits to Marylanders impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and urging the agency to expedite distribution of these crucial benefits.

Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer, Senators Ben Cardin (MD) and Chris Van Hollen (MD), and Congressman Anthony Brown (MD-04) announced $2,999,862 to the Prince George’s County Health Department to increase resources and services for Community Health Workers (CHWs) to better respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and combat health care inequities.