Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) and members of the Maryland Congressional Delegation, including Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone, during a conference call yesterday again urged Maryland Secretary of Labor Tiffany Robinson to redouble the agency’s efforts to improve the expediency with which Marylanders’ claims for Unemployment Insurance (UI) are processed.
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Thu, Oct 8, 2020 / Jobs & the Economy
Fri, Sep 25, 2020 / Jobs & the Economy
This week is National Small Business Week. Small businesses are the backbone of our economy in Maryland - there are more than 11,000 small businesses in the Fifth District, employing more than 120,000 Marylanders.
Tue, Sep 22, 2020 / Health Care & Seniors / Jobs & the Economy
More than 200,000 Americans have now died from COVID-19.
Fri, Sep 4, 2020 / Jobs & the Economy
This new federal funding comes during an incredibly important time as Marylanders continue to grapple with the severe economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thu, Sep 3, 2020 / Jobs & the Economy
Despite recent statements by Governor Hogan that the backlog has been cleared, we continue to hear daily from constituents who haven’t received benefits.
Tue, Aug 4, 2020 / Health Care & Seniors / Jobs & the Economy
At the start of the coronavirus pandemic outbreak, the Department – rightly – took action to remove bureaucratic obstacles to hungry Americans accessing nutrition assistance.
Thu, Jun 18, 2020 / Health Care & Seniors / Jobs & the Economy
With its disproportionate impact on people of color, the coronavirus pandemic has raised awareness of long-standing health disparities among African Americans and other minority communities in Maryland.
Tue, Jun 9, 2020 / Jobs & the Economy
We have previously weighed in with both the U.S. Department of Labor and your administration to urge you to address a myriad of problems preventing or delaying workers getting their benefits.
Fri, May 29, 2020 / Health Care & Seniors / Jobs & the Economy
We are pleased that the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, signed into law on April 24, 2020, included $11 billion for states, localities, territories, and tribes for necessary expenses to develop, purchase, administer, process, and analyze COVID-19 tests.
Thu, May 21, 2020 / Education / Health Care & Seniors / Jobs & the Economy
Congress has passed numerous bills to provide funding for research of COVID-19 to help us better understand this disease.
Wed, May 20, 2020 / Health Care & Seniors / Jobs & the Economy
Since the Maryland Department of Health began collecting and publicly releasing race, ethnicity, and zip code level data on Maryland cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the data has clearly demonstrated that the virus is having a disproportionate impact on communities of color, specifically Black and Hispanic residents of our state.
Tue, May 19, 2020 / Health Care & Seniors / Jobs & the Economy
Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Heroes Act, additional legislation to help families, small businesses, and communities struggling during the coronavirus pandemic.
Fri, May 15, 2020 / Health Care & Seniors / Jobs & the Economy
Families in Maryland are facing severe economic challenges as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Thu, May 14, 2020 / Jobs & the Economy
As we continue to deal with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, I hope you and your family are safe and healthy.
Tue, May 12, 2020 / Environment / Jobs & the Economy
Maryland’s seafood industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.