WASHINGTON, June 30 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement on June 29, 2021: * * * This afternoon, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 3005, legislation he sponsored to remove the bust of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney from the U.S. Capitol building and replace it with a bust of Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall. The legislation would also remove from public display in the U.S. Capitol statues or busts that are symbols of slavery and segregat more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement: * * * This afternoon, Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor in support of the IG Independence and Empowerment Act, legislation he co-sponsored to strengthen the independence and authority of federal Inspectors-General and protect them from political retaliation. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery and a link to the video: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1165480110599449 "Madam Speaker, I was proud  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: This evening, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), House Majority Whip James Clyburn (SC-06), Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Congresswoman Karen Bass (CA-37), and Congressman G.K. Butterfield (NC-01) applauded the passage of H.R. 3005, legislation to remove the bust of former Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney from the U.S. Capitol building and replace it with a bust of  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 28, 2021: U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, and Anthony G. Brown (all D-Md.) today announced $98,263,281 in federal funding through the American Rescue Plan for Maryland airports, supporting tens of thousands of local jobs. "As our country emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, we must continue to invest in our airport infrastructure to better manage the e more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) applauded the inclusion of $2 million in funding for Fifth District water infrastructure projects for the city of Bowie in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies funding legislation for Fiscal Year 2022. The funding would strengthen water infrastructure by replacing one mile of deteriorating water pipes in the city of Bowie and repair poorly damaged water sy more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Anthony Brown, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Congressman Anthony Brown (MD-04) joined in applauding the announcement of $3,999,807 in funding for the Prince George's County Fire and EMS Department's Office of Minority Health. This new federal funding will provide essential resources and tools to the department to better respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Health more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following floor statement on June 29, 2021: * * * This afternoon, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 3005, legislation he sponsored to remove the bust of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney from the U.S. Capitol building and replace it with a bust of Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall. The legislation would also remove from public display in the U.S. Capitol statues or busts that are symbols of slavery and segregation, including statue more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: The House of Representatives is considering legislation introduced by Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) to remove symbols of hate from the United States Capitol building. H.R. 3005 will replace the bust of Maryland native Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, who wrote the majority opinion in the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision, with one of Justice Thurgood Marshall, the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court and a champion of  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: Congressman Anthony G. Brown, Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Reps. Steny Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin and David Trone (all D-MD) today announced $98,263,281 in federal funding through the American Rescue Plan for Maryland airports, supporting tens of thousands of local jobs. "As our country emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, we must continue to invest in our airport infrastructure to more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, an Appropriator who sits on the Homeland Security subcommittee, today applauded legislation that will fund the federal government's primary cybersecurity risk advisor at unprecedented levels in the wake of major cyber attacks over the last six months. The subcommittee on Wednesday will mark up the $52.81 billion homeland security spending bill with a $288.7 million increase over Presiden more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. C.A. 'Dutch' Ruppersberger, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: The House Appropriations Committee today cleared legislation containing a directive championed by Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger that requires the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to provide Congress with a plan to fix its widespread mail delivery issues. The language was included in the $29.1 billion Financial Services and General Government Funding bill for fiscal year 2022 at Congressman Ruppersberger's request. The bill p more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. John P. Sarbanes, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) secured $620,000 in federal funding for environmental restoration and protection efforts across Maryland's Third Congressional District via the U.S. House of Representatives Fiscal Year 2022 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies funding bill. "These critical investments in Maryland's tree canopy and forests will help improve our state's climate resiliency and boost air and water quality for thousands of Marylande more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Representatives David Trone (MD-06), Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Ann Kuster (NH-02), Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03), and G.K. Butterfield (NC-01) recently introduced legislation to help overdose victims by closing a dangerous information gap that keeps prescribers uninformed about a patient who overdoses. The Improving Medicaid Programs' Response to Overdose Victims and Enhancing (IMPROVE) Addiction Care Act would require state  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Congressman Anthony Brown (MD-04) joined in applauding the announcement of $3,999,807 in funding for the Prince George's County Fire and EMS Department's Office of Minority Health. This new federal funding will provide essential resources and tools to the department to better respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding comes from the U.S. D more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 29, 2021: This evening, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), House Majority Whip James Clyburn (SC-06), Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Congresswoman Karen Bass (CA-37), and Congressman G.K. Butterfield (NC-01) applauded the passage of H.R. 3005, legislation to remove the bust of former Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney from the U.S. Capitol building and replace it with a bust of Associa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. David Trone, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: In the wake of a record 89,000 drug overdose deaths last year alone, today, U.S. Representative David Trone (MD-06) and Representative Lisa McClain (MI-10) introduced the Stopping Titles that Overtly Perpetuate (STOP) Stigma Act. The legislation would change the names of federal agencies and programs that currently promote stigmatizing language. Despite the fact that addiction has been genetically linked and is classified as a physical disease, individuals more PR