Press Releases

Maryland Delegation Members Call on State to Provide Full Race, Ethnicity, and Zip Code Data on COVID-19 Patients

We appreciate your recent announcement that Maryland will begin to collect and publicly report data on race and ethnicity for individuals tested for COVID-19 and the first reports of this information today. 

Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Presses FEMA On Additional Medical Supplies For National Capital Region

We write to express our concern that the National Capital Region is not being prioritized appropriately for the scale of the COVID-19 impact on the region. 

Hoyer Statement on Lack of Critical Medical Equipment for Maryland

I am extremely concerned by the documents released today, which show that FEMA has only provided the state of Maryland with a fraction of the critical medical supplies our state has requested to fight the coronavirus. 

Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces More than $48 Million to Support Counties and Cities in Responding to COVID-19

Local governments are on the frontlines of this crisis. 

Hoyer Statement on House Passage of the CARES Act

Today, the House took action to protect Marylanders and their families as we continue to confront the coronavirus pandemic.

Maryland Delegation Helps Secure Major Disaster Declaration, Unlocking Additional Federal Resources to Fight COVID-19

During these unprecedented times, Team Maryland continues to work together to provide the maximum available federal resources to protect the public health and safety of the people of Maryland. 

Hoyer: It Is Inexcusable That Senate Republicans Refused to Treat DC as a State in Latest Coronavirus Bill

It is inexcusable that Senator McConnell and Senate Republicans refused to treat the District of Columbia as a state in the third package to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. 

Hoyer Remarks on Press Call Marking the 10th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act

Let me say, we are celebrating the adoption of an extraordinarily important bill.

CASA in Action Endorses Hoyer for Reelection

As we're focused on responding to the public health crisis that the coronavirus poses, I'm pleased to be endorsed for reelection by CASA in Action. 

Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces $10.2 Million in Federal Funding for Maryland Coronavirus Response

This funding represents our collective commitment to responding with strength and unity to this public health emergency. 

Hoyer Statement on the Passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

As our state and our nation confront a growing public health crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic, I brought critical legislation to the House Floor tonight to address some of the economic impacts that families will face in the days and weeks ahead. 

Hoyer Receives 97% Rating from the League of Conservation Voters

I am honored to receive a 97% score from the League of Conservation Voters. 

Maryland Congressional Delegation Receives Coronavirus Update from Maryland Health Secretary

The health and security of my constituents remains my number one priority, and I appreciated the opportunity to hear from Maryland Secretary of Health Robert Neall this morning about our state’s response to the coronavirus. 

Hoyer Introduces Legislation to Remove Bust of Dred Scott Jurist from the U.S. Capitol

A bust of Chief Justice Taney should not be displayed in a place of honor in our nation’s Capitol. 

Maryland Congressional Delegation Discusses Public Education with Maryland’s HBCU Presidents

I appreciated the opportunity to hear directly from our HBCU Presidents about some of the challenges they face and how we can work together to support our students.

Hoyer, Brown Host Roundtable on the Coronavirus

I appreciated the opportunity to meet with public health and safety officials as well as educators to discuss what steps the community is already taking to address the threat that coronavirus presents and what additional work will need to be done. 

Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces $500,000 in Federal Funding to Support State-Level Coronavirus Response

The coronavirus is a public health threat that demands a strong, coordinated response by federal, state, and local partners. 

Maryland Congressional Team Announces Nearly $1.2 Million for Bowie State University to Support Diverse STEM Teacher Pipeline

Our educational system relies on a robust pipeline of teachers who are passionate about preparing the next generation of leaders, knowledgeable about their subject matter, and demographically representative of the communities they serve. 

Hoyer Discusses the Emmett Till Antilynching Act with Joe Madison on SiriusXM

Joe, it took a hundred years since the first [anti]lynching bill was introduced, as you know, by an African American Congressman in 1900, George Henry White.

Hoyer Floor Remarks on the Emmett Till Antilynching Act

I am pleased this will be a bipartisan vote.