Congressman Sarbanes (D-Md.) on May 12, 2023 called for leveraging the lessons learned and systems created during the COVID-19 pandemic to improve communication and coordination among all public health agencies, state and local providers, and the public.
Congressman Sarbanes (D-Md.) on May 11, 2023 warned of the potential damage to the Chesapeake Bay under the House Republican budget proposal, which proposes drastic funding cuts to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Fiscal Year 2024.
On May 9, 2023, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Congressmen Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), John Sarbanes (MD-03), Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), David Trone (MD-06), and Glenn Ivey (MD-04) to announce $824,000 in federal funding for the Maryland Department of Transportation to improve Maryland’s scenic roads.
On May 9, 2023, Congressman John Sarbanes joined Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, Kweisi Mfume, Jamie Raskin, David Trone, and Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) in announcing $824,000 in federal funding for the Maryland Department of Transportation to improve Maryland’s scenic roads.
On May 2, 2023, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) returned to the United States after joining a bipartisan group of House Members on a delegation to Israel and Jordan. While in Jordan, Congressman Hoyer and the delegation met with King Abdullah II of Jordan and Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah to discuss the crucial strategic partnership between Jordan and the United States.
On May 2, 2023, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) issued the following statement after Senator Ben Cardin announced that he will not run for re-election in 2024:
On May 1, 2023, Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) released the following statement after Senator Ben Cardin announced he will retire at the end of his term:
On April 27, 2023, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined a bipartisan group of more than 20 of his Congressional colleagues in writing to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in support of the University of Maryland-led Mid-Atlantic Semiconductor Collaborative (MASC) proposal to contribute to the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Microelectronic Commons initiative.
On April 26, 2023, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) issued the following statement in recognition of Israel's Independence Day, Yom Ha’Atzmaut, and the seventy-fifth anniversary of Israel's founding:
On April 25, 2023, Chesapeake Bay Task Force Chair Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) issued the following statement after the announcement of a proposed settlement in the lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency for its failure to require Pennsylvania to meet the goals set out by the Chesapeake Clean Water Blueprint:
On April 26, 2023, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in opposition to Republicans' Default on America Act and the dire consequences that its cuts would have for the economy and the American people.
On April 27, 2023, members of the Regional Leadership Council (RLC) and its chair, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), met with Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to discuss the implementation of legislation to Invest in America, including the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) – as well as the jobs and other opportunities that these policies will create in rural communities across the country.
In April 2023, the median sale price of a home in Anne Arundel County remained unchanged from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 90.9%.
On April 26, 2023, Congressman John Sarbanes (D-Md.) released the following statement after voting against the Default on America Act, legislation which threatens a default on existing debt obligations and cuts programs that help families and communities across the country: