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Steny Hoyer's Public Statements on Issue: Agriculture and Food

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (MD) - District 5

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09/28/2022 Hoyer Statement on the White House Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Conference
06/16/2022 Tweet - "The #LowerFoodandFuelCosts bill is a positive step towards decreasing the cost of necessary goods like fuel and food for the American people. I urge my colleagues on both side of the aisle to vote yes and show our constituents that Congress is working together on their behalf."
08/18/2021 Poverty Task Force Co-Chairs Applaud Biden Administration's Increase in Federal Hunger Program
05/04/2021 Tweet - "Pleased to join in announcing $727 million to help ensure no child in our state goes hungry. This funding will help more than 530,000 students who have lost access to meals at school."
05/04/2021 Maryland Congressional Delegation Secures Additional $727 Million for Students Missing Meals Due to COVID-19 School Closures
03/18/2021 Tweet - "Today, the House will vote on the Dream and Promise Act and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act to address our broken immigration system. I thank @RepRaulRuizMD & the @HispanicCaucus for their leadership and work to ensure our nation is carrying out its founding principles."
03/18/2021 Tweet - "The Dream and Promise Act and the Farm Workforce Modernization Act would provide a pathway to permanent legal status for Dreamers, TPS & DED holders, and agriculture workers who are contributing to our nation. I urge my colleagues to support these bills."
03/16/2021 Tweet - "During my weekly pen and pad press conference, I told the press that the #AmericanRescuePlan will make an extraordinary difference in our country for the middle class and families that have been struggling with this pandemic. Millions are already feeling its major impact."
03/08/2021 Hoyer Participates in Virtual Townhall with CASA
10/26/2020 Letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue - Sarbanes, Maryland Delegation Members Call on Trump Administration to Reverse Devastating Cuts to Food Aid for Thousands of Maryland Families
08/17/2020 Tweet - "I joined the MD Delegation in sending a letter to @SecretarySonny urging that the school nutrition waivers be extended for the school year. This will help ensure our students can access food they need to stay healthy."
08/17/2020 Tweet - "I joined the MD Delegation in sending a letter to @SecretarySonny urging that the school nutrition waivers be extended for the school year. This will help ensure our students can access food they need to stay healthy."
08/14/2020 Letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue - Members of Maryland Delegation Urge USDA Secretary Perdue to Extend School Nutrition Waivers for Children and Families During COVID-19 Pandemic
08/07/2020 Tweet - "It is heartbreaking that over 400k MD children live in a home that is behind on rent, isn't getting enough to eat, or both. The #HeroesAct provided critical assistance to address food & housing insecurity. It's shameful the GOP continues to block this aid."
08/04/2020 Letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue - Hoyer, Democrats Send Letter to Secretary Perdue Expressing Concern About Increasing Food Insecurity in Maryland and the District of Columbia
07/30/2020 Tweet - "30 million are facing food insecurity, and it's absurd that the Senate GOP's coronavirus bill does nothing to halt this worsening hardship for families. The nutrition assistance offered in the #HeroesAct would help. The Senate GOP must pass it now."
07/27/2020 Van Hollen, Cardin, Hoyer Announce Nearly $300,000 for Blue Crab Research at The University of Maryland
07/24/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Delmarva Delegation Requests Relief for Local Shellfish Producers
07/24/2020 Tweet - "I'm pleased the House took action today to fund a significant portion of the government, including resources to protect the Chesapeake Bay, support our veterans, & provide nutrition assistance for MD families."
07/20/2020 Tweet - "Nutrition assistance has helped keep millions of families afloat during this crisis. The Senate ought to take up the #HeroesAct to provide additional SNAP assistance and prevent families from growing hungry."
07/13/2020 Maryland Delegation Announces $300,000 for University of Maryland Bee Research
07/07/2020 Tweet - "Black & Latino families are disproportionately affected by food insecurity, & inequities will widen unless action is taken. Congress passed the #HeroesAct to increase nutrition assistance. The Senate GOP must pass it now & ensure families do not go hungry."
06/02/2020 Letter to the Hon. Matthew Lohr, Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service - Carper, Members of Congress Urge USDA to Prioritize Bay Health, Support Farmers in Reducing Pollution
05/12/2020 Maryland Congressional Delegation Announces $4.1 Million in COVID-19 Relief for State Fishing Industry
05/07/2020 Tweet - "The SNAP program provides food assistance to thousands of at-risk families in MD. We must strengthen this assistance in the next coronavirus relief package. I joined a letter from MD Delegation Members on this issue; read it here: https://bit.ly/2A8pHu6"
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