Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement commemorating the 18th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act being signed into law on July 26, 1990:________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski (both D-MD) joined with Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-5) and Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX) and members of the Korean War Veterans Association (KWVA) today to celebrate enactment of legislation granting the group a Federal Charter.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement in regards to a letter sent today by House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff concerning recent reports of a Maryland police surveillance program that covertly monitored Maryland peace and activist groups:________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, DC - In response to a housing crisis that has led to record foreclosures and shaken the broader economy, the U.S. House of Representatives today approved final legislation that will help struggling homeowners in the State Maryland, stabilize the flagging housing market and strengthen the economy.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, DC - On Thursday, July 24, approximately 64,000 Maryland workers will get a 40 cent raise when the federal minimum wage increases to $6.55. The current minimum wage in Maryland is $6.15________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, DC-As the third anniversary of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina nears, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) will head to the Gulf Coast Region on Monday, July 21, for two days of tours and meetings with regional elected officials and other stakeholders in the rebuilding effort.________________________________________________________________________

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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today questioned why House Republicans, who say they want to increase domestic oil supply, blocked a measure that would have promoted responsible drilling in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) and on land already leased to companies for production, but which is not currently being drilled.________________________________________________________________________