Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today announced that programs and projects important to the environmental and economic health of Maryland and the 5th Congressional District were authorized in the House-passed version of the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2007. Each of the programs listed below were included in the bill at Congressman Hoyers request.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) encourages high school art students who reside in Marylands 5th Congressional District, which includes Calvert, Charles and St. Marys Counties, and parts of Prince Georges and Anne Arundel Counties, to participate in the 26th Annual Congressional Arts Competition for a chance to have their artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol for a year.________________________________________________________________________

Washington, D.C.House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) offered his words of condolences following the deadly shootings today on the Virginia Tech campus.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) visited the Greenbelt Veterans Community Clinic on Wednesday, April 11, to tour the facility and talk to caregivers about patient services. The small outpatient clinic, which serves approximately 2,000 veterans per year, provides basic medical and preventive care as well as health education to veterans living in Northern Prince George's County.________________________________________________________________________

LEXINGTON PARK, MD Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) today spoke at the Maryland Economic Development Association (MEDA) Spring Conference on how BRAC presents significant opportunities for economic growth and development for the state, and how the federal, state and local entities can work together to prepare for BRAC related changes________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) and the House of Representatives voted today to approve the Fiscal Year 2008 Democratic House Budget, making good on a pledged commitment to set the nation back on the right fiscal track after six years of record deficits and debt created by the Bush Administration and previous Congresses. The Democratic budget, which balances the budget without raising taxes, restores fiscal responsibility and accountability to Washington; strengthens national defense; and makes sound investments in the right priorities for Maryland families.________________________________________________________________________

Washington, DC Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) today urged support for a comprehensive dental benefit under Medicaids State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) as House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee conducted a hearing on childrens dental health.________________________________________________________________________

Washington, DC---Congressman Hoyer (D-MD) and the entire Maryland Congressional delegation met today in with Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley in Washington, DC to discuss the states 2008 federal priorities. Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown and several members of the Governor's cabinet also attended. Among the topics covered were transportation, BRAC, the Chesapeake Bay, health care, education and homeland security.________________________________________________________________________