Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today to commemorate Black History Month, which is observed during February:________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) led a bipartisan letter sent today to President Bush from Washington-area House members calling for parity in the 2009 pay adjustments for both military and civilian federal employees.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, D.C Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today voted to support the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and override the Presidents veto of bipartisan legislation to provide health care to 10 million children.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD) today released the following statement in commemoration of the upcoming Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, observed Monday, January 22:________________________________________________________________________

Washington, D.C. The Web site of Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) was honored this week by the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF), a non-profit, non-partisan management, consulting and research organization in Washington, D.C., for having one of the best Web sites in Congress.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today hailed the implementation of the 3.5 percent 2008 base pay adjustment for federal civilian employees, which President Bush ratified in an executive order issued last Friday.________________________________________________________________________

Washington, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today announced that the fiscal year 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Conference Report, approved by the House of Representatives this evening, includes language secured by Hoyer that will help ensure that the federal government gives full and equal consideration to Prince Georges County when choosing leased federal office space in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area.________________________________________________________________________

Washington, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today announced that the fiscal year 2008 Omnibus Appropriations bill approved by the House of Representatives this evening, includes federal funds for programs and projects that will benefit the Chesapeake Bay.________________________________________________________________________