Press Releases
June 30, 2005
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the FY 2006 Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill, passed by the House of Representatives today, includes $127.6 million for the Food and Drug Administration to help complete a major construction project that will consolidate all FDA offices and labs into one state-of-the-art campus in White Oak, Maryland. The entire FDA consolidation project is expected to be completed in 2010 and will eventually provide office and research space for over 7,700 employees.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Federal Employees
June 30, 2005
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) introduced legislation today that would allow "medically necessary" dental care for seniors and the disabled to be covered under Medicare.________________________________________________________________________
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Health Care & Seniors
June 30, 2005
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today regarding House passage (222-203) of an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2006 Transportation, Treasury and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill:________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Federal Employees
June 28, 2005
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) today congratulated the winner of the 64th race of the "Greater Washington Soap Box Derby" which took place on the grounds of the United States Capitol on June 18. Robert "Robbie" Reuss of Waldorf was the winner of the Masters Division race; last year, Robbie was the winner of the Super Stock Division race. Robbie will compete in the national competition held in Akron, Ohio on July 30.________________________________________________________________________
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Jobs & the Economy
June 28, 2005
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement regarding the "Secure Americas Vote Act of 2005," which he introduced today:________________________________________________________________________
June 27, 2005
Congressman Steny Hoyer today attended the third demonstration of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) at the Webster Field Annex of Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD. Rep. Hoyer participated in the opening ceremony and gave opening remarks to kick off the demonstration.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Federal Employees
June 23, 2005
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to President Bushs Social Security pitch at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring.________________________________________________________________________
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Health Care & Seniors
June 23, 2005
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers from the House and the Senate today to discuss recent findings from the National HIDTA Annual Report on Performance Measures which collectively reject comments made by Drug Czar, John Walters, that the HIDTA Program is "unable to demonstrate results."________________________________________________________________________
June 21, 2005
The full House Appropriations Committee included a Federal Employee Pay Parity amendment in the FY 2006 Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development bill today. The amendment was offered by Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD), and was cosponsored by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, including Reps. Frank Wolf (R-VA), Jim Moran (D-VA), and Tom Davis (R-VA). The amendment provides for a 3.1% pay adjustment for federal civilian employees, including blue collar employees, giving them pay parity with military employees.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Federal Employees
June 21, 2005
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, released the following statement today after legislation he introduced last week, H. CON. RES. 180, to make firefighter safety a national priority, was passed by the House of Representatives today.________________________________________________________________________