Press Releases
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.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
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.________________________________________________________________________
June 14, 2005
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) congratulated Veronica Loveless today as the winner of the 5th Congressional District High School Congressional Arts Competition. Loveless visited the Capitol today to meet with Congressman Hoyer and she participated in events on Capitol Hill to recognize the talented young artists who won similar competitions in other Congressional districts. Veronica Loveless, 16, just completed her junior year at Grace Brethren Christian School.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Education
June 10, 2005
In recognition of the 42nd anniversary of the signing of the Equal Pay Amendment in 1963, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement.________________________________________________________________________
June 9, 2005
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the House of Representatives passed the Agriculture Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2006, which includes significant federal funds to support programs in Prince Georges County.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Environment
June 7, 2005
On Friday, June 17, Congressman Hoyer hosted an Online Town Hall Meeting to discuss Social Security and how the Republican privatization proposal would affect your money and your retirement.
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Jobs & the Economy
May 31, 2005
Congressman Steny Hoyer today announced that the application period for awards under the "SAFER" Firefighter Hiring Program will open today and close on Tuesday, June 28, 2005.________________________________________________________________________