Press Releases

BOWIE, MD - As Tax Day, April 15th, quickly approaches, Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) today hosted a workshop for non-profit organizations with the Taxpayer Advocate Service, an IRS program that provides an independent system to assure that tax problems are promptly and fairly handled.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Maryland Representatives Steny H. Hoyer, Benjamin L. Cardin, Al Wynn, Elijah Cummings, Dutch Ruppersberger and Chris Van Hollen released the following joint statement rejecting the Fiscal Year 2006 House Republican budget, which contains harmful cuts to federal investments in Maryland that the state would be forced to absorb. The House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2006 federal budget today.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced today that the La Plata and Indian Head Volunteer Fire Departments have been awarded federal Fire Grants totaling $185,958 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, DC Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) and members of the Maryland Congressional Delegation voiced their approval of the House-passed Transportation Reauthorization bill which included millions of dollars in federal funds to improve Marylands transportation infrastructure.________________________________________________________________________

COLLEGE PARK, MD U.S. Representative Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today hosted a Town Hall meeting with students from the University of Maryland in College Park to discuss strengthening Social Security and plans being proposed by the Bush Administration to privatize Social Security.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, DC House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement regarding the announcement today by Marylands senior United States Senator, Paul Sarbanes, that he will not stand for re-election to a sixth Senate term in 2006:________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) was honored today by The Arc of the United States, the nations largest volunteer-based organization devoted solely to issues concerning people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities and their families. Hoyer was named as this years recipient of their Chafee Leadership in Public Policy Award for his longstanding advocacy in pursuing public policies that help people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities live fuller lives in their communities. The award, named for the late Sen. John Chafee of Rhode Island and intended to honor his work on behalf of people with mental retardation, is presented annually at their Governmental Affairs/Policy Seminar.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today highlighting the damaging effects President Bushs Fiscal Year 2006 budget will have on the state of Maryland:________________________________________________________________________