Media
Latest News
June 4, 2010
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) spoke this morning at a dedication ceremony for the new Aircraft Prototype Facility (APF) at Patuxent Naval Air Station, for which Rep. Hoyer helped secure $17.9 million in federal funds within the FY2008 military construction appropriations bill. The new APF will further enhance testing capabilities to streamline the pre-production process and elevate Pax Rivers role in the supporting the warfighter.
Issues:
National Security & Veterans
June 2, 2010
Lt. Governor Anthony G. Brown, chairman of the Governors Subcabinet on Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), announced new funding, new partnerships and new initiatives to support BRAC jobs coming to Fort George G. Meade in Anne Arundel County, including the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with all public, private and governmental parties to develop a Transportation Demand Management Plan for Fort Meade.
June 1, 2010
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) and a majority in the House voted late last Friday to pass the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2011 (H.R. 5136) to strengthen military readiness and counterterrorism efforts and to ensure that service members and their families receive the benefits they deserve and have earned. The bill, which authorizes investments in Department of Defense operations for the next fiscal year, includes a number of projects for military installations in Marylands 5th Congressional District.
Issues:
National Security & Veterans
May 28, 2010
This Monday, we observe Memorial Day to honor the generations of brave men and women who lost their lives in our countrys service, from Americas founding up to the present day. In each generation, they bore pain and sacrifice so that those they left at home would not have to; we owe our countrys safety and its liberties to their courage.
Issues:
National Security & Veterans
May 28, 2010
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) joined a majority in the House today to pass the American Jobs, Closing Tax Loopholes, and Preventing Outsourcing Act(House amendment to Senate amendment to H.R. 4213) containing measures to help create or save more than a million American jobs, close corporate tax loopholes that ship jobs overseas, and extend a variety of tax deductions to middle-class families.
May 28, 2010
On this Memorial Day, we continue to be engaged in hostilities in Iraq and Afghanistan, and young men and women will pay the ultimate price while wearing the uniform of our nation. Let us honor the memory of the 4,400 Americans who have died in Iraq and more than 1,000 who have died in Afghanistan. We also honor the sacrifices of our wounded: nearly 32,000 U.S. troops in Iraq and 5,700 in Afghanistan.
Issues:
National Security & Veterans
May 28, 2010
Since inheriting the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression and an economy shedding 800,000 jobs per month, President Obama and the 111th Congress have been dedicated to standing up for the middle class, its interests, and its future.
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
May 27, 2010
Democrats in Congress have worked closely with President Obama to fight our enemies, promote our interests and support our troops and their familiescompiling a record of securing our nation in stronger and smarter ways
Issues:
National Security & Veterans
May 26, 2010
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced that he has nominated Chancellor of the University of Maryland System Dr. William "Brit" Kirwan to serve on the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI), an advisory body to the Secretary of Education on the process of accreditation and the institutional eligibility and certification of institutions of higher education.
Issues:
Education
May 24, 2010
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) delivered the commencement address at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) this afternoon to the graduating class of 2010.
Issues:
Education