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July 13, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - This evening, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development approved $150 million in federal funding for Metro capital improvements and preventative maintenance -- the full amount sought by Members of the Washington Metro Area's Congressional Delegation.________________________________________________________________________
July 13, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined House Democratic Leaders and a group of Americans impacted by our current health care system for a press conference on the need for health care reform. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery:________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Health Care & Seniors
July 10, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - The FY2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill that passed the U.S. House today contains $11.043 million for the construction of a Communications Engineering Facility at Webster Field Annex at St. Inigoes.________________________________________________________________________
July 8, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - Members of Washington Metro Area's Senate and House Delegation met today with Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) General Manager John Catoe and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Board Member Deborah Hersman for a briefing on the June 22nd Red Line accident that killed 9 people and injured nearly 80 between the Fort Totten and Takoma stations.________________________________________________________________________
July 8, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act (H.R. 2965), which is part of our long-term economic blueprint to spur job creation by encouraging America's entrepreneurs to innovate toward breakthrough technological advancements.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
July 2, 2009
The First of July marked the 43rd anniversary of one of the greatest domestic policy achievements in America since World War II: the enactment of Medicare. Today, when Medicare is such an integral part of so many lives, it is hard to imagine how bitterly it was opposed.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Health Care & Seniors
July 2, 2009
College Park, MD - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) delivered remarks commemorating the 43rd Anniversary of Medicare, which was yesterday, July 1. Medicare is a landmark initiative that has provided affordable health care for millions of Americans.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Health Care & Seniors
July 2, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the 45th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964:________________________________________________________________________
July 2, 2009
College Park, MD - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) delivered remarks commemorating the 43rd Anniversary of Medicare, which was yesterday, July 1. Medicare is a landmark initiative that has provided affordable health care for millions of Americans.
Issues:
Health Care & Seniors
June 30, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) applauded U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke's announcement today that $167 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act would benefit 50 habitat restoration projects including Piscataway Park in Accokeek, Maryland.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Environment