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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
June 25, 2009
In recent years, America's fiscal story has been one of steady decline -- from record surpluses to record deficits. In 2001, the federal government had a projected 10-year surplus of $5.6 trillion. Today, we are looking at a fiscal year 2009 deficit of $1.7 trillion.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Budget & Fiscal Responsibility
June 25, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - At the request of Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), the FY2010 Homeland Security Appropriations bill included $338,000 for the creation of an alternative Emergency Operations Center to ensure safety in Calvert County, including the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
National Security & Veterans
June 24, 2009
On Monday evening, as millions of Americans were making their daily commute home, tragedy struck in our Nation's Capital.
June 24, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - The Members of the Washington Metro Area's Senate and House Delegation - Senators Barbara A. Mikulski, Benjamin L. Cardin, Jim Webb and Mark R. Warner, and Reps. Steny H. Hoyer, Frank R. Wolf, James P. Moran, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Chris Van Hollen, Donna F. Edwards and Gerald E. Connolly - introduced companion resolutions this afternoon to ratify the amended interstate WMATA Regulation Compact in accordance with legislation enacted last year authorizing $1.5 billion in federal Metro funding over ten years.________________________________________________________________________