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February 6, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement after the Department of Labor announced the U.S. economy lost 598,000 jobs in January, the largest one-month decline since 1974, and the unemployment rate hit 7.6%, its highest point in 16 years:________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
February 4, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Treasury Department issued new restrictions on executive compensation for financial institutions receiving assistance from the government:________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
February 4, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) joined a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives voting in support of final bipartisan legislation to provide health care to 11 million children in modest-income families.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Health Care & Seniors
Hoyer Discusses Southern Maryland Impact of Economic Recovery Bill in Visit to Calvert Middle School
January 30, 2009
PRINCE FREDERICK, MD -Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) held a press conference today at Calvert Middle School in Prince Frederick to discuss the local impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on the Maryland Tri-County area.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
January 30, 2009
GREENBELT/LARGO, MD - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) and Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown met today with mayors from Anne Arundel County, Prince George's County and Southern Maryland municipalities to discuss the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
January 29, 2009
President Obama and the new Congress took their oaths of office in one of the worst economic climates in recent memory. In the last year alone, the United States shed 2.6 million jobs-the worst year since 1945.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
January 28, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD) today joined a majority (244-188) in the House of Representatives in support of critical legislation to create and save 3 to 4 million American jobs and provide a much-needed boost to the economy________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
January 27, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - Two days before the U.S. House is scheduled to vote on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) highlighted details of the estimated impact of the legislation on the State of Maryland. Summary of bill is here.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
January 16, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) highlighted Maryland-relevant details of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill, introduced yesterday in the U.S. House of Representatives.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
January 14, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor today in support of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which will expand the program to include more than 11 million children nationwide. Maryland currently has 132,887 enrolled in the program.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Health Care & Seniors