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July 31, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC -U.S. Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) joined a large bipartisan majority in the U.S. House today in approving a comprehensive measure that will help end the discriminatory practice of paying a woman less than a man for performing the same job. The________________________________________________________________________
July 31, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) praised passage today of bipartisan legislation to address the soaring price of college tuition and remove other obstacles that make it harder for qualified students to get a higher education.________________________________________________________________________
July 30, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor today in support of the Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act.________________________________________________________________________
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Environment
July 30, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a bipartisan final Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) overhaul (H.R. 4040) that will strengthen consumer protections - for children in particular - against faulty or dangerous products.________________________________________________________________________
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Jobs & the Economy
July 29, 2008
CLINTON, MD - Congressman Steny Hoyer (MD-5), U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), and Rep. Donna Edwards (MD-4) today joined together in Prince George's County to highlight how the just-passed Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (H.R. 3221) will help current and future homeowners across Maryland and help steady the nation's housing market during these difficult times.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
July 25, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement commemorating the 18th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act being signed into law on July 26, 1990:________________________________________________________________________
July 24, 2008
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski (both D-MD) joined with Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-5) and Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX) and members of the Korean War Veterans Association (KWVA) today to celebrate enactment of legislation granting the group a Federal Charter.________________________________________________________________________
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National Security & Veterans
July 23, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement in regards to a letter sent today by House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff concerning recent reports of a Maryland police surveillance program that covertly monitored Maryland peace and activist groups:________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
July 23, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC - In response to a housing crisis that has led to record foreclosures and shaken the broader economy, the U.S. House of Representatives today approved final legislation that will help struggling homeowners in the State Maryland, stabilize the flagging housing market and strengthen the economy.________________________________________________________________________