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September 28, 2006
WASHINGTON, D.C. After seniors spent months trying to navigate Medicare Part Ds enrollment labyrinth or face a lifetime penalty, the House Ways and Means Committee today released report showing more dire news for beneficiaries. The report shows that 92 percent of seniors and people with disabilities in Maryland are at risk of falling into the "doughnut-hole," the portion of the program that contains a gap in coverage where beneficiaries continue to pay premiums without receiving financial coverage for medicines.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Health Care & Seniors
September 22, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today released the following statement in celebration of American Business Womens Day:________________________________________________________________________
September 22, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today released the following statement in response to a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Inspector Generals report stating that political leanings were taken into consideration when awarding discretionary contracts.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
September 22, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC On Thursday, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) wrote a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice urging her to exert the strongest possible pressure on the government of Lebanon to arrest and extradite convicted terrorist Mohammed Ali Hamadi to the United States.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
National Security & Veterans
September 3, 2006
In 1882, the first Labor Day festivities celebrated the creation of the labor movement and the social and economic achievements of the American worker.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
August 29, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), who is on a trip through the Gulf Coast this week, released the following statement today in observance of the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina:________________________________________________________________________
August 25, 2006
Congress has doled out nearly a quarter of a million dollars for efforts to restore and protect habitats in the Chesapeake Bay region.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Environment
August 25, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today released the following statement in response to the Maryland Court of Appeals ruling that early voting in Maryland is unconstitutional.________________________________________________________________________
August 24, 2006
With traffic on the minds of voters, some of Southern Maryland's elected officials gathered Tuesday to announce federal funding for several road and parking projects.________________________________________________________________________
August 24, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today announced that the 5th Congressional District received 7 Small Watershed Grants designed to improve water quality and restore habitats within the Chesapeake Bay basin.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Environment