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May 9, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) hailed the approval by the House Armed Services Committee today of a 3.5 percent pay adjustment for members of the military an increase which is greater than the three percent adjustment the Bush Administration requested in its FY08 budget proposal for both military and civilian employees.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Federal Employees
May 9, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today in recognition of Teacher Appreciation Week (May 6-12)...________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Education
May 8, 2007
GREENBELT, MD Today, Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) welcomed Englands Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, to NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center, where the royal couple toured the facility, spoke with crew aboard the International Space Station, and was welcomed with a formal greeting ceremony, among other things.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
National Security & Veterans
May 7, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) issued the following statement marking Public Service Recognition Week (May 7 13), the nations annual celebration honoring the work of the more than 20 million federal, state and local government employees throughout the United States.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Federal Employees
May 4, 2007
It goes without saying that America is a nation with significant transportation needs that are driving our ever-expanding appetite for energy, and correspondingly, our over-reliance on petroleum products and foreign sources of oil.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Environment
May 3, 2007
In almost every public poll that asks Americans what domestic issue most concerns them, health care is almost always listed among in the top three. As a matter of public policy, health care dominates the debate, both in the state of Maryland and in Washington.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Health Care & Seniors
May 3, 2007
May 7 - 13 is Public Service Recognition Week - an annual week to highlight the dedication and commitment of the more than 20 million public employees throughout the United States. In 1988, Congress passed a proclamation declaring Public Service Recognition Week. From its initial beginnings, Public Service Recognition Week has grown in size and scope. This year it will be celebrated in all fifty states and in over 1400 cities.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Health Care & Seniors
April 30, 2007
Congressman Hoyer conducted his very first telephone town hall meeting on Tuesday, May 1, from 6:00 to 6:45 p.m. The town hall was a great success with over 2,000 constituents listening in and asking questions.
» Listen to the broadcast of Congressman Steny Hoyer's Telephone Townhall Meeting
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
April 27, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced today that he will hold a live telephone town hall meeting on Tuesday, May, 1, from 6:00-6:45 p.m. The tele-town hall, which is the first hosted by Rep. Hoyer, is intended to provide an additional forum for 5th district constituents to hear directly from their Congressman and to communicate their thoughts, concerns, and questions about federal issues that are important to them.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
April 25, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. On the House floor today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) demanded immediate collective action to end the genocide and urged his colleagues to support a resolution calling on the League of Arab States to acknowledge the genocide in Darfur and to step up efforts to stop it.________________________________________________________________________