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June 28, 2005
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) today congratulated the winner of the 64th race of the "Greater Washington Soap Box Derby" which took place on the grounds of the United States Capitol on June 18. Robert "Robbie" Reuss of Waldorf was the winner of the Masters Division race; last year, Robbie was the winner of the Super Stock Division race. Robbie will compete in the national competition held in Akron, Ohio on July 30.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
June 28, 2005
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement regarding the "Secure Americas Vote Act of 2005," which he introduced today:________________________________________________________________________
June 27, 2005
Congressman Steny Hoyer today attended the third demonstration of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) at the Webster Field Annex of Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD. Rep. Hoyer participated in the opening ceremony and gave opening remarks to kick off the demonstration.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Federal Employees
June 24, 2005
Last week, the President visited Calvert County to tour Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. As a strong supporter of Calvert Cliffs, and a proponent of nuclear power, I am pleased that the President was able to tour this facility. However, I am deeply disappointed that he has failed to lead our country toward energy independence by establishing a real, forward looking energy policy.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Environment
June 23, 2005
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to President Bushs Social Security pitch at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring.________________________________________________________________________
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Health Care & Seniors
June 23, 2005
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers from the House and the Senate today to discuss recent findings from the National HIDTA Annual Report on Performance Measures which collectively reject comments made by Drug Czar, John Walters, that the HIDTA Program is "unable to demonstrate results."________________________________________________________________________
June 21, 2005
The full House Appropriations Committee included a Federal Employee Pay Parity amendment in the FY 2006 Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development bill today. The amendment was offered by Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD), and was cosponsored by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, including Reps. Frank Wolf (R-VA), Jim Moran (D-VA), and Tom Davis (R-VA). The amendment provides for a 3.1% pay adjustment for federal civilian employees, including blue collar employees, giving them pay parity with military employees.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Federal Employees
June 21, 2005
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, released the following statement today after legislation he introduced last week, H. CON. RES. 180, to make firefighter safety a national priority, was passed by the House of Representatives today.________________________________________________________________________
June 17, 2005
Fathers Day is a wonderful time for many fathers and families all across the nation to celebrate fathers and the role they play in shaping the lives of their children.________________________________________________________________________
June 14, 2005
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) congratulated Veronica Loveless today as the winner of the 5th Congressional District High School Congressional Arts Competition. Loveless visited the Capitol today to meet with Congressman Hoyer and she participated in events on Capitol Hill to recognize the talented young artists who won similar competitions in other Congressional districts. Veronica Loveless, 16, just completed her junior year at Grace Brethren Christian School.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Education