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March 28, 2005
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) met with Buddy Hance, President of the Maryland State Farm Bureau, and the Presidents of each of the County Farm Bureaus in Marylands Fifth Congressional District to discuss issues of concern to Marylands farmers and the agricultural community.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
March 24, 2005
BOWIE, MD - As Tax Day, April 15th, quickly approaches, Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) today hosted a workshop for non-profit organizations with the Taxpayer Advocate Service, an IRS program that provides an independent system to assure that tax problems are promptly and fairly handled.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
March 20, 2005
Last week the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2006 House Republican budget, which contains harmful cuts to federal investments in Maryland that the state would be forced to absorb.________________________________________________________________________
March 17, 2005
Portions of the $3.38 billion that the state of Maryland could receive from a new federal transportation bill will go to much-needed construction and improvements on roads in Prince George's County.________________________________________________________________________
March 17, 2005
President Bush's plan to add private stock and bond accounts to Social Security never made much sense to Beverlie Ludy. For that matter, all the talk she was hearing of an "ownership society" smacked of a greedy, "me-first" attitude she didn't like.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Health Care & Seniors
March 17, 2005
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Maryland Representatives Steny H. Hoyer, Benjamin L. Cardin, Al Wynn, Elijah Cummings, Dutch Ruppersberger and Chris Van Hollen released the following joint statement rejecting the Fiscal Year 2006 House Republican budget, which contains harmful cuts to federal investments in Maryland that the state would be forced to absorb. The House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2006 federal budget today.________________________________________________________________________
March 16, 2005
COLLEGE PARK - With President Bush flooding cable TV screens with town meetings around the country peddling his approach to Social Security reform, the Democrats are finally moving to fill the vacuum on their side, in their fashion.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Health Care & Seniors
March 16, 2005
WASHINGTON Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced today that the La Plata and Indian Head Volunteer Fire Departments have been awarded federal Fire Grants totaling $185,958 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.________________________________________________________________________
March 15, 2005
WASHINGTON, DC Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) and members of the Maryland Congressional Delegation voiced their approval of the House-passed Transportation Reauthorization bill which included millions of dollars in federal funds to improve Marylands transportation infrastructure.________________________________________________________________________
March 14, 2005
COLLEGE PARK, MD U.S. Representative Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today hosted a Town Hall meeting with students from the University of Maryland in College Park to discuss strengthening Social Security and plans being proposed by the Bush Administration to privatize Social Security.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Health Care & Seniors