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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
March 12, 2005
Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes, the studious liberal who became Maryland's longest-serving senator and who acted as quiet counsel to Democratic leaders through times of impeachment and scandal, announced yesterday that he will not run for reelection when his fifth term ends in January 2007.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
March 11, 2005
WASHINGTON, DC House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement regarding the announcement today by Marylands senior United States Senator, Paul Sarbanes, that he will not stand for re-election to a sixth Senate term in 2006:________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
March 3, 2005
County fire departments coping with aging equipment and staff shortages will get some much-needed relief with more than a half million dollars in federal fire grants announced Tuesday.________________________________________________________________________
March 2, 2005
It is increasingly clear that the proposal by President Bush to privatize Social Security the most successful government program in American history is opposed by a solid majority of the American people. And, as I discuss below, Americans are opposing privatization for good reason.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Health Care & Seniors
March 1, 2005
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) was honored today by The Arc of the United States, the nations largest volunteer-based organization devoted solely to issues concerning people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities and their families. Hoyer was named as this years recipient of their Chafee Leadership in Public Policy Award for his longstanding advocacy in pursuing public policies that help people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities live fuller lives in their communities. The award, named for the late Sen. John Chafee of Rhode Island and intended to honor his work on behalf of people with mental retardation, is presented annually at their Governmental Affairs/Policy Seminar.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy