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Saint Paul wrote: 'We fix our eyes not on things that are seen, but on things unseen; for what is seen passes away, but what is unseen endures.' As long as we live, each September we will mark an anniversary of loss: of the day we saw monuments of our power and pride turn to dust; of the day so many we loved were taken from us in an instant; a day of fear and anger that is becoming, with time, a day of remembrance and resolve.

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5) released the following statement today, commemorating the anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the first round of applicants accepted into the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program. Out of the nearly 2,000 accepted applicants nationwide, 50 Maryland employers including businesses, county and local governments, educational institutions, not-for-profits, and unions, have been accepted into the program and will begin to receive reimbursements for employee claims this fall. Applications for this program are still being accepted.

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today after Maryland was chosen as a winner of the "Race to the Top" program, a significant federal investment in education reform sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. The state will receive $250 million to improve its school system.

Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5) joined Maryland Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) for a small business workshop aimed at providing existing small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs with key resources and knowledge to help start or expand a business. The format of the Maryland SBDCs workshop was interactive and allowed participants the opportunity to work with professionals on business plans to ensure that they have a framework that will better prepare them to succeed.

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5) announced that, the third round of "donut hole" checks have gone out to more than 375,000 seniors. Under the Affordable Care Act, seniors whose prescription drug costs are so high that they fall in the Medicare prescription drug donut hole coverage gap in 2010 are receiving this one-time tax-free $250 rebate check. Experts estimate that more than a quarter of seniors will hit the donut hole this year.

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5) today visited Maryland manufacturers as part of his "Make it in America" tour to discuss the Democrats recently launched Make it in America agenda. Hoyer visited with the owners and employees and toured the facilities of three manufacturers located in Beltsville, MD: Capital Plastics Company, Techno Sciences, and Stromberg Sheet Metal Works.