Forty five years ago, civil rights activists attempted a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to demand that their governor honor their right to vote and their God-given equality.
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Wed, Mar 10, 2010 / National Security & Veterans
WASHINGTON, DC - At a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) and Congressional leaders awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to surviving Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) who served in World War II.
Fri, Mar 5, 2010 / Budget & Fiscal Responsibility
Never in my decades in Congress have I seen a public so outraged by deficits and debt. But this moment of historic awareness is also a moment of historic opportunity. We can waste it in opportunism, in slogans and symbolic solutionsor we can rededicate ourselves to the painful, unglamorous, and indispensible work of fiscal discipline. We can choose to hang together, in the words of Ben Franklinor we will hang separately.
Fri, Mar 5, 2010 / Jobs & the Economy
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today after the Department of Labor announced unemployment numbers for the month of February:
Thu, Mar 4, 2010 / Jobs & the Economy
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) and a majority in the U.S. House voted to create hundreds of thousands of new small business and construction jobs this year, spur private sector hiring, and help rebuild our crumbling infrastructure.
Wed, Mar 3, 2010
Every ten years, as long as we have been a nation under the Constitution, the United States has taken a Census of everyone who lives here.
Mon, Mar 1, 2010 / Jobs & the Economy
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) delivered a speech today at the Brookings Institution on restoring fiscal responsibility to Washington. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery.
Mon, Mar 1, 2010 / Budget & Fiscal Responsibility
It is enough to say that by the time my grandchildren and great- granddaughter's are in college, our debt will exceed our gdp we will owe more money than the value of our entire country. It is enough to realize that by then our government will exist to do only two things -- pay for entitlements and pay interest on our debts...
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 / Jobs & the Economy
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) met today with the President and senior management of OutsourceIT, Inc a small business providing IT services to other small and mid-sized firms that is the beneficiary of a $458,000 SBA 504 loan through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. As a result of its loan, OutsourceIT, Inc is able to move into an expanded workspace, which will enable the company to hire an additional 10 to 15 employees over the next year and expand hiring even further in the years ahead.
Fri, Feb 19, 2010 / Jobs & the Economy
When President Obama took office, the country was facing the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression. The job market was losing 750,000 jobs a month and unemployment was climbing fast. The economy was contracting at a rate of over 6 percent the worst in decades. Foreclosures were at record levels and home prices had plummeted by thirty percent. And the decline in home prices, stock values, and retirement plans cost American households over $10 trillion dollars in lost wealth.
Wed, Feb 17, 2010
WASHINGTON, DC - The AARP announced today its list of recipients for the 2009 Congressional Awards given to lawmakers who have been leaders on issues relevant to older Americans.
Wed, Feb 17, 2010 / Jobs & the Economy
WASHINGTON, DC - One year after the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was signed into law, data show that the measure has succeeded in helping to avert an economic meltdown and is working in Maryland and across the country to save and create jobs and lay the foundation for a lasting economic recovery.
Wed, Feb 17, 2010 / Jobs & the Economy
One year after the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was signed into law, data show that the measure has succeeded in helping avert an economic meltdown and is working in Maryland and across the country to save and create jobs and lay the foundation for a lasting economic recovery. The office of Congressman Steny Hoyer has released a report providing a snapshot of the impact the Recovery Act has had on Maryland and the overall economic picture since it was enacted.
Tue, Feb 16, 2010 / Environment
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (Md) released the following statement today after President Obama announced the commencement of a federal loan guarantee program to help finance the development of new nuclear power reactors.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Feb 12, 2010 / Budget & Fiscal Responsibility
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement after President Obama signed statutory "pay-as-you-go," or PAYGO, into law.________________________________________________________________________