WASHINGTON, DC - On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced that Southern High School in Harwood, MD is one of the 314 private and public schools across the country - and 10 in the State of Maryland - to be recognized as a 2009 Blue Ribbon School. The________________________________________________________________________
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Wed, Sep 16, 2009 / Education
Wed, Sep 16, 2009 / Health Care & Seniors
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the White House issued a new report on data released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau that show the number of uninsured Marylanders has increased, from 13.9% in 2001 to 15.4% in 2008, adding to a premium increase of 79% for Marylanders with insurance over the same eight year period. Rep. Hoyer released the following statement:________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Sep 10, 2009 / Environment
WASHINGTON, D.C - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) praised passage today of H.R. 965 to permanently authorize funding for the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Water Trails Network grant program.
Thu, Sep 10, 2009 / Jobs & the Economy
Washington, DC - The Obama Administration announced today that it will award $35,692 in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to Calvert County's Project Echo, Inc.________________________________________________________________________
Wed, Sep 9, 2009 / National Security & Veterans
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) joined Members of Congress at the September 11th Congressional Remembrance Ceremony today to pay tribute to the many Americans who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.________________________________________________________________________
Wed, Sep 9, 2009 / Health Care & Seniors
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement tonight after President Obama addressed a joint session of Congress on health reform:________________________________________________________________________
Mon, Sep 7, 2009 / Health Care & Seniors
WASHINGTON DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today in recognition of Labor Day:________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Sep 3, 2009 / Health Care & Seniors
Tonight Im here to talk about how vital health reform is what a reform bill will and will not do, and how it will ensure that you have affordable health care you can count on...________________________________________________________________________
Tue, Sep 1, 2009 / Health Care & Seniors
WALDORF, MD - Hundreds of Marylanders joined Congressman Steny H. Hoyer this evening at North Point High School in Waldorf, MD for a town hall meeting on Congress' efforts to provide greater health care security for all Americans through health care reform.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Aug 28, 2009
WALDORF, MD -Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) hosted women business owners and community leaders from across Maryland's Fifth Congressional District for the Seventh Annual Women's Equality Day Networking Fair and Luncheon.________________________________________________________________________
Wed, Aug 26, 2009 / Jobs & the Economy
Today, America mourns the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy. He was one of the most dynamic and influential legislators in our Nation's history...________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Aug 21, 2009 / Health Care & Seniors
One of the most overlooked facts in the health reform debate is that small businesses and their employees will be among those who have the most to gain with reform - and the most to lose under our current system. The reality is that the current health care system is unsustainable for American small businesses. Let's look at the facts.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Aug 21, 2009 / Health Care & Seniors
WALDORF, MD - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced today that he will hold a town hall meeting on health care reform for residents of the 5th Congressional District of Maryland on Tuesday, September 1st, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at North Point High School located at 2500 Davis Road, Waldorf, MD.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Aug 21, 2009 / Health Care & Seniors
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) and Congressman Ron Kind (WI) of the House Ways and Means Committee held a press conference call with small business owners to discuss how America's small businesses, which lack affordable coverage options today, will benefit substantially by reforms currently being considered in Congress. Below are the remarks by Majority Leader Hoyer.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Aug 21, 2009 / Health Care & Seniors
Since the start of the health care debate this year, Congressman Hoyer has been reaching out to constituents throughout the Fifth District, gathering input from citizens, health care professionals, patients, small business owners and workers.
