Today, the House has the rare opportunity to set America on a responsible course for the future, a course of lasting, broadly-shared prosperity. I urge my colleagues to seize this opportunity.
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Mon, Apr 27, 2009 / Environment
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) applauded an announcement today by the U.S. Department of Interior that it will invest $6.91 million in seven projects at the Patuxent USFWS Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Apr 23, 2009 / Fire Service and Law Enforcement
Washington, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) applauded House passage today of the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Improvements Act.________________________________________________________________________
Wed, Apr 22, 2009 / Jobs & the Economy
CLINTON, MD - As part of efforts to restore one of Prince George's County's most historic structures- Poplar Hill on His Lordship's Kindness - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) joined preservationists and local leaders on Tuesday, April 21, to announce the start of a major roof restoration project made possible in part by $158,000 in federal funding secured by Rep. Hoyer.________________________________________________________________________
Wed, Apr 22, 2009 / Environment
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today marking Earth Day:________________________________________________________________________
Tue, Apr 21, 2009 / Jobs & the Economy
Bowie, MD -Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) hosted a workshop today on the campus of Bowie State University to discuss the grant opportunities available for Maryland nonprofit organizations under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.________________________________________________________________________
Tue, Apr 21, 2009 / Health Care & Seniors
During the meeting, Rep. Hoyer listened to numerous personal stories, took questions and asked citizens to join him in supporting national efforts to enact comprehensive health care reform this year...________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Apr 17, 2009 / Environment
In 1970, an ad was published in The New York Times to publicize the first Earth Day. It stated, "Earth Day is a commitment to make life better, not just bigger and faster; to provide real rather than rhetorical solutions. It is a day to re-examine the ethic of individual progress at mankind's expense.________________________________________________________________________
Wed, Apr 15, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today:________________________________________________________________________
Mon, Apr 6, 2009 / Jobs & the Economy
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced today that all Congressional project requests he has made for FY2010 federal appropriations funding are now posted on his website at www.Hoyer.house.gov for public review.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Apr 3, 2009 / Budget & Fiscal Responsibility
Congress's debate on the federal budget this week provided a vital opportunity to confront the severity of our country's fiscal condition. For years under the previous Administration, we put off a reckoning, and now our nation is constrained by trillions in debt and billions in interest payments.________________________________________________________________________
Wed, Apr 1, 2009
The Making Work Pay tax credit that was enacted as part of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (The Recovery Act) takes effect today for more than two million Maryland families, saving a total of $1.1 billion. The credit, which is the tax reduction centerpiece the Recovery Act, provides up to $400 dollars per year for working individuals and $800 for married taxpayers.________________________________________________________________________
Wed, Apr 1, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC - The Making Work Pay tax credit that was enacted as part of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (The Recovery Act) takes effect today for more than two million Maryland families, saving a total of $1.1 billion.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Mar 27, 2009 / National Security & Veterans
WASHINGTON, DC House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after President Obama announced his strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan:________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Mar 26, 2009 / Jobs & the Economy
WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after Treasury Secretary Geithner announced part of the Administration's plan for regulatory reform:________________________________________________________________________