WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) joined the U.S. House today in passing legislation to respond to the crisis in the subprime loan market that has put millions of homeowners at risk of foreclosure and undermined the nations financial markets.________________________________________________________________________
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Tue, Sep 18, 2007 / Jobs & the Economy
Thu, Sep 13, 2007 / Jobs & the Economy
It is the reward of hard work and prudent saving that millions of Americans are able to realize the American Dream of owning a home. In recent years, the housing boom has given way to a surge in homeownership, which has been fueled in part by easy credit obtained through the subprime mortgage market.________________________________________________________________________
Tue, Sep 11, 2007 / Jobs & the Economy
WASHINGTON, DCCongressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement in advance of tonights scheduled "speak out" on the University of Maryland campus to discuss the possible hate crime incident on campus.________________________________________________________________________
Tue, Sep 11, 2007 / Jobs & the Economy
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today marking the tragic events of September 11, 2001.________________________________________________________________________
Mon, Sep 10, 2007 / Environment
BELTSVILLE, MD Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, and Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) visited the Beltsville Agriculture Research Center (BARC) on Monday, September 10, to tour the BARC complex and receive briefings by researchers on projects underway at the world-class facility.________________________________________________________________________
Mon, Sep 10, 2007 / Jobs & the Economy
Rep. Hoyer (far right) and Secretary Johanns (on Rep. Hoyer's right) receive a briefing from Dr. Curt Van Tassell at the BARC dairy barn. BARC Director Phyllis Johnson listens on the left.
Sat, Sep 8, 2007 / National Security & Veterans
WALDORF, MD At the VFW Post 8810, in Waldorf on Saturday, September 8, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) hosted a Veterans Luncheon with the Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Congressman Bob Filner (D-CA), and leaders of the veterans community from across the State of Maryland.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Sep 7, 2007 / Budget & Fiscal Responsibility
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning after the Department of Labor reported that the U.S. economy lost 4,000 jobs in August, and revised downward the previously reported job gains in June and July by 81,000 jobs. Economists generally agree that the economy needs to gain 150,000 jobs a month just to keep pace with population growth:________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Sep 7, 2007 / Education / National Security & Veterans
WASHINGTON, DC The U.S. House today approved final legislation to reduce the cost of college for thousands of Maryland students and their families by boosting the Pell Scholarship and cutting student loan rates in half.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Sep 6, 2007 / National Security & Veterans
On this, the sixth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, our nation pauses once again to remember the innocent men, women and children who senselessly perished that dark day.________________________________________________________________________
Tue, Aug 28, 2007 / Jobs & the Economy
WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in observance of the second anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina:________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Aug 16, 2007 / Jobs & the Economy
Each of the many individuals and organizations concerned with the future of the Chesapeake Bay are all too aware of the serious environmental challenges we face in restoring this magnificent estuary. Over the past two decades, federal, state, and local partners have worked together to produce modest restoration gains, but stronger actions must be taken to reduce the regions nutrient and sediment loads to the Bay watershed.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Aug 9, 2007 / Budget & Fiscal Responsibility
From making historic investments in the Chesapeake Bay to ensuring that more children in Maryland receive the high-quality education they deserve, the 110th Congress has been working non-stop over the past seven months making progress for the American people on the toughest challenges we face.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Aug 9, 2007 / Transportation and Infrastructure
Any Marylander who travels across a bridge on their way to work or school as I do was no doubt disturbed by the collapse of an interstate highway bridge in Minneapolis last week that claimed the lives of at least five people and injured dozens more. In the aftermath of this great tragedy, our primary focus should be to understand why this happened and to take measures to ensure an incident like this is not repeated in the future.________________________________________________________________________
Wed, Aug 8, 2007 / Transportation and Infrastructure
HUGHESVILLE, MD Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today joined state and local officials at the MD 5 Business Southbound Ramp to the new Hughesville Bypass to mark the completion of the bypass,________________________________________________________________________