WASHINGTON Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) and the House of Representatives voted today to approve the Fiscal Year 2008 Democratic House Budget, making good on a pledged commitment to set the nation back on the right fiscal track after six years of record deficits and debt created by the Bush Administration and previous Congresses. The Democratic budget, which balances the budget without raising taxes, restores fiscal responsibility and accountability to Washington; strengthens national defense; and makes sound investments in the right priorities for Maryland families.________________________________________________________________________
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Thu, Mar 29, 2007 / Budget & Fiscal Responsibility / National Security & Veterans
Tue, Mar 27, 2007 / Health Care & Seniors
Washington, DC Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) today urged support for a comprehensive dental benefit under Medicaids State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) as House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee conducted a hearing on childrens dental health.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Mar 22, 2007 / Education
The youth of today face the challenge of entering a job market that has become increasingly service-oriented, technology driven and globally competitive.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Mar 15, 2007 / Budget & Fiscal Responsibility
With spring just around the corner, you may be preparing to get out the broom and sweep away the dust and cobwebs that accumulated in your house over the winter. For Democrats in Congress, we have just begun the housekeeping necessary to attend to unfinished business and important priorities left unaddressed by the previous Congress.________________________________________________________________________
Wed, Mar 14, 2007 / Jobs & the Economy
Washington, DC---Congressman Hoyer (D-MD) and the entire Maryland Congressional delegation met today in with Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley in Washington, DC to discuss the states 2008 federal priorities. Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown and several members of the Governor's cabinet also attended. Among the topics covered were transportation, BRAC, the Chesapeake Bay, health care, education and homeland security.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Mar 9, 2007 / Environment
Washington, DC--- Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) voted along with the majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to approve three critical water quality bills that will significantly help state and local governments in Maryland address water quality problems and promote public health, create jobs and stimulate economic development.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Mar 8, 2007 / National Security & Veterans
Members of Congress and the American people are deeply disappointed and justifiably concerned about the deplorable conditions that wounded American service men and women have been forced to endure upon returning from combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Mar 1, 2007 / Environment
Thirty years ago, during an unprecedented national energy crisis, President Carter said: "With the exception of preventing war, this is the greatest challenge our country will face during our lifetimes." Because our nation has too often failed to make the hard decisions needed to move toward energy independence, President Carters admonition is as relevant today as it was back then. We simply cannot ignore our addiction to foreign sources of oil any longer.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Mar 1, 2007 / Federal Employees
WASHINGTON House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) reintroduced bipartisan legislation (H.R. 1256.) today to increase the government's share of Federal Employee Health Care Benefit Plan (FEHBP) premiums from 72 percent to 80 percent.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Feb 15, 2007 / Education
Recently, a group of energetic science and engineering high school students from the Fifth Congressional District visited my Washington office, bringing with them a special guest - a basketball-shooting robot named Pedro.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Feb 8, 2007 / Health Care & Seniors
The first woman Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, a mother and grandmother, convened the 110th Congress by announcing: "For all of Americas children, the House will be in order." Both the Speakers words and the image of her surrounded by children that day represent the new Congresss promise and commitment to protect and provide for all of our nations children.________________________________________________________________________
Mon, Feb 5, 2007 / Federal Employees
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), a long-time champion of fair federal employee pay and pay parity, said today that he was pleased that President Bushs FY 2008 budget proposal provides an equal pay adjustment for members of both the armed services and the federal civilian workforce.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Feb 1, 2007 / Budget & Fiscal Responsibility / National Security & Veterans
$28,861- As of this week, this is the average share of the national debt belonging to every man, woman, and child in America; the total amount of debt our nation holds is $8.7 trillion. How did we dig ourselves into this giant hole, and more importantly, how do we get ourselves out?________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Feb 1, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC - Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following remarks to commemorate Black History Month:________________________________________________________________________
Mon, Jan 29, 2007 / Transportation and Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) met with the Greater Washington Board of Trade (GWBOT) in Greenbelt, Maryland on Friday, January 26, to deliver an update on the 110th Congress and lead a discussion on issues important to the regional business community.________________________________________________________________________