On Earth Day, Hoyer Congratulates J.C. Parks Elementary School on Receiving Green Ribbon Honor
As we observe the 45th anniversary of Earth Day today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5) announced that J. C. Parks Elementary School in Indian Head, Maryland has been recognized as one of the 2015 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon award honorees.
Congressman 5th District meets with student leaders
Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-5th) of Mechanicsville met April 2 with student leaders from Prince George’s County and elsewhere in the state, to discuss issues important to students attending higher education institutions in Maryland.
Leaders pledge to bring FBI to Prince George's County
State leaders on both sides of the aisle unified their efforts Monday to bring thousands of jobs to Maryland.
Hoyer Attends 17th Annual Louis Goldstein Dinner
I was proud to join fellow Democrats in Calvert County tonight to celebrate the life and legacy of Louis Goldstein and to pay tribute to the men and women of organized labor for their hard-fought contribution to our country.
Local student joins Obama, Hoyer in Selma
The country’s eyes and ears were on Selma, AL Saturday, March 7 as they were 50 years ago on that date. Forty-thousand people crammed into the town half that size to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when police broke up an attempted march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to protest for voting rights for all.
Twice as many get private insurance through Md. health exchange
The number of people who bought private health plans on the Maryland exchange set up under health reform doubled from last year.
Hoyer Statement on President Obama’s FY 2016 Budget
The President’s budget proposal released today makes important investments for the future of the Fifth District, Maryland and our country.
MLK Prayer Breakfast held at North Point High School
North Point High School in Waldorf was the focal point for the 20th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast held by the Charles County Chapter of the NAACP Monday, Jan. 19.
Bills Would Give Feds a 3.8 Percent Pay Raise
Lawmakers in the both the House and Senate introduced bills on Tuesday to raise federal employees’ pay 3.8 percent across the board in 2016.
Grant will fund Pre-K programs
Eighteen of Maryland’s jurisdictions, Charles County among them, will benefit from a federal education grant designated to improve the recipients’ pre-kindergarten programs.
Charles County hospital gets grant for emergency generators
Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5) and U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin (both D-MD) announced a $1,987,432.00 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through its Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) program to the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata, Maryland to fund the replacement of three undersized emergency generators and automatic transfer switches at the medical center to ensure critical services are supported during power outages.
Second health open enrollment going well, Hoyer says
The second open enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act is going well for Maryland. In fact, it’s going 29 times better than it did last year, said U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md., 5th) in a conference call Wednesday.
Hoyer Statement on Spending Bill Agreement
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015, which will fund the federal government through September 2015 and prevent a government shutdown.
Program vouchers to aid So. Md.’s homeless veterans
Nearly one-third of the homeless veterans in Southern Maryland will have the chance to get assistance with affordable housing after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued 21 housing vouchers for use in the region.
Congressmen meet with the Dept. of Veteran Affairs Secretary
Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Chris Van Hollen, Dutch Ruppersberger, and John Sarbanes held a meeting with the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Secretary Bob McDonald to discuss the July 2014 Inspector General’s Report on the VA’s Baltimore Regional Office and what actions the VA is taking to ensure that these issues are not repeated in the future.
Grant to help pay for homes affected in Fort Washington slope failure
Maryland lawmakers and Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker's office announced Thursday that a $2,017,125 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will help to acquire six homes that were threatened by a severe slope failure in Fort Washington.
Univ. of Maryland officials break ground for bioengineering building
As the sound of pile driver at the Edward St. John’s Learning and Teaching Center construction site boomed across Campus Drive, officials broke ground Friday morning on another project: a bioengineering building aimed at forwarding research in a relatively new field.
Calvert NAACP luncheon focuses on future, legacy
Legacy and keeping an eye toward the future were the themes of the afternoon at the NAACP Calvert County chapter’s annual fall luncheon, held Nov. 1 at the Rod’N’Reel Restaurant in Chesapeake Beach.
Hoyer Re-Elected to Serve Maryland’s Fifth District in Congress
It is my greatest honor to represent Maryland’s Fifth District in Congress, and I thank voters for choosing to re-elect me to serve on their behalf.
Candidates, parties prepare for the homestretch
The final weekend before the November 4th General Election featured a flurry of activities from candidates and parties