MESSAGE FROM CONGRESSMAN STENY H. HOYER
Like me, you are no doubt concerned with the continuing increase in the price of gasoline. Just as there is not just one simple explanation for rising fuel costs, there is no silver bullet solution either. For our part, Democrats in Congress continue to push for measures we have passed in the House but have been met with resistance from the White House, such as cracking down on price gouging, holding OPEC accountable for price fixing, and repealing subsidies to the Big 5 oil companies, who this week reported yet another quarter of multi-billion dollar profits.
Meanwhile, the IRS began sending out Recovery Rebates this week to those who used the government's e-file to submit their 2007 federal tax forms. Rebates will continue to be issued over the next couple months.
In the coming weeks, the House will consider legislation to add new conservation funding for the Chesapeake Bay and to help homeowners facing foreclosure. The funding for the Bay will be included in the federal Farm Bill that sets national policy for food and agriculture. The housing legislation will help more than one million American homeowners avoid foreclosure, others buy new ones, and businesses and communities hurt by this crisis not only recover, but also create new jobs.
Housing Foreclosure Prevention Workshop. With increasing distress over the slumping housing market and mounting foreclosures, I have announced that I will host a free foreclosure prevention workshop to brief homeowners on their financing options and assist them in taking steps to avoid foreclosure. The workshop will be on Friday, May 9, from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Greater Waldorf Jaycees located at 3090 Crain Highway in Waldorf, MD. If you or someone you know is worried about or facing foreclosure, please consider attending this free workshop. For more information, visit hoyer.house.gov.
As always, thank you for allowing me to share this update with you. If there is anything you wish to share with me or bring to my attention, please do not hesitate to contact my office.
Sincerely yours,
Steny H. Hoyer
NEWS UPDATE
Hoyer, Cardin & Preservation Partners Announce Addition of 73 Acres to Protected Land Across from Mount Vernon
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer and Senator Benjamin L. Cardin joined the Trust for Public Land, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association and the National Park Service yesterday in announcing the protection of an additional 73 acres of land directly across from George Washington's Mount Vernon estate.
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Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on Cover the Uninsured Week 2008
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer released the following statement marking the first day of Cover the Uninsured Week.
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Hoyer Presents $286,899 to College of Southern Maryland's Construction & Transportation Training Program
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer presented the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) with funds to support programs to train building trades and transportation workers.
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House Votes to Delay Harmful Bush Administration Medicaid Regulations
The U.S. House of Representatives today overwhelmingly approved legislation - the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act - to impose a one-year moratorium on Medicaid regulations proposed by the Bush Administration that threaten services for 650,000 Marylanders enrolled in Medicaid, and would result in the loss of approximately $67 million in Medicaid payments to the State.
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