Op-Eds
Friday, October 09, 2009
H1N1 - Key Information for Preparation and Prevention
In addition to the standard measures we take every year to prepare for and prevent the spread of seasonal influenza, we face a unique flu challenge this year with the H1N1 virus.
Friday, October 02, 2009
Full-Service Community Schools - Thinking Outside the Classroom
Why do so many schools have auditoriums? Why do they have athletic fields? We take features like those for granted today, but there was a time when a school building with anything more than classrooms and chalkboards was considered wildly unorthodox. But, more than a hundred years ago, educators came to realize that schools can be more than simply places for instruction: they can be the center of their communities.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Health Care Coverage You Can Count On
Health insurance reform is essential for our families, our businesses, and our country. Our families are being strained by skyrocketing premiums. If we do nothing, the average Maryland family can expect to spend nearly $25,000 per year on health care premiums by 2016, up from $12,000 now.
Friday, September 11, 2009
September 11th Anniversary – A Time of Remembrance and Resolve
This past Friday we marked the distance traveled between fear and memory. Eight years ago we saw fear out of a clear blue sky. We saw monuments of our power and our pride turned to dust in an instant.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Hoyer: America's Small Businesses Need Health Reform
One of the most overlooked facts in the health reform debate is that small businesses and their employees will be among those who have the most to gain with reform - and the most to lose under our current system. The reality is that the current health care system is unsustainable for American small businesses. Let's look at the facts.
Friday, August 07, 2009
Restoring Oysters for our Economy and Environment
Last week, I took tour of an oyster sanctuary in the Patuxent River to see how efforts are working to restore the population of this critical shellfish in our waters. I was also present when the sanctuary was laid five years ago, and I must report that I was very impressed with the progress we are making and give great credit to the Oyster Recovery Partnership for coordinating this important effort in our state.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Enjoying Maryland's Parks; Now and in the Years to Come
Across the State of Maryland, residents can be found spending their summers backpacking along the Appalachian Trail, fishing at Point Lookout State Park, biking on the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, taking in the view of wild horses galloping across the beach at Assateague State Park, or partaking in a number of other exciting outdoor activities.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Preserving Medicare's Success - 43 Years Later
The First of July marked the 43rd anniversary of one of the greatest domestic policy achievements in America since World War II: the enactment of Medicare. Today, when Medicare is such an integral part of so many lives, it is hard to imagine how bitterly it was opposed.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Congress Must Pay for What It Spends
In recent years, America's fiscal story has been one of steady decline -- from record surpluses to record deficits. In 2001, the federal government had a projected 10-year surplus of $5.6 trillion. Today, we are looking at a fiscal year 2009 deficit of $1.7 trillion.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Congress Making Good Progress on Top Priorities
The 111th Congress had a strong start and accomplished a great deal in the first five months. In a recent op-ed in Roll Call, Congressional scholar Norman Ornstein wrote: "This Congress has been as active and productive as any I can remember. The number of major bills passed and enacted into law, the serious, sustained activity in areas of broad, complex and critical importance, all are truly impressive."
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