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GREENBELT, Maryland- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Mechanicsville, discusses his life and tenure in Congress at his district office. (Horus Alas/Capital News Service)

Steny Hoyer sees experience as his advantage

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 David Higgins

By: Horus Alas, Capital News Service especially concerned about his reelection next year. “My strategy for reelection is to continue

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Mckayla Wilkes, progressive Democratic candidate for Maryland’s 5th Congressional District, on USMCA’s shortcomings

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 David Higgins

News Release, McKayla 2020 WALDORF, MD – Mckayla Wilkes, progressive Democratic candidate for Maryland’s 5th Congressional District, on USMCA’s shortcomings:

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Hoyer Statement on Announcement of Articles of Impeachment

December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 David Higgins

News Release, Office of Democrat Majority Leader Steny Hoyer(Md-05) WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following

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Mckayla Wilkes endorsed by 350 Action

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 David Higgins

News Release, McKayla 2020 WALDORF, MD – Mckayla Wilkes, Democratic candidate for Maryland’s 5th Congressional District, has been endorsed by

Coming up on Feb. 3, the first presidential caucuses in Iowa will reveal the preferences of voters in the heartland and are seen as a strong indicator for how candidates will do in later contests. (npr.org)

Iowans Prep for First-in-Nation Presidential Caucuses

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 David Higgins

By: Roz Brown, Public News Service DES MOINES, Iowa – Presidential campaigns have been made or lost in Iowa, and

Soda consumption, a contributor to obesity and diabetes in the U.S., fell to a 31-year low in 2016, according to Beverage Digest. But sugars and refined starches still make up much of the American diet. (Free-photos/Pixabay)

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A New Political Platform: Better Nutrition for all Americans?

November 16, 2019November 16, 2019 David Higgins

By:Roz Brown, Public News Service DES MOINES, Iowa – Democratic candidates running for president in 2020 have multiple ideas about

BOWIE, Maryland - Democratic candidate for Maryland's 5th Congressional District Briana Urbina stands in a parking lot after an evening canvassing in a residential development in early November. (Horus Alas/Capital News Service)

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Briana Urbina’s pitch to Maryland’s 5th Congressional District: go younger

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 David Higgins

By: Horas Alas, Capital News Service BOWIE, Maryland – Briana Urbina and her campaign staff marched through rows of two-story

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Mckayla Wilkes on Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s position on healthcare coverage in America

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 David Higgins

Submitted by Drennon Kimpton, McKayala 2020 WALDORF, MD – Mckayla Wilkes, Progressive Democratic candidate for Maryland’s 5th Congressional District, on