WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today in commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day: "More than fifty-five years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was taken from us, his teachings still resonate throughout America and the world. His moral courage and clarity challenged America - and Americans - to live up to the principles of freedom, equality, and justice that the more PR