Press Releases
July 16, 2007
GREENBELT, MD On Monday, July 16, 2007, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) participated today in a groundbreaking ceremony for NASA's new Exploration Sciences Building at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD.________________________________________________________________________
July 11, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today voted to approve legislation that would make the single largest investment in college financial aid since the 1944 GI Bill, with $204 million to help Maryland students and families pay for college and doing so at no new cost to U.S. taxpayers.________________________________________________________________________
July 5, 2007
WASHINGTON, DCCongressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) last week welcomed the winner of the 2007 5th Congressional District Congressional Arts Competition, Waldorf resident Alex DAmore, to the U.S. Capitol for the unveiling of the young student artists winning entry, an oil painting titled "Boats at Night."________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
July 3, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) greeted Charles County Public Schools teacher, Elaine Tubb, at the U.S. Capitol last week as she participated in the 2007 House Fellows Program, an initiative of the Office of Historian to provide teachers of American history and government an in-depth study of the House of Representatives. Ms.
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
June 28, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) applauded the inclusion of several provisions favorable to federal employees in the FY08 Financial Services Appropriations bill which passed the House of Representatives today.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Federal Employees
June 28, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today announced the inclusion of $57.7 million for the Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) consolidation project at White Oak, Maryland in the FY08 Financial Services Appropriations bill which passed the House of Representatives today.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Federal Employees
Hoyer Announces $36.9 Million Federal Investment in Maryland Conservation & Environmental Priorities
June 27, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today announced the inclusion of $36.9 million for Maryland conservation and environmental priorities in the FY2008 Interior and the Environment Appropriations bill...________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Environment
June 27, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) voted with the U.S. House on Monday, June 25, to pass the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007.________________________________________________________________________
June 26, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today recognized the important mission of National HIV Testing Day (June, 27, 2007)created by the National Association of People with AIDS in 1995 to encourage HIV screenings as an effective means of prevention.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Health Care & Seniors