Press Releases
March 17, 2004
WASHINGTON, DC - Major Carla Blue, a Prince Georges County Firefighter, joined House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and the Congressional Womens Caucus this morning on Capitol Hill to talk about the devastating effect of the Bush and House Republican budgets on women and their families. Major Blue was invited to Capitol Hill by Congressman Steny Hoyer who represents a large part of Prince Georges County.________________________________________________________________________
March 11, 2004
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer released the following statement today following the release of a study by Admiral Harold Gehman regarding the cancelled servicing mission to the Hubble telescope. Admiral Gehman provided his views to Senator Barbara Mikulski at the request of NASA Administrator Sean OKeefe. The Hubble Space Telescope is managed and operated by Goddard Space Flight Center, located in Congressman Hoyers district, for the Office of Space Science at NASA Headquarters.________________________________________________________________________
March 10, 2004
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer expressed his gratitude to Girl Scouts from across Maryland this week by joining them to celebrate "Girl Scout Week," a week dedicated to one of the core qualities of Girl Scouting, community service.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Education
March 10, 2004
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer today signed a petition in the House of Representatives that would force the House to vote on a bipartisan plan to immediately help American manufacturers avoid billions of dollars in WTO trade sanctions and tariffs on their goods, which started on March 1.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
March 10, 2004
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer was named one of the American Legions "Unsung Heroes" of the 108th Congress last evening. National Commander John Brieden presented Rep. Hoyer with the organizations Unsung Hero Award during the Legions 44th Annual Washington Conference on Capitol Hill. A delegation of Maryland Legionnaires joined Rep. Hoyer and the elected leader of the nations largest veterans organization.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
National Security & Veterans
March 8, 2004
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer announced today that federal funds he helped secure in the fiscal year 2004 Omnibus Appropriations bill could benefit Maryland farmers. Farmers who sign up for crop insurance by March 15 will benefit from an additional cost-share incentive authorized by Congress. The federal funds will be used to pay 15 percent of the producers net premium at the 70 to 85 percent coverage levels.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Environment
March 8, 2004
WASHINGTON - The Brandywine Volunteer Fire Department will receive a federal Fire Grant in the amount of $57,564 under the program area of Fire Operations and Firefighter Safety. As co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, Congressman Hoyer was very active in helping establish and fund the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, which helps local fire departments in Maryland and across the country buy equipment and provide adequate training.________________________________________________________________________
March 5, 2004
EDGEWATER - Congressman Steny Hoyer today visited YMCA Camp Letts Residential Camp to present them with $100,000 in funds that he secured in a major federal funding bill passed by Congress in late January. Rep. Hoyer was joined by Scott Peckins, Vice President and Executive Director of YMCA Camp Letts and Metropolitan Washington YMCA President Angie Reese-Hawkins, as well as volunteers from Camp Letts. Congressman Hoyer released the following statement following his visit.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
March 2, 2004
WALDORF, MD - Congressman Steny Hoyer attended the 23rd Annual Black History Month Breakfast in Waldorf on Saturday where he was joined by Senator Paul Sarbanes, and Leon Harris, news anchor for WJLA Channel 7, who gave the keynote address. Over 400 community leaders from Charles, Calvert, St. Marys, Prince Georges and Anne Arundel Counties attended the event to pay tribute to Black History Month and to celebrate the theme, African Americans Reaffirming Our Culture.________________________________________________________________________
February 26, 2004
WASHINGTON, DC - The League of Conservation Voters, a national bipartisan organization devoted to educating citizens about the environmental voting records of federally elected officials, this week released their annual Congressional Scorecard for the first session of the 108th Congress. The LCV has published a National Environmental Scorecard every Congress since 1970, the year it was founded by leaders of the environmental movement following the first Earth Day. Congressman Hoyer received a score of 85%. The national average was 46 percent for members of the House of Representatives and 79 percent for House members from Maryland.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Environment