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Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5) announced that the Fiscal Year 2011 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act approved today by the House contains significant investments for projects and programs that will benefit military facilities in Southern Maryland. Funding will go to the Naval Air Station (NAS), Patuxent River, and Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Indian Head, MD, for needed facility upgrades and additions that will not only enhance our nations defense capabilities, but also provide for Southern Marylands continued economic growth.

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) delivered a speech today on Democrats record on job creation and economic recovery, and how Republicans would take us back to the same failed Bush policies that led to the recession in the first place.

Last week, the President signed a bill that will hold Wall Street accountable for the job-killing crisis caused by its recklessness. However, in order to fully recover from the financial crisis, we must continue to focus on Main Street. Thats why Im proud to announce the "Make it in America" agenda, a new initiative designed to strengthen the manufacturing industry the backbones of the American economy and restore the 8 million jobs lost since the beginning of the Great Recession.

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5) released the following statement after the Obama Administration announced new regulations that give consumers in new health plans the right to appeal decisions, including claims denials and rescissions, made by their health plans. This is a provision made available by the Affordable Care Act and part of the Acts critically important Patients Bill of Rights.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced 15 research and deployment partnerships to help improve the energy efficiency of American homes, including a partnership with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center in Upper Marlboro, MD. Leveraging their industry expertise, NAHB will provide technical assistance to retrofit projects to support DOEs energy efficiency retrofit programs, building on the Departments efforts to make cost-effective energy efficiency retrofits more easily accessible to hundreds of thousands of American homes and businesses.

This week, Congress sent strong Wall Street reform legislation to the Presidents deska bill that will strengthen our economy, hold Wall Street accountable for the job-killing crisis caused by its recklessness, and help prevent such a crisis from recurring. This bill will reestablish fair rules of the road which will put an end to abusive lending practices and rebuild confidence in our economy, promoting job creation...

Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced two awards for Maryland totaling $121,445, to support agricultural market research and demonstration projects. These grants were part of $1.3 million in 22 matching grants awarded to 18 states to explore new and innovative approaches to marketing U.S. food and agricultural products and to improve the efficiency and performance of the marketing system.