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August 25, 2006
Congress has doled out nearly a quarter of a million dollars for efforts to restore and protect habitats in the Chesapeake Bay region.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Environment
August 25, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today released the following statement in response to the Maryland Court of Appeals ruling that early voting in Maryland is unconstitutional.________________________________________________________________________
August 24, 2006
With traffic on the minds of voters, some of Southern Maryland's elected officials gathered Tuesday to announce federal funding for several road and parking projects.________________________________________________________________________
August 24, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today announced that the 5th Congressional District received 7 Small Watershed Grants designed to improve water quality and restore habitats within the Chesapeake Bay basin.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Environment
August 23, 2006
The St. Marys River drains the central county including Lexington Park, and it has seen its share of environmental problems. However, the river is still deemed relatively healthy by those who have been monitoring its water quality for years now.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Environment
August 22, 2006
WALDORF, MD Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), along with State Senator Roy Dyson, Delegate Murray Levy, Delegate John Bohanan, and Charles County Commissioner Edith Patterson, today rolled out an additional federal share of funding for Southern Marylands transportation future, including several federal projects already underway, at the Mattawoman-Beantown Park & Ride in Waldorf.________________________________________________________________________
August 21, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement after being briefed by representatives of the Charles County Sheriff's Department about incidents of racist graffiti on Bryans Road:________________________________________________________________________
August 20, 2006
Monday marked the 71st anniversary of the Social Security programs inception. For the last 71 years, Social Security has provided dignity, safety, and security to millions of retiring Americans, as well as to disabled Americans and children whose families experience devastating tragedies. This program has been one of the most popular and successful in American history. Preventing the privatization of Social Security that President Bush and Congressional Republicans have been advocating is one of the key elements of Democrats plan to lead America in a new direction.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Health Care & Seniors
August 16, 2006
COLLEGE PARK, MD Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today spoke to members of the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) who are employed at the Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition about issues of concern to federal workers.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Federal Employees
August 16, 2006
BELTSVILLE, MD Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today dedicated a new 28,100 square foot poultry facility at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC). The new facility will be both a production and hatchery building. It will replace about a dozen old buildings built in the 1930s that are in poor condition and obsolete.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Environment