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March 10, 2006
LA PLATA, MD - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today hosted a town hall meeting to discuss some of the challenges facing seniors as they enroll in Medicare Part D.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Health Care & Seniors
March 9, 2006
U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer, whose district includes northern Prince George's County, presented the county State's Attorney's Office with a check for $260,000 to combat illegal gun activity and gangs in a ceremony Monday at the Laurel Municipal Center.________________________________________________________________________
March 7, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) and the members of the Maryland Congressional delegation introduced a resolution congratulating the University of Maryland on the occasion of its 150th anniversary.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Education
March 6, 2006
LAUREL, MD - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today presented the Prince Georges County States Attorneys Office with $260,000 to fight violent crime.________________________________________________________________________
March 2, 2006
Funding math and science teacher recruitment and training programs at the earliest education levels is imperative for keeping America competitive, the Maryland state superintendent of schools told House lawmakers Thursday.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Education
March 2, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC Representatives Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) and Kay Granger (R-TX) today re-introduced the Childhood Obesity Reduction Acta bill to encourage schools and school districts to develop and implement local, school-based programs designed to reduce and prevent childhood obesity, promote increased physical activity, and improve nutritional choices in young people.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Health Care & Seniors
February 27, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today presented the Excel Institute with $1.2 million for its Automotive Workforce Development Training Program.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Education
February 23, 2006
While most Laurel residents were sleeping through the Feb. 11 snowstorm, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center technicians struggled in the dark to save an endangered species program.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Environment
February 21, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today concerning a deal under which Dubai Ports World of the United Arab Emirates would manage six major U.S. seaports, including the Port of Baltimore:________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
National Security & Veterans
February 16, 2006
Senators Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD) and Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD), along with Congressmen Steny Hoyer (MD-5) and Ben Cardin (MD-3), are urging the Department of the Interior to provide $350,000 in emergency funding to repair damages incurred from the recent heavy snow to buildings at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and Refuge.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Environment