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February 9, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) today criticized President Bushs FY 2007 budget proposal for cutting over $9 million from the Beltsville Agriculture Research Center (BARC), including the closure of two BARC labs critical to improved fruit production and vital to our understanding of the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Environment
February 7, 2006
President Bush has proposed slashing $25 million from Chesapeake Bay programs and deals a staggering blow to cleanup efforts, a bay watchdog group said this morning.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Environment
February 7, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) earned an "A" from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) for his continued work on behalf of causes important to the Civil Rights community.________________________________________________________________________
January 26, 2006
LAUREL, MD - Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) today served as part of a leadership panel at the Maryland Aerospace Summit in Laurel, MD. The programs primary purpose was to analyze the current and projected aerospace employment picture in the state.________________________________________________________________________
January 23, 2006
Things that have been found floating in the Potomac River: a vintage Chevy. A giant plastic hot dog. A tombstone from 1878. A $50 check to the Internal Revenue Service.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Environment
January 23, 2006
LEXINGTON PARK, MD - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today visited the 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) at Lexington Park Elementary School. He observed their activities and spoke to some of the 80 students who attend this federally funded program on an average day.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Education
January 23, 2006
PAX RIVER, MD - Congressman Steny Hoyer spoke today at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station to dedicate the new $24 million complex that will become the home of nine of the fourteen test aircraft that will define jet fighter technology for generations to come.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
National Security & Veterans
January 17, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD), joined by a bipartisan, regional delegation of House Members, today sent a letter to President Bush calling on him to include the principle of pay parity for federal civilian and military employees in his fiscal year 2007 budget proposal. Representative Hoyer was the lead sponsor of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act, which currently governs federal employee pay. Employees Pay Comparability Act, which currently governs federal employee pay.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Federal Employees
January 17, 2006
BOWIE, MD - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today announced a neighborhood office hours initiative, an effort to proactively offer assistance to constituents of the 5th Congressional district at locations in their local areas.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
January 17, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today praised the Maryland Legislature for overriding Governor Ehrlichs vetoeffectively raising the states minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.15 an hour.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy