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July 14, 2005
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today announced that several water resource programs and projects important to the environmental and economic health of Maryland and the 5th Congressional District were authorized in the House-passed version of the Water Resources Development Act of 2005. Each of the following programs were included in the bill at Congressman Hoyers request and will allow the Army Corps of Engineers to make progress on these projects or studies to improve Southern Marylands water quality and surrounding environment.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Environment
July 14, 2005
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today announced that several water resource programs and projects important to the environmental and economic health of Maryland and the 5th Congressional District were authorized in the House-passed version of the Water Resources Development Act of 2005. Each of the following programs were included in the bill at Congressman Hoyers request and will allow the Army Corps of Engineers to make progress on these projects or studies to improve Southern Marylands water quality and surrounding environment.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Environment
July 12, 2005
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today at a rally of the American Federation of Government Employees/United Department of Defense Workers Coalition.________________________________________________________________________
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Federal Employees
July 12, 2005
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today celebrated the opening of the new Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) Office Building at the new FDA campus at White Oak by participating in the ribbon cutting ceremony with federal, state and local officials.________________________________________________________________________
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Federal Employees
July 11, 2005
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today participated in a roundtable discussion about how the Presidents plan to cut Social Security benefits will affect working families in Marylands 5th Congressional District. Rep. Hoyer invited representatives from Chambers of Commerce and other business organizations from Maryland to join him for this discussion.________________________________________________________________________
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Health Care & Seniors
July 8, 2005
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement that he submitted to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commissioners at the regional hearing held today in Baltimore. Representative Hoyer has been working closely with the BRAC Commissioners since the release of the Department of Defense BRAC recommendations as part of his ongoing efforts to educate the Commission about the unique military and homeland security capabilities at Southern Marylands defense installations.________________________________________________________________________
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Federal Employees
July 4, 2005
The celebrations planned for Independence Day this year are both numerous and heartfelt, and justly so. While this is a day of fireworks, of barbecues and picnics, of friends and families, it is also much more. It is an opportunity to reflect on our nation, our history, our progress, and our future. Americans can wish a happy birthday to our country, to the principles on which it is founded, to the spirit of freedom that vitalizes it. It is also an opportunity to remember that independence is rarely easy, that it is an honor as well as a privilege, and that sometimes, as happened at the birth of our nation, it is necessary that we fight for it.________________________________________________________________________
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National Security & Veterans
July 1, 2005
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) made the following statement on the floor of the House of Representatives last night during consideration of a House Resolution that expresses "the grave disapproval of the House of Representatives regarding the majority opinion of the Supreme Court in the case of Kelo et al. v. City of New London et al. that nullifies the protections afforded private property owners in the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment."________________________________________________________________________
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Jobs & the Economy
June 30, 2005
On May 24, the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2006 Energy and Water funding bill which included $1 million for the Oyster Recovery Project, which is coordinating the revival of oysters in the bay.________________________________________________________________________
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Environment
June 30, 2005
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the FY 2006 Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill, passed by the House of Representatives today, includes $127.6 million for the Food and Drug Administration to help complete a major construction project that will consolidate all FDA offices and labs into one state-of-the-art campus in White Oak, Maryland. The entire FDA consolidation project is expected to be completed in 2010 and will eventually provide office and research space for over 7,700 employees.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Federal Employees