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April 15, 2005
Congressman Steny Hoyer joined officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and students from Leonardtown High School at Greenwell State Park on the Patuxent River for a demonstration of the "B-WET" program in recognition of Environmental Education Week (April 10 16) and Earth Day (April 22).________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Environment
April 14, 2005
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer was honored by The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the nations authority on fire, electrical, and building safety. Hoyer was named as this years recipient of their Excellence in Fire Safety Award in recognition of a career of service dedicated to the advancement of fire safety. This is the first time the NFPA has made this award and Congressman Hoyer is the first recipient.________________________________________________________________________
April 13, 2005
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in sending a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Science, State, Justice, and Commerce urging the Committees to restore full funding to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program. This year, the Presidents budget proposal drastically cut the programs budget from fiscal year 2005s enacted level of nearly $300 million to $100 million, effectively terminating the current HIDTA program.________________________________________________________________________
April 13, 2005
As Tax Day (April 15) looms over millions of Marylanders, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released a new report today that shows how Republican tax policies have shifted the tax burden to middle-class families, caused even greater complexity and unfairness in the tax code, and exploded the national debt.________________________________________________________________________
April 10, 2005
From nearly the moment that the Arlington County portion of Interstate 66 opened in 1982, various planners and officials have fought to widen it based on the simple argument that more lanes are needed to alleviate daily traffic jams.________________________________________________________________________
April 10, 2005
Fire Department's Interested in finding out how to apply for the 2005 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program can visit the Department of Homeland Security's Online Tutorial.
April 8, 2005
A group of 120 U.S. Representatives, led by Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), sent a letter to the Chairman and Ranking member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee urging them to include funding in the FY 2006 Homeland Security Appropriations bill for fire fighter staffing.________________________________________________________________________
April 6, 2005
Rep. Hoyer will join the Congressional Delegation traveling to Rome tonight to attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II on Friday.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Jobs & the Economy
April 6, 2005
Congressman Steny Hoyer oversees the planting of approximately 10 million oysters in a newly established oyster reef sanctuary in the Patuxent River to increase the oyster population in surrounding waters including the Chesapeake Bay.Click here to learn more Watch the event video Video transcript Click hereto read about federal funds Congressman Hoyer secured to ensure that Congress remains dedicated to restoring the Chesapeake Bay's oyster population.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Environment
April 5, 2005
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) was the keynote speaker at the Epilepsy Foundations annual conference.________________________________________________________________________
Issues:
Health Care & Seniors