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Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the Prince Georges County Fire/Emergency Medical Services Department has been awarded a federal Fire Grant in the amount of $20,403. As co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, Congressman Hoyer was very active in helping establish and fund the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, which helps local fire departments in Maryland and across the country buy equipment and provide adequate training.________________________________________________________________________

Congressman Steny Hoyer released the following statement in recognition of the 35th celebration of Earth Day, observed on Friday, April 22.________________________________________________________________________

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).________________________________________________________________________

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.________________________________________________________________________

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.________________________________________________________________________

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.________________________________________________________________________