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Washington, DC Congressman Steny Hoyer today announced that the House of Representatives has passed the Agriculture Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2005, which includes significant federal funds for a number of programs that will benefit Prince Georges County and the state of Maryland. In particular, the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) will receive close to $7.7 million in additional Federal funds for research initiatives that the President had proposed for elimination in his Fiscal Year 2005 budget. Rep. Hoyer, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, took a lead role in securing the funding for these important projects.________________________________________________________________________

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY - Congressman Steny Hoyer and Prince George's Fire Chief Ronald Blackwell were joined by Professional Firefighters of Maryland President Leroy Wilkison and Maryland State Fireman's Association President Robert Jacobs today celebrated the addition of $50 million to the House version of the fiscal year 2005 Homeland Security Appropriations bill, approved in the House of Representatives last month, for the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Firefighters or, Making Fighting Fires SAFER Program.________________________________________________________________________

HOWARD COUNTY - Congressman Steny Hoyer today released the Judith P. Hoyer Early Care & Education Enhancement Program Evaluation and discussed the results of the study at a press conference at the Cradlerock School Judy Center in Columbia, which included special guest State Superintendent of Schools Nancy S. Grasmick. Congressman Hoyer worked to establish "Judy Centers," early education centers for young children, which are named after his late wife and educator Judith P. Hoyer. There are currently 24 Judy Centers across the state of Maryland.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON - Congressman Steny Hoyer announced today that the House of Representatives committed to funding two important programs that will benefit Prince George's County this year in the fiscal year 2005 Commerce, Justice, State (CJS) Appropriations bill passed today in the House of Representatives.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer released the following statement today in celebration of Independence Day.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON - Congressman Steny Hoyer released the following statement today in observation of the 40th Anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which is tomorrow, July 2nd:________________________________________________________________________

PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY - Congressman Steny Hoyer today joined the Accokeek Foundation and students from the Independent Baptist School in Clinton, Maryland, to celebrate the construction of a NEW Education Building at the Accokeek Foundation.________________________________________________________________________

Congressman Steny Hoyer announced that the House of Representatives included $3 million in the Fiscal Year 2004 Energy and Water funding bill for the Oyster Restoration Project which is coordinating the revival of oysters in the bay...________________________________________________________________________