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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer released the following statement this evening following passage of legislation that would renew and reform the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) which covers more than 4 million homes.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON - Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Congressman Curt Weldon (R-PA), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus last night successfully added an amendment to the 2005 Homeland Security Appropriations bill to provide $50 million in funding for the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Firefighters (SAFER) Program. Congressman Hoyer is a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON - Fourteen students from the Fifth Congressional District (Charles, Calvert, and St. Mary's counties, and areas of Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties) were offered appointments to a U.S. Service academy this year. Congressman Steny Hoyer nominated the students last year.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON - Congressman Steny Hoyer released the following statement today following the release of a new report prepared by Families USA designed to provide a comprehensive picture of how many Americans were directly affected by the lack of health insurance coverage. Families USA is a non-profit, non-partisan organization focused on providing high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON - Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) today announced that $1.5 million was included in the fiscal year 2005 Interior Appropriations bill for the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network Grants. A wide variety of projects and programs throughout Maryland's 5th Congressional District have benefited from this grant program since its creation by Congress in 1998. Congressman Hoyer is the only U.S. Representative from Maryland on the House Appropriations Committee.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer released the following statement today following a meeting where the Maryland Congressional Delegation heard from several Maryland educational leaders who gave an overview of higher education issues, such as affordable access to postsecondary education, in the State of Maryland.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Steny Hoyer today met with leading advocates of full-service community schools to discuss his introduction of the "Full-Service Community Schools Act." This bill, which will be introduced later this week, authorizes funding for full-service community schools, which are public elementary or secondary schools that coordinate multiple federal, state and local educational and social service programs in partnerships with school districts, community-based organizations and public/private partnerships. Congressman Hoyer helped establish "Judy Centers" across Maryland, which are full-service schools.________________________________________________________________________

CLINTON - Congressman Steny Hoyer hosted a Prescription Drug Town Hall Meeting at the Bradford Oaks Nursing Center today in Clinton to discuss the new and very complicated federal prescription drug law. The plan became law late last year and polls show that seniors are still very confused about its provisions. Following are some of the remarks made by Congressman Hoyer as he talked to Maryland seniors. (As prepared for delivery).________________________________________________________________________