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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer announced today that the House of Representatives passed a bill which approved major funds to improve Prince Georges Countys transportation infrastructure. The funds were included in the Transportation Reauthorization bill which authorizes federal funding for transportation projects over the next six years.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON - Congressman Steny Hoyer released the following statement today in recognition of the 36th Anniversary of Martin Luther Kings Assassination.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the bipartisan resolution H.Res. 581, which expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that pay adjustments should be the same this year for both civilian and military Federal personnel. The House overwhelmingly supported the bipartisan resolution, with 299 Members voting in support to 126 voting in opposition:________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer invites high school art students who reside in the 5th Congressional District, which includes Calvert, Charles and St. Marys Counties, and parts of Prince Georges and Anne Arundel Counties, to participate in the 2004 Annual Congressional Arts Competition.________________________________________________________________________

ST. MARYS CITY, MD - Congressman Steny Hoyer released the following statement today after joining citizens of Historic St. Marys City yesterday to mark the 370th anniversary of Marylands founding. Rep. Hoyer spoke to those participating in the ceremony and discussed the rich history of the city and the state.Congressman Hoyer represents Historic St. Marys City and has helped to secure $500,000 in federal funds to rebuild the 1667 Brick Chapel.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer released the following statement today on the House Republican and Democratic fiscal year 2005 budgets. Congressman Hoyer supported the House Democratic budget which would balance the budget in 8 years, invest in America's priorities, and provide for a strong national defense.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer today congratulated researchers at Torontos Hospital for Sick Children, the Center for Addiction and Mental Health and the University of Toronto, for identifying a new form of the protein MECP2 which regulates the complex expression of Rett Syndrome (RS) and other neurological disorders including autism, childhood schizophrenia and some forms of mental retardation. This research is reported in the April issue of the journal Nature Genetics, which recently became available online. Congressman Hoyer has been a leader in Congress on Rett Syndrome for over a decade.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer was honored today by the Alzheimers Association as this years recipient of their Humanitarian Award. As a strong supporter of the Alzheimers Association in Congress, Hoyer was awarded today as a tribute to his leadership on critical appropriations measures, in promoting rights for persons with disabilities and his work on Medicaid and Medicare issues.________________________________________________________________________