WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today unanimously passed a resolution observing the 40th anniversary - April 4, 2008 - of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) delivered the following statement on the House floor.________________________________________________________________________
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Tue, Mar 25, 2008 / Environment
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer and Senators Barbara Mikulski and Benjamin L. Cardin today announced the award of a $20,000 federal grant to Piscataway National Park in Accokeek, MD as part of the National Park Service's Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Water Trails Network.________________________________________________________________________
Tue, Mar 25, 2008 / Jobs & the Economy
COLTON'S POINT, MD - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today joined a festive gathering of Maryland citizens, elected officials and historical scholars in commemorating the 374th anniversary of Maryland's founding at the site of the State's first colonial landing at St. Clement's Island.________________________________________________________________________
Tue, Mar 25, 2008 / Education
LEXINGTON PARK, MD - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) presented the St. Mary's County Public Schools (SMCPS) with $487,000 in federal funding for the County's specialized programming emphasizing the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Mar 13, 2008 / Budget & Fiscal Responsibility / National Security & Veterans
WASHINGTON - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) and the House of Representatives voted today to approve the Fiscal Year 2008 Democratic House Budget, making good on a pledged commitment to set the nation back on the right fiscal track after six years of record deficits and debt created by the Bush Administration and previous Congresses.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Mar 13, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC - The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) recently awarded Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) with a 100 percent rating for his record on civil rights issues in the 110th Congress.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Mar 13, 2008 / Transportation and Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, DC -Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) joined District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, and City officials today in marking the rededication of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Mar 6, 2008 / Health Care & Seniors
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Wed, Mar 5, 2008 / Health Care & Seniors
WASHINGTON, DC -Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) was recognized this week by the Children's Dental Health Project (CDHP) for his leadership in working to improve children's access to oral health.________________________________________________________________________
Wed, Mar 5, 2008 / Federal Employees
WASHINGTON, DC -Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) applauded the House Budget Committee for including a strong statement of support for federal employee pay parity in the Democratic House budget proposal unveiled today.________________________________________________________________________
Tue, Mar 4, 2008 / Health Care & Seniors
Washington, DC-Today, following the release of a report by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer (Md.-5), Elijah E. Cummings (Md.-7), Albert R. Wynn (Md.-4), Chris Van Hollen (Md.-8), and John Sarbanes (Md.-3) called on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to repeal new Medicaid rules imposed by the Bush Administration that would slash funding for critical programs or eliminate the programs altogether________________________________________________________________________
Mon, Mar 3, 2008 / Education
WALDORF, MD -Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) participated in Read Across America today serving as a guest reader at Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School in Waldorf.________________________________________________________________________
Mon, Mar 3, 2008 / National Security & Veterans
HYATTSVILLE, MD -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) met with law enforcement officials from Hyattsville and surrounding municipalities today to discuss how $658,000 Rep. Hoyer secured in federal funding will be used to establish a Regional Data and Communications Center between five municipal police departments (Hyattsville, Bladensburg, Greenbelt, Mount Rainier, and Riverdale Park) in Prince George's County.________________________________________________________________________
Wed, Feb 27, 2008 / Environment
WASHINGTON, DC - With the price of oil above $100 a barrel, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) and the U.S. House of Representatives backed legislation today that will help end the nation's dependence on foreign oil, make significant new investments in renewable energy sources, create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, and slash excessive taxpayer-funded subsidies to oil companies.________________________________________________________________________
Wed, Feb 20, 2008 / Fire Service and Law Enforcement
COLLEGE PARK, MD - At a workshop held last evening for Maryland fire departments and first responders applying for federal grant funding, Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) pledged to work with his colleagues in Congress to restore funding President Bush cut from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program in his FY 2009 budget proposal.________________________________________________________________________