The tobacco barns that have come to be the primary symbol of Southern Maryland's agricultural heritage -- and that have descended into varying states of vine-covered, weather-beaten degradation -- now may be restored with the help of $200,000 in federal grant money.________________________________________________________________________
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Thu, Jan 12, 2006 / Jobs & the Economy
HYATTSVILLE, MD - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today presented the City Hyattsville and the Housing Initiative Partnership, Inc. (HIP) with $250,000 to build affordable housing for the artistic community.________________________________________________________________________
Mon, Jan 9, 2006 / Jobs & the Economy
HOLLYWOOD, MD - On Monday afternoon, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) presented Preservation Maryland with a $200,000 Save Americas Treasures Grant he secured to restore Southern Marylands tobacco barns and ensure that these historic landmarks will be preserved for future generations.________________________________________________________________________
Mon, Jan 9, 2006 / Education
WASHINGTON, DC Following President Bushs speech in Glen Burnie, Maryland, Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) urged the Administration and Congress to begin keeping their promise to fully fund No Child Left Behind.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Dec 15, 2005 / Budget & Fiscal Responsibility
Democratic members of Congress called on Republican leadership Wednesday to increase the federal minimum wage before the end of the year.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Dec 9, 2005 / Jobs & the Economy
HOLLYWOOD, MD - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today thanked members of the St. Marys Hurricane Relief Fund as they loaded trucks with goods and presents bound for Hurricane Katrina victims in DIberville, MS.________________________________________________________________________
Mon, Dec 5, 2005 / Environment
RIDGE, MD - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today announced over $1 million in federal funds for the maintenance of St. Jerome Creek.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Dec 1, 2005 / Jobs & the Economy
With an infusion of $250,000 announced by Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) Nov. 18, the Renaissance Square project in Hyattsville can now make a major step forward.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Nov 18, 2005 / Transportation and Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) announced that federal funds for affordable housing in the City of Hyattsville were included in the FY 2006 Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia Appropriations Conference Report, passed today by the House of Representatives. Rep. Hoyer, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, and the only member from Maryland, took a lead role in securing the funding for this important project during House consideration of the bill.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Nov 18, 2005 / Health Care & Seniors
WASHINGTON, DC Representatives Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Frank Wolf (R-VA), Tom Davis (R-VA), Jim Moran (D-VA), Albert Wynn (D-MD), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following joint statement today announcing that at their request, the FY 2006 Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia Appropriations Conference Report, approved by the House of Representatives today, included $1,300,000 in federal funds for the Capital Area Food Bank.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Nov 18, 2005 / Federal Employees
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today applauding the inclusion of a 3.1 percent pay adjustment for federal employees in the FY 2006 Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Conference Report. This provision provides civilian federal employees and military employees with the same pay adjustment, following a long-standing Congressional principle known as "pay parity." The House passed the conference report today.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Nov 18, 2005 / Transportation and Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) announced that the House of Representatives passed the FY 2006 Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia Appropriations Conference Report, which includes $5,000,000 in federal funds to reimburse general aviation entities based in Maryland for losses incurred in the wake of 9/11.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Nov 18, 2005 / Education
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) announced that significant federal funds for programs that will benefit Southern Maryland were included in the FY 2006 Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia Appropriations Conference Report, passed today by the House of Representatives. Rep. Hoyer, the only member of the Appropriations Committee from Maryland, took a lead role in securing the funding for these important projects during consideration of the bill.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Nov 18, 2005 / Transportation and Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer announced that the House of Representatives passed the FY 2006 Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, and District of Columbia Appropriations Conference Report, which includes federal funds for programs and projects that will greatly benefit Southern Maryland.________________________________________________________________________