Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) joined Senator Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Steve Edwards, Executive Director of the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute (MFRI) at the University of Maryland, College Park and University of Maryland President C.D. Mote, Jr. to announce the award of a $750,000 Assistance to Firefighters Grant that MFRI will use to support the Institutes research and development of new technologies to locate and monitor firefighters at the scene of an emergency to help ensure safer operations on the ground.________________________________________________________________________
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Fri, May 20, 2005 / Fire Service and Law Enforcement
Wed, May 18, 2005 / Federal Employees
The release of the BRAC recommendations on Friday was the crescendo of a multiyear, multifaceted effort by Rep. Steny Hoyer and Del. John Bohanan to preserve Southern Marylands military installations and the thousands of jobs that fuel the regions economy.________________________________________________________________________
Tue, May 17, 2005 / Fire Service and Law Enforcement
Congressman Steny Hoyer Co-Chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, successfully added an amendment to the 2006 Homeland Security Appropriations bill to provide an additional $50 million in funding to firefighter grant programs $25 million for the Assistance to Firefighter Grant Program and $25 million for the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Firefighter Grant Program.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, May 13, 2005 / Fire Service and Law Enforcement
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day, and the week in which May 15th falls as National Police Week. This week, we recognize Police Week from May 15 through the 21st.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, May 13, 2005 / Federal Employees
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD), who has spent countless hours fighting to protect and preserve Southern Marylands military installations, issued the following statement in response to the release of the Department of Defenses list of recommended U.S. military installations to be realigned or closed.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, May 12, 2005
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, May 12, 2005 / Fire Service and Law Enforcement
Congressman Steny Hoyer released the following statement in recognition of National Police Week, observed May 15-21. In 1962, President John F. Kennedy designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day, and the week in which May 15th falls as National Police Week.________________________________________________________________________
Tue, May 10, 2005 / Education
WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) introduced a bill to authorize funding for Full-Service Community Schools (H.R. 2207), which are public schools that coordinate multiple educational and social service programs with community-based organizations and public/private partnerships.________________________________________________________________________
Tue, May 10, 2005 / Jobs & the Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement on a resolution he sponsored to permit the 64th race of the "Greater Washington Soap Box Derby" to take place on the grounds of the United States Capitol. The resolution, H. Con. Res. 86, passed the U.S. House of Representatives today. The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 18.________________________________________________________________________
Tue, May 10, 2005 / Education
Find out more information a bill introduced by Congressman Steny Hoyer to authorize funding for Full-Service Community Schools, which are public schools that coordinate multiple educational and social service programs with community-based organizations and public/private partnerships.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, May 5, 2005 / Jobs & the Economy
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement in celebration of Cinco de Mayo:________________________________________________________________________
Thu, May 5, 2005 / Fire Service and Law Enforcement
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) announced that the Maryland Fire and Rescue Unit (MFRI) at the University of Maryland, College Park has been awarded a federal Fire Grant in the amount of $750,000. As co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, Congressman Hoyer was very active in helping establish and fund the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, which helps local fire departments in Maryland and across the country buy equipment and provide adequate training.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, May 5, 2005 / Education
Congressman Steny Hoyer released the following statement in recognition of Teacher Appreciation Week.________________________________________________________________________
Fri, Apr 29, 2005 / Federal Employees
Across the state, government officials, businesses, community leaders and volunteer alliances have spent at least a year making the case for why their particular base should be spared or expanded in the next BRAC.________________________________________________________________________
Thu, Apr 28, 2005 / Education
Calvert County officials formally dedicated Huntingtown High School during a ceremony Saturday, seven months after the school opened its doors for the first time last fall.________________________________________________________________________