Press Releases
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
Hoyer Announces Contract Awarded to Remove Obstruction in St. Jerome Creek
WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Steny Hoyer today announced that the U.S. Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit Contracting Office last week awarded the contract to remove the St. Jerome Creek Light 4, a channel marker that was ruined during Hurricane Isabel, to Williams Marine Construction of Lusby, MD. Following the hurricane, a piece of metal remained hidden under the water creating a navigational hazard. The contractor indicated that they should have it removed by mid-January.
Monday, December 20, 2004
Hoyer Announces Federal Funds for Emergency Food and Shelter Program in Maryland
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer today announced that Prince George's and Anne Arundel Counties have been awarded a total of $569,027 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Emergency Food and Shelter (EFS) Program.
Monday, December 20, 2004
Hoyer Applauds Complete Acquisition of Lexington Manor Properties
ST. MARY'S COUNTY - Congressman Steny Hoyer today joined local and state officials in Lexington Park to announce the Completion of Acquisition of the Lexington Manor Properties. This year, Congressman Hoyer secured $242,500 in federal funds to help purchase the Lexington Manor Properties. The total federal contribution for this project was $738,000, in addition to $2.7 million in Federal Community Development Block Grant Program funds.
Friday, December 10, 2004
Hoyer Applauds Decision to Save Hubble
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer released the following statement today applauding the National Academy of Sciences National Research Council recommendation to launch a space shuttle mission to save the Hubble Space Telescope. The Academy's study was conducted at the request of Congressman Hoyer and other members of Congress.
Thursday, December 09, 2004
Congressman Hoyer Tours Arson Damage at Hunters Brooke Development
CHARLES COUNTY - Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today after visiting the Hunters Brooke subdivision off Hawthorne Road near Indian Head, Maryland to view the arson damage, to be briefed by the local, state and federal officials at the scene on the extent of the damage and the ongoing investigation, and to offer his assistance. Hoyer was escorted through the development by Charles County Sheriff Fred Davis.
Thursday, December 09, 2004
Hoyer Recognizes Winner of Tony Coelho Award
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer released the following statement today congratulating Paul Cofoni, corporate vice president and president of Computer Sciences Corporation's Federal Sector business unit and recipient of the 2004 Tony Coelho Award. The award ceremony will be held today, December 9 at CSC's Federal Sector headquarters in Falls Church, Va.
Wednesday, December 08, 2004
Hoyer Applauds Federal Funds for Maryland's 'Troops to Teachers' Program
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Hoyer today applauded the award of a $2 million federal grant to the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) for a project designed to improve teacher mobility. MSDE's Troops to Teachers Program received the three-year grant aimed at eliminating some of the barriers to certification reciprocity that military career changers face when they begin searching for teaching careers in public schools.
Tuesday, December 07, 2004
Hoyer Applauds Passage of Federal Employee Benefits Package
WASHINGTON DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer released the following statement following passage tonight of the Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004, which enjoyed wide bipartisan support:
Thursday, December 02, 2004
Hoyer Breaks Ground for National Harbor
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY - Congressman Steny Hoyer today joined federal, state and local officials for the groundbreaking of National Harbor and Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center on the Potomac River. National Harbor is a mixed-use community being developed over seven million feet along the Potomac River.
Thursday, December 02, 2004
Hoyer Announces Transportation Research Funds for UM
COLLEGE PARK, MD - Congressman Steny Hoyer today joined Dr. Nariman Farvardin, Dean of the Clark School of Engineering, to announce the awarding of $700,000 to the Center for Intermodal Freight Transportation Mobility and Security. The Center is a new joint collaboration between the University of Maryland and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Congressman Hoyer secured the funding in the federal Omnibus Appropriations Act passed by the Congress on November 20.
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