Hoyer Honors Friend, Colleague Elijah Cummings
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer spoke at a dedication ceremony to rename the Committee on Oversight and Reform Hearing Room in honor of the late Chairman Elijah E. Cummings.
Cummings’ Funeral Postpones Groundbreaking for A&I Center
Beloved Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings’ funeral on Friday, Oct. 25, prompted the postponement of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Academic & Innovation Center at the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland.
Bird Strike Grounds Navy Aircraft at Pax
An E-6B Mercury, a nuclear command-and-control plane, hit a bird while landing at NAS Patuxent River on Oct. 2. The Navy estimates the damage due to the bird strike at about $2 million.
Hoyer, Team MD Announce Preschool Funding
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (Md.-5) has joined U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski, and US Representatives Elijah Cummings, Chris Van Hollen, C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger, John Sarbanes, Donna F. Edwards, and John Delaney, all Maryland Democrats, in announcing that Maryland has been awarded $15 million this year through the Preschool Development Grants program to provide high-quality preschool programs in 19 school districts across Maryland.
Hoyer Returns as House Democratic Whip
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer was elected Wednesday by acclamation as Democratic whip of the US House of Representatives.
