Washington, Dec. 15 -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer issued the following press release:
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered remarks on the House Floor regarding a $50 million unrestricted gift to Bowie State University (BSU) from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Below is a full video and transcript of his remarks:
"Mr. Speaker, I rise to note an extraordinary act of patriotism of one of our fellow citizens. I rise today to thank MacKenzie Scott, formerly the wife of Jeff Bezos, for donating $50 million to Bowie State University, the largest single contribution in the school's history.
"Bowie State University is not only Maryland's oldest HBCU, it is one of our state's finest higher education institutions, period. MacKenzie Scott's ...