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As Secretary of Health & Human Services Mike Leavitt toured Baltimore today to promote the Medicare prescription drug benefit, U.S. Reps. Steny Hoyer (D, MD-5) and Ben Cardin (D, MD-3) both expressed serious concerns about the Medicare law that takes effect in January 2006, providing seniors with a limited prescription drug benefit.________________________________________________________________________

Senator Paul Sarbanes and Congressman Steny H. Hoyer today, National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, introduced legislation in the House of Representatives and in the Senate which would grant a Federal Charter to the Korean War Veterans Association.________________________________________________________________________

House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (MO) and House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) today introduced the "Capitol Airspace Enforcement Act", bipartisan legislation that aims to prevent violations of restricted airspace around Washington, D.C.________________________________________________________________________

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) was awarded the George Bush Medal for the Empowerment of People with Disabilities last night at the National Council on Disabilitys 15th Anniversary Observance of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Former President George H.W. Bush presented him with the award. As the lead sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 in the House of Representatives, Congressman Hoyer shepherded the ADA to overwhelming approval. Over the past 15 years, Hoyer has fought to ensure that the promise of the ADA is fulfilled for all people with disabilities.________________________________________________________________________

On July 26, we celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) landmark legislation that extended civil rights protections to an estimated 43 million disabled Americans.________________________________________________________________________

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) received a perfect rating from the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA) for the first and second sessions of the 108th Congress. The NHLA compiled the legislative scorecard to inform Hispanics about Senators and Members of Congresss record on issues of importance to Hispanic communities. Rep. Hoyers 100 percent score reflects his ongoing commitment to securing basic civil rights and providing a better quality of life for all Hispanics.________________________________________________________________________

Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement in support of the NASA Authorization Act of 2005 which the House of Representatives passed today. Rep. Hoyer represents the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt and vigorously supports a servicing mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.________________________________________________________________________