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UPPER MARLBORO - Congressman Steny Hoyer visited Frederick Douglass High School today to talk to students and faculty about their participation in The Stock Market Game. Frederick Douglass students have been competing in the 'Capitol Hill Challenge' since March, which is supported by Congressman Steny Hoyer and 16 other members of Congress to introduce high school students to our capital markets.________________________________________________________________________

WALDORF, MD - Congressman Steny Hoyer met today with veterans from throughout the state of Maryland to discuss issues important to military retirees and their families.________________________________________________________________________

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY - Congressman Steny Hoyer today presented $200,000 to the Gateway Community Development Corporation, which he secured for the Gateway Arts District in Mt. Rainier. The Gateway Arts District project is a major renovation project that runs along the Route 1 Corridor in areas covering Hyattsville, Mt. Rainier, and Brentwood.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer today met with executives from Maryland Biotech companies who were participating in the Biotechnology Industry Organization's annual legislative conference. Maryland has more than 300 biotech companies making it the third largest concentration of life science companies in the U.S.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON - Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today on a resolution he sponsored to permit the 63rd race of the "Greater Washington Soap Box Derby" to take place on the grounds of the United States Capitol. The resolution, H. Con. Res. 376, passed the U.S. House of Representatives this morning. The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 19. Hoyer released the following statement:________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, DC - Last night, Congressman Steny Hoyer signed a petition to force the full House of Representatives to consider H.R. 548, the Survivor Benefits Improvement Act; a bipartisan proposal to immediately end the benefit reduction received by a veteran's spouse when they turn 62 and protect the retirement benefits earned by military retirees.________________________________________________________________________

5TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT - Congressman Steny Hoyer today helped volunteers in Prince Georges, Anne Arundel, Charles, and Calvert counties to rebuild and repair homes for low-income residents, and later joined volunteers for a celebratory picnic in St. Marys County at the end of the day. Today was National Rebuilding Day, organized by Rebuilding Together with Christmas in April, the largest volunteer home rehabilitation organization in America.________________________________________________________________________

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer released the following statement today in recognition of the founding of the first public school in America in 1635.________________________________________________________________________