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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny Hoyer released the following statement today cautioning seniors to carefully examine their options before enrolling in the new Medicare prescription drug discount card program.Starting today, seniors and people with disabilities will be allowed to sign up for a new HHS drug discount card. The prescription drug discount card program is part of the Republican Medicare prescription drug bill passed by Congress and signed by the President late last year. This transitional program will only be in effect from June 2004 through December 2005.________________________________________________________________________

PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY - Congressman Steny Hoyer today met with business leaders throughout Prince Georges County about the importance of maintaining the strong growth seen in the business sector; and he urged the business leaders to engage in the Countys education system to raise the level of expectation at our schools.________________________________________________________________________

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.________________________________________________________________________