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Press Releases 2003 Archives

December 2003

• "Operation Hero Miles" Takes Off Again

• "Operation Hero Miles" to Give Free Plane Tickets To Families of Soldiers Injured in Iraq & Afghanistan

• Ruppersberger Announces DreamWorks Supports "Operation Hero Miles"

• Frontier Airlines Joins "Operation Hero Miles"

• Statement by Congressman Ruppersberger About the Capture of Saddam Hussein

• Continental Airlines Joins "Operation Hero Miles"

• AOL and "Operation Hero Miles" Team Up to Help Troops

• "Operation Hero Miles" Goes Prime Time with Nine Airlines = 89% of Domestic Airline Market

• Congressional Study Says R & R Funding Inadequate

November 2003

• Ruppersberger Announces "Operation Hero Miles" Hits Thanksgiving Eve Milestone 133 Million Miles = 5,350 Free Tickets for Troops

• $17.8 Million for Maryland First Responders, For the City of Baltimore, MARC, & MDOT

• Ruppersberger Announces that NASCAR & MBNA are Teaming Up to Support Our Troops Join "Operation Hero Miles"

• Ruppersberger Announces American Airlines Joins "Operation Hero Miles"

• Ruppersberger Announces United Airlines Joins "Operation Hero Miles" with Pledge of Up To 15 Million Miles

• Ruppersberger Announces the Expansion of "Operation Hero Miles" to Include Troops on Emergency Leave

October 2003

• Ruppersberger Announces More Than 5 Million Frequent Flyer Miles Donated To "Operation Hero Miles"

• Ruppersberger Launches New Web Site for Operation Hero Miles, www.heromiles.org

• Ruppersberger Challenges Airlines to Start "Operation Hero Miles" Programs For American Soldiers Returning From Iraq

• Ruppersberger Reluctantly Votes For the $87 Billion For Iraq and Afghanistan; Calls For More Accountability

• Ruppersberger Announces $1 Million To Attract High Tech Companies to Aberdeen

September 2003

• Ruppersberger Toured Storm Ravaged Areas all across Maryland

• FEMA Money Available for Maryland Residents and Business Owners Hit Hard by Hurricane Isabel

• Emergency Response Team In Congressman Ruppersberger's Office On Standby

• Comprehensive Survey Shows First Responders

• Maryland Head Start Centers In Danger of Losing Critical Funding

August 2003

• Ruppersberger Announces a $2 Million Grant For the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation

• Ruppersberger Announces $46,000 Grant For the Wise Avenue Volunteer Fire Company in Baltimore County

• Ruppersberger Blasts Pentagon Move to Cut Pay For Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan

• Ruppersberger Requests More Security Screeners for BWI Airport

July 2003

• Ruppersberger Honors College Graduates at the

• Ruppersberger Accelerates Road Improvement Projects

• Ruppersberger Proposes the Orioles Amendment;

• Ruppersberger Reacts to the Release of the

• Ruppersberger Honors the 40

• Rep. Ruppersberger Votes to Repeal Burdensome Estate Tax

June 2003

• Rep. Ruppersberger Celebrates Maryland's 2nd District Congressional

• Rep. Ruppersberger Breaks Ground for New Sparrows Point High School Grandstand

• Ruppersberger Honored for Term as Baltimore County Executive

May 2003

• Ruppersberger Welcomes Congressional Art Competition Winners