***Media Advisory***

Speaker Hastert

Press Schedule for Wednesday May 10, 2006

The following are the press events for House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert:

10:00am EDT Post Conference Stake-Out

HC-6, U.S. Capitol

(Immediately following weekly House Republican Conference)

Attendees: Republican House Leadership

1:00pm EDT Suburban Agenda Roll-Out

HC-6, U.S. Capitol

Attendees: Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL)

Majority Leader John Boehner (R-OH)

Majority Whip Roy Blunt (R-MO)

Conference Chairman Deborah Pryce (R-OH)

Hon. Mark Kirk (R-IL)

Republican House Members

2:00pm EDT Tax-Reconciliation Press Conference

West-Front Steps, U.S. Capitol

Attendees: House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL)

Republican House Leadership

Republican House Members

2:30pm EDT 2006 Distinguished Service Award Ceremony

Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol

(Press must be pre-set by 12:15pm EDT)

Attendees: House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL)

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

Hon. Richard Cheney

Hon. Porter Goss

Hon. Lindy Claiborne Boggs

Hon. Robert F. Drinan

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ORGANIZATION: The Office of the Speaker of the House sponsors a Distinguished Service Award Ceremony to honor four former members of the House of Representatives for their service. Two members are chosen by House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., and two members by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.. The honorees are Rev. Robert Drinan, D-Mass. (1972-1980); Lindy Boogs, D-La. (1973-1990); Porter Goss, R-Fla. (1989-2004) and Vice President Dick Cheney, R-Wyo. (1979-1990).TIME: 2:30 p.m.

LOCATION: Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol