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» Look in the Mirror: President Fails to Accept Responsibility for Failed Policies, April 30, 2008

» Majority Leader Hoyer Responds to the President’s Remarks on the Economy, April 29, 2008 The President’s comments on the economy today clearly demonstrate why his popularity is at record lows in national polls now, and why his Administration will be viewed by historians as a failure.

» Hoyer Statement on ‘Unfortunate’ Supreme Court Decision on Voter ID, April 28, 2008 Today’s decision by the Supreme Court is extremely disappointing. Restrictive voter identification laws result in registered voters being denied their right to vote, which is simply unacceptable.

» Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on Cover the Uninsured Week 2008, April 28, 2008 Today marks the beginning of ‘Cover the Uninsured Week,’ which is designed to remind us of the plight of the 47 million Americans who lack health insurance – despite living in the richest country in the world.

» Majority Leader Hoyer’s Statement on Bipartisan Bill on Administration-Imposed Medicaid Regulations, April 23, 2008 It is absolutely outrageous that, with seven million more Americans being added to the rolls of the uninsured since President Bush took office, this Administration is actually trying to impose changes to Medicaid regulations that could affect the ability of millions of indigent Americans from receiving the health care they need and deserve.

» Hoyer Statement on Equal Pay Day, April 22, 2008 Today on Equal Pay Day, we mark how far into the year a woman must work, on average, before equaling the amount of money earned by a man during the previous calendar year.

» Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on Earth Day, April 21, 2008 Tomorrow is the 38th Earth Day, a day to reflect on the progress we’ve made for the health of our planet – and to remember how much more remains to be done.

» Hoyer Statement on Bush Administration Climate Change Remarks, April 16, 2008 For more than seven years, President Bush’s position on climate change can best be defined as completely insufficient.

» Hoyer: American Families Are Hurting As We Continue to Pour Resources into Iraq, April 16, 2008 Last November, I joined Majority Leader Reid, Senator Schumer, and Congresswoman Maloney as the JEC released a report about the costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the American economy.

» Hoyer Statement on the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act, April 15, 2008 Today, as millions of Americans prepare to file their federal income tax returns by midnight, many will be confounded, confused and, yes, perhaps even cranky because of our unbelievably complicated tax code.

» Hoyer Statement on 40th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, April 11, 2008 Just last week, we marked the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

» Majority Leader Hoyer Responds to President Bush’s Comments on Iraq, April 10, 2008 The President’s comments today on the war in Iraq essentially restated – albeit in a more subtle form – what Vice President Cheney said last month: This Administration has every intention of ignoring the will of the American people, who want our troops redeployed in a responsible fashion and who want the Iraqis to take responsibility for the future of their own nation.

» Hoyer Statement on Testimony from General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker, April 09, 2008 Today, General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker testified before the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs Committees.

» Majority Leader Hoyer’s Statement on the National Landscape Conservation System Act, April 09, 2008

» CORRECTION: Majority Leader Hoyer’s Statement on Introduction of Implementing Legislation for Colombia FTA, April 08, 2008 Today, pursuant to the Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (TPA), I introduced the implementing legislation for the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.

» Majority Leader Hoyer’s Statement on Introduction of Implementing Legislation for Columbia FTA, April 08, 2008 Today, pursuant to the Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002 (TPA), I introduced the implementing legislation for the U.S.-Columbia Trade Promotion Agreement.

» Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on Disappointing March Jobs Report, April 04, 2008 There’s no question that the economy President Bush will hand off to his successor in January will be worse than the economy he inherited. This President’s economic program – exemplified by today’s very disappointing jobs report – is just further evidence that his policies are failing Americans.

» Majority Leader Hoyer Announces Key Staff Changes and Additions, March 31, 2008

» House Majority Leader Hoyer Responds to President Bush on Iraq, March 27, 2008

» Hoyer Statement on Social Security and Medicare Report, March 25, 2008 Today’s report is yet another reminder that these two critical programs – Social Security and Medicare – face real long-term challenges that must be addressed in a bipartisan way.

» Hoyer Statement on the Iraq War As It Enters Its Sixth Year, March 18, 2008 As the war in Iraq enters its sixth year on Wednesday, two things are abundantly clear.

» Hoyer, Conyers, Reyes Applaud House Passage of the FISA Amendments Act, March 14, 2008 House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD), House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Silvestre Reyes applauded today’s passage of the FISA Amendments Act, which passed the House 213-197.

» Majority Leader Hoyer: This Administration’s Economic Performance Can Only Be Called “Dismal”, March 14, 2008

» Majority Leader Hoyer’s Statement After House Holds Secret Session, March 13, 2008 I did not hear any new information tonight that dissuades me from my very strong belief that the FISA bill House Democrats have produced – and which the House will vote on tomorrow – is a reasonable, thoughtful, appropriate piece of legislation.

» Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on Secret Session of the House, March 13, 2008

 

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