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2003 Statements and Speeches

December Statements and Speeches

» Hoyer Addresses AIPAC Political Leadership Conference, December 15, 2003 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer addressed the AIPAC Political Leadership Conference on December 15, 2003 (as prepared for delivery):

» HOYER JOINS SENIORS IN RALLY AGAINST REPUBLICAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG BILL, December 08, 2003 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement at a rally with other Members of Congress and seniors in opposition to the Republican prescription drug bill that the president signed into law today:

» HOYER ON REPUBLICAN FAILURE ON JOBS:, December 08, 2003 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today on the Floor of the House of Representatives regarding the Republican Leadership’s decision to leave for the year without extending the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) program despite persistently slow job growth and high unemployment:

» HOYER: OMNIBUS SUBVERTS THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE’S CONGRESS, December 08, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) this afternoon spoke out on the House Floor in opposition to the Republican FY 2004 Omnibus Appropriations Bill.

November Statements and Speeches

» Burning Down the House, November 24, 2003 Just before dawn today, House Republicans stole a 'victory' on the Medicare Conference Report, and it came at the expense of America's seniors...

» Honoring Our Nation’s Veterans this November 11th, November 11, 2003 On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year of 1918, the world celebrated the end of World War I, and in recognition November 11th became known as Armistice Day...

» HOYER: CONGRESS SHOULD STRENGTHEN MILITARY, RESPECT DEFENSE WORKERS, November 07, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke out on the House floor in opposition to a Republican provision in the Defense Authorization Conference Report, which would deny worker protections and rights to hundreds of thousands of Department of Defense civilian employees. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery...

October Statements and Speeches

» REPUBLICANS PLAYING POLITICS WITH AIR SAFETY, October 31, 2003 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) lambasted the Republican FAA Reauthorization conference report on the House Floor today – particularly the absence of a prohibition of privatizing air traffic control towers, which was included in the original House and Senate bills.

» BUSH SHOULD LOOK TO HIS OWN PARTY TO EXPLAIN MEDICARE QUAGMIRE, October 29, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement after President Bush’s statements today on Medicare and the progress of a prescription drug benefit bill in Congress.

» HOYER: “HELP WORKERS – EXPAND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE”, October 29, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Bob Menendez, Rep. Darlene Hooley (D-OR), and Senators Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Hillary (D-NY) Clinton this afternoon to call on Congress to extend and expand unemployment benefits before they expire in December.

» HOYER: FULL FUNDING ESSENTIAL FOR ELECTION REFORM, October 29, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined House Administration Committee Chairman Bob Ney (R-OH) today to call on Congress and President Bush to support full funding for the 2002 Help America Vote Act. The next national election is only 369 days away, yet states still lack the funds to implement essential reform initiatives. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery:

» REPUBLICAN LEADERS SHOULD PUT SAFETY FIRST, NOT WHITE HOUSE FAVORS, October 29, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) today released the following statement today criticizing Republicans for failing to include the privatization prohibition in the FAA Conference Report, which was in both the House and Senate passed bills:

» HOYER CONDEMNS DIVISIVE COMMENTS BY MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER ON HOUSE FLOOR, October 28, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement tonight on the House Floor criticizing the anti-Semitic comments made by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad at the Organization of Islamic Conference on October 16. Hoyer, Majority Whip Roy Blunt (MO) and Reps. Shelley Berkley (D-NV) and Eric Cantor (R-VA) introduced a Resolution that is being debated on the House Floor tonight condemning Prime Minister Mohammad’s comments:

» Hoyer: Motion to Recommit FAA Conference Report Clips Republican Leadership’s Wings, October 28, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) lauded the passage tonight of a Motion to Recommit the FAA Reauthorization Act to the conference committee as a clear rebuke to the Republican leadership, which fundamentally altered the legislation in conference after it passed the House 418-8 and the Senate 94-0 in June.

» HOYER: STUDENT LOAN ASSISTANCE WILL HELP RETAIN THE BEST EMPLOYEES, October 28, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in support of the Federal Employee Student Loan Assistance Act (S. 926). The Act would increase the annual amounts that federal agencies can offer employees to help repay student loans and will be considered on the House Floor today:

» HOYER CONDEMNS DIVISIVE COMMENTS BY MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER, October 24, 2003 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement criticizing the anti-Semitic comments made by

» DEMOCRATS WHO SUPPORTED IRAQ FUNDS WRITE TO PRESIDENT WITH CONCERNS, October 23, 2003 Letter to President Bush from House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, Representatives Rahm Emanuel (IL), Howard Berman (CA), Harold Ford (TN), Martin Frost (TX), Baron Hill (IN), Darlene Hooley (OR), Charlie Stenholm (TX), and Ellen Tauscher (CA.)

» HOYER STATEMENT ON THE $87 BILLION IRAQ SUPPLEMENTAL, October 16, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer delivered the following statement today on the $87 billion Iraq supplemental currently being debated...

» HOYER: STRONG SANCTIONS WILL DETER TERRORISTS, October 15, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) today spoke out on the House Floor in favor of H.R. 1828, the bipartisan Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act, which would impose sanctions and other penalties on Syria. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery...

» HOYER MEETS WITH NATIVE COMMUNITY LEADERS, October 07, 2003 WASHINGTON D.C. – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) today met with leaders from numerous Native organizations, including the National Congress of American Indians, the National Indian Business Association, the Native American Indian Housing Council, the Native American Rights Fund, the National Indian Gaming Association, the National Indian Health Board, the First Nations Development Institute and the National Native American Bar Association to discuss the current Congressional agenda and issues significant to Native communities. The following is a statement from Congressman Hoyer regarding the meeting...

» HOUSE DEMOCRATIC WHIP HOYER ON UNEMPLOYMENT, PRESIDENT IN WISCONSIN, October 03, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement in response to the Labor Department’s announcement that unemployment held steady at 6.1% in September and President Bush’s anticipated remarks in Wisconsin today:

» DEMOCRATIC MOTION ON OVERTIME PAY PREVAILS, October 02, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this afternoon after the Democratic Motion to Instruct House conferees on the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill passed by a vote of 221-203. This Motion instructs conferees to accept Senate-passed language to block the Bush Administration’s proposed rule changes denying overtime pay to millions of American workers:

» HOYER STATEMENT ON OVERTIME PAY REGULATIONS, October 02, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement regarding the motion to instruct conferees on the 2004 Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations Bill regarding overtime regulations. The motion instructs conferees to accept the Senate-passed provision to block the Bush Administration’s proposed rule changes denying overtime pay to millions of American workers:

» LEADERS OF STATE AND LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT ELECTION REFORM FUNDING IN SUPPLEMENTAL, October 02, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD); Maryland Delegate Sheila Hixson of the National Conference of State Legislatures; New Haven (CT) Mayor John DeStefano of the National League of Cities; New Mexico Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron, President Elect of the National Association of Secretaries of State; Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan of the National Association of Counties; and BJ Thornberry, Exec. Director of the Democratic Governors’ Association met today to discuss various issues including the need for immediate federal funding for election reform. The group released the following statement following their meeting:

September Statements and Speeches

» HOYER: BUSH ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO FACE REALITY ON THE ECONOMY, September 30, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Conference Board reported this morning that consumer confidence plunged in September. In addition, the Census Bureau has reported in the last several days that the poverty rate has gone up, median household incomes have gone down and the number of uninsured Americans has increased:

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