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» REPUBLICANS GIVE NEW MEANING TO “DO-NOTHING” CONGRESS, May 20, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Ranking Democrats from three key House Committees assailed Republicans’ failure to complete legislation important to job creation, the economy and the country’s future.

» HOYER STATEMENT ON US-AUSTRALIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT , May 19, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) issued following statement today announcing his support for the US-Australian Free Trade Agreement:

» HOYER ON REPUBLICAN ATTEMPTS TO WEAKEN WORKER SAFETY REGULATIONS, May 18, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the four Republican bills being debated on the Floor today that would weaken worker safety regulations:

» Brown v. Board of Education at 50:, May 17, 2004 ouse Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement today in recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision made on May 17, 1954:

» HOYER STATEMENT ON COURT’S ADA DECISION IN TENNESSEE V. LANE, May 17, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, the lead House sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision today in Tennessee v. Lane:

» HOYER: MISGUIDED BILL UNDERMINES PUBLIC HEALTH CARE, HURTS HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, May 17, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) issued the following statement regarding H.R. 3722, the Undocumented Alien Emergency Medical Assistance Amendments of 2004. H.R. 3722 would amend Sec. 1011 of the 2003 Medicare Prescription Drug bill, which provided federal funds to reimburse physicians and hospitals for emergency health services to undocumented individuals.

» WHIP HOYER MEETS WITH CONSUMER GROUPS REGARDING FOOD SAFETY , May 14, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding his meeting with various consumer groups to discuss food safety late yesterday afternoon:

» REPUBLICANS CAVE ON DEFICIT SPENDING, May 13, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) today criticized the latest Republican attempt to foist irresponsible tax bills on the American people. Instead of supporting a paid-for Democratic substitute that would extend the 10 percent bracket through 2010, and make the tax cuts permanent after 2010 contingent on balancing the budget, House Republicans backed a bill that costs $218 billion over 10 years and does not include any provisions to offset its huge cost. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery:

» HOYER STATEMENT ON ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION TRANSPORTATION-TREASURY HEARING, May 12, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement at the House Transportation-Treasury Committee Hearing with the Election Assistance Commission (EAC):

» HOYER DISCUSSES FSC, OTHER ISSUES WITH SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES, May 11, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) met with senior executives from the semiconductor industry today to discuss progress on the FSC/ETI legislation and other important issues. Representative Hoyer released the following statement after the meeting:

» HOYER: GOP SHOULD JOIN DEMOCRATS TO ACHIEVE REAL PROGRESS DURING “COVER THE UNINSURED WEEK”, May 10, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) issued the following statement in observance of “Cover the Uninsured Week”:

» HOYER ON IRAQI PRISONER ABUSE HEARINGS, May 07, 2004 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the House Armed Services Committee hearing today on the abuses of Iraqi prisoners...

» HOYER STATEMENT ON RESOLUTION ON IRAN’S DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS, May 07, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement in support of H.Con.Res 398, which expressed the concern of Congress over Iran’s development of the means to produce nuclear weapons and overwhelmingly passed the House yesterday. The statement was entered in the Congressional Record at the time of debate:

» HOYER MEETS WITH HEALTH, AIDS GROUPS TO DISCUSS GLOBAL AIDS, OTHER ISSUES, May 06, 2004 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) met with Congresswoman Carolyn Kilpatrick and numerous global health and HIV/AIDS groups today to discuss the need for increased funding and effective implementation of HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention programs. Hoyer released the following statement after the meeting...

» Hoyer Celebrates Cinco de Mayo and America’s Proud Hispanic Heritage, May 05, 2004 Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today in celebration of Cinco de Mayo and in recognition of the notable contributions of Mexican Americans to our country:

» HOYER STATEMENT ON ABUSE OF IRAQI PRISONERS, May 05, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding recent revelations of abuse of Iraqi prisoners:

» HOYER STATEMENT ON BUSH ADMINISTRATION’S $25 BILLION SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST, May 05, 2004 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement today in response to press reports that the Bush Administration is going to request another $25 billion for the war in Iraq...

» HOYER STATEMENT ON ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION HEARING, May 05, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the first public hearing held by the Election Assistance Commission. Hoyer was the lead House Democratic sponsor of the Help America Vote Act, the landmark election reform bill that established the Commission:

» HOYER STATEMENT ON THE ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, May 05, 2004 WASHINGTON DC – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today regarding the Alternative Minimum Tax and fiscal responsibility on the House Floor (as prepared for delivery)...

» HOYER AND TURNER MEET WITH PUBLIC HEALTH GROUPS ON BIO-TERRORISM , May 04, 2004 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) and Representative Jim Turner (TX), Ranking Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee, met with public health groups today to discuss our nation's preparedness for the threat of bio-terrorism. Representative Turner also introduced the RAPID Cures Act today which would develop a strategy to achieve a dramatic reduction in the timeframe required for the delivery of drugs and vaccines to counter pathogen threats for which we have no existing countermeasures.

» Hoyer: Mr. President, Our Mission Has Not Been Accomplished, April 30, 2004 “One year ago tomorrow, President Bush landed on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln amid great fanfare and proudly proclaimed – under a banner reading ‘Mission Accomplished’ – that major combat operations in Iraq had ended.

» HOYER: GOP MARRIAGE PENALTY TAX BILL IS DIVORCED FROM FISCAL REALITY, April 28, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement on the House Floor today in support of the fiscally responsible Democratic Marriage Penalty Elimination Bill, and in opposition of the irresponsible GOP bill that will contribute to the already out-of-control deficits:

» HOYER: RECOGNIZING ISRAEL’S INDEPENDENCE DAY, April 26, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in recognition of Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day:

» RECORD NUMBERS OF JOBLESS AMERICANS LOSE ASSISTANCE, April 26, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) demanded again today that Republican leaders extend federal unemployment benefits for out-of-work Americans in responding to a new Center on Budget and Policy Priorities report that showed a record 354,000 jobless workers exhausted their regular state unemployment benefits in March:

» HOYER MEETS WITH VETERANS, April 23, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today following a meeting with almost a dozen veterans groups today:

 

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