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» HOYER: WITH NO RECORD TO RUN ON, REPUBLICANS CAN ONLY PEDDLE FEAR, September 02, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the first three days of the 2004 Republican National Convention:

» HOYER: BUSH ADMINISTRATION HAS FAILED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, August 30, 2004 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today as the Republican Party prepared to convene at its national convention, at which the Party will re-nominate George W. Bush as its presidential nominee:

» RISING POVERTY NUMBERS ANOTHER SIGN OF FAILED REPUBLICAN POLICIES, August 26, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Census’ annual report today on poverty and annual income rates in America.

» HOYER: OVERTIME RULE CHANGES PUNISH WORKING AMERICANS ONCE AGAIN, August 23, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the implementation of unprecedented new rules by the Department of Labor that will strip up to 6 million workers of their right to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Bush Administration forced the regulation changes through despite bipartisan opposition of Congress:

» It’s Official: CBO Documents Shift in Tax Burden to Middle-Income Taxpayers under Bush Policies, August 14, 2004 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding a new Congressional Budget Office report that shows the Bush Administration’s tax cuts have shifted the tax burden from the highest-income Americans to middle-income taxpayers:

» HOYER: MORE DISMAL JOB NUMBERS PROVE AMERICA NEEDS NEW LEADERSHIP , August 06, 2004 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that job growth in July amounted to a paltry 32,000, far less than economists had predicted...

» HOYER APPLAUDS SIGNING OF ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT CORPORATION LEGISLATION, August 05, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, a congressional champion for redeveloping the Anacostia Waterfront, issued the following statement on the signing of the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation (AWC) Legislation today:

» HOYER STATEMENT ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT , August 05, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer issued the following statement today marking the 39th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which is tomorrow. Rep. Hoyer was the lead sponsor of both the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the 2002 Help America Vote Act (HAVA):

» HOYER: MID-SESSION REVIEW BRINGS NO GOOD NEWS, July 30, 2004 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement regarding the Mid-Session Budget Review released by the Bush Administration's Office of Management and Budget this morning. OMB is required by law to present the Mid-Session Review by July 15, but was two weeks late:

» HOYER STATEMENT ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE “AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT”, July 26, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, the lead House sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), issued the following statement in observance of the fourteenth anniversary of the signing of the ADA on July 26th:

» DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP HIGHLIGHT FAILURES OF THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY, July 22, 2004 WASHINGTON, DC – As Congress prepares to recess for a six-week August break, House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD), House Democratic Caucus Chairman Robert Menendez (NJ), House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair James Clyburn (SC), and Assistant to the Democratic Leader John Spratt (SC) today lambasted the dismal policy and political record of the Republican majority. The GOP Congress has failed to pass a budget blueprint, created record deficits, and the House is on track to work the least number of days in 48 years. The Democratic leaders today highlighted this absence of leadership, voters’ desire for change in America, the Democrats’ positive agenda, and what that means for the November election. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery:

» HOUSE COMMITTEE SOLIDLY SUPPORTS FEDERAL EMPLOYEE PAY PARITY, July 22, 2004 The full House Appropriations Committee included, by a solid bipartisan vote of 42-16 (25 Democrats and 17 Republicans), a Federal Employee Pay Parity amendment in the Fiscal Year 2005 Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act today that was offered by Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD).

» Hoyer: 9/11 Report Is a Call to Action that Must Not Be Ignored , July 22, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the final report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission:

» Hoyer: 9/11 Report Is a Call to Action that Must Not Be Ignored , July 22, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the final report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission:

» DEMOCRATS PUSH FOR ELECTRICITY RELIABILITY LEGISLATION TO PREVENT FUTURE BLACKOUTS, July 20, 2004 After nearly a year of urging the Republican leadership in the House to consider electricity reliability legislation to prevent another massive blackout, Democrats today launched a discharge petition to try to force consideration of H.R. 3004, the “Electricity Reliability Improvement Act of 2003.”

» HOYER A-76 CONTRACTING OUT AMENDMENT ADOPTED BY TRANSPORTATION – TREASURY SUBCOMMITTEE, July 15, 2004 The House Transportation, Treasury Subcommittee accepted an amendment by House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) today in subcommittee markup of the Fiscal Year 2005 Transportation, Treasury Appropriations Bill that will correct two serious deficiencies in the most recent A-76 revisions. Those revisions, which were adopted on May 29, 2003, put federal employees at a competitive disadvantage and did not guarantee that taxpayer money will be economically spent.

» Hoyer: Republicans Still Not Living Up to Their Commitments on HIV/AIDS Funding, July 15, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement regarding House Republicans’ failure today to fund HIV/AIDS programs at levels previously supported by Republicans and authorized by law.

» UNDER GOP, BUDGET, BUDGET ENFORCEMENT, AND BUDGET REVIEW ALL GO MISSING, July 15, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer, joined by Budget Committee Ranking Member John Spratt (SC), Blue Dog Coalition Co-Chair Charlie Stenholm (D-TX), and Budget Committee Member Rahm Emanuel (D-IL), today assailed the Republican Congress and Bush Administration for failing to pass a budget for Fiscal Year 2005, a budget enforcement bill, or to produce a budget forecast as called for in U.S. Law.

» HOUSE WHIP HOYER SUPPORTS AUSTRALIA/U.S. FREE TRADE ACT, July 14, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer spoke on the House Floor today in favor of H.R. 4759, the United States-Australia Free Trade Implementation Act. The following is Representative Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery:

» Hoyer Amendment to Prevent Another “Scully Scandal” Adopted, July 14, 2004 The House Appropriations Committee accepted by voice vote today an amendment introduced by House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) to the Fiscal Year 2005 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill that would prevent Health and Human Services officials from blocking the flow of information between the Office of the Medicare Actuary and Congress.

» HOYER: ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IMPORTANT FIRST STEP, July 14, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in support of the recent vote by the D.C. City Council to establish an Anacostia Waterfront Development Corporation:

» Hoyer: Decision on Israeli Barrier Disappointing, July 09, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), who led the largest Congressional delegation to Israel in its history in August 2003, released the following statement today regarding a non-binding ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that held the Israeli security barrier violates international law:

» HOYER: REPUBLICANS FAIL AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS ONCE AGAIN, July 09, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement regarding H.R. 3598, the Republican “Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act,” which reauthorizes the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. Democrats are long-time supporters of this program while Republicans have tried to cut its funding:

» HOYER STATEMENT ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE HEARING ON VOTING SYSTEMS, July 07, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement today regarding the House Administration Committee hearing on voting systems today. Congressman Hoyer was the lead House Democratic sponsor of the Help American Vote Act of 2002, the landmark election reform legislation.

» Hoyer: Weak Jobs Report Further Proof that Bush Economic Plan Is Failing, July 02, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning regarding the Department of Labor’s employment report for June:

 

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