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» Hoyer Statement on Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act, December 10, 2008 This bill is designed to give the automakers the time and space they need to become a competitive, job-creating industry once again.

» Hoyer Accepts Award from Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on Behalf of Congress, December 04, 2008 Some awards mark a job well done. This one marks a responsibility that endures: our responsibility to an ally and a friend, a partner for peace and a fellow democracy, the State of Israel; our responsibility to stand by Israel and the Jewish people in a world where friends so often seem outnumbered by threats.

» Hoyer Speaks at National Press Club on Historic Election, Congressional Agenda, November 18, 2008

» Hoyer: An Emergency Like This Calls for the Courage to Compromise, October 03, 2008 On Monday, the salient dividing line in this House was not between parties: It was between those who understood the dangers of doing nothing, and those who had yet to be convinced.

» Hoyer Floor Statement on Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, September 29, 2008

» Hoyer Floor Statement on Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act, September 25, 2008 I support this bill for two reasons. First, because it provides essential tax relief to American families and businesses. And second—and just as importantly—because it is paid for.

» Hoyer Statement on the Continuing Resolution, September 24, 2008 The continuing resolution before us funds the federal government at its current levels through the month of March.

» Hoyer Floor Statement on the ADA Amendments Act, September 17, 2008 House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD) released the folowing statement in support of the ADA Amendments Act.

» Hoyer Statement on the National Capital Security and Safety Act, September 16, 2008 House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor today in support of the National Capital Security and Safety Act.

» Hoyer Statement on Comprehensive Energy Package, September 16, 2008 House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor today in support of the Comprehensive Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act.

» Hoyer Delivers Statement at 9/11 Congressional Remembrance Ceremony, September 11, 2008 House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) delivered the following statement at the Congressional Remembrance Ceremony in observance of the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

» Hoyer Delivers Remarks at the Memorial Service of Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, September 10, 2008 House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) delivered the following remarks today at the memorial service honoring the late Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones.

» Hoyer Statement on Republican Failures, September 08, 2008 The dominant political fact of the last eight years has been Republican failure—serial governing malpractice. This month, we will be holding them to account.

» Hoyer Statement on the Paycheck Fairness Act, July 31, 2008 ‘Equal pay for equal work.’ When we put the principle as bluntly as that, I doubt that anyone in America would disagree. It is a basic ideal of fairness: The value of work lies in a job well done, not in the gender of the worker.

» Hoyer: Bill Will Control Market Speculation, Help Bring Down Price of Gas, July 30, 2008 Mr. Speaker, this summer, the Democratic Majority in this body has produced bill after bill after bill to address record oil prices that have exploded on this Administration’s watch.

» Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on 10th Anniversary of Capitol Police Deaths, July 24, 2008 Every morning when I go in to work, I pass by a plaque honoring Detective John Gibson and Officer Jacob Chestnut on the spot where they were killed, 10 years ago today.

» Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act, July 23, 2008 When it comes to economics, none of us is an island. Our prosperity is, and always will be, bound up with the prosperity of our neighbors. And nothing has proved that more than the mortgage crisis that is rocking our economy.

» Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on DRILL Act, July 17, 2008 Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands: With Americans being pummeled by $4 a gallon gas, it is high time America did just that. With the passage of the DRILL Act, America will move decisively to increase its domestic oil production—exactly what our friends on the other side of the aisle say we should be doing.

» Hoyer Statement on Medicare Veto Override, July 15, 2008 Last week we watched as Senator Ted Kennedy returned from treatment for his brain cancer to cast his vote in favor of this vital Medicare bill.

» Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on Upcoming Energy Legislation, July 10, 2008 Three years ago, the Republican Congress passed and President Bush signed into law this administration’s shortsighted energy policy. And today, we see the result – record high gas prices and a struggling economy.

» Hoyer: Energy Bills Seek to Provide Relief at the Pump, Wean Nation Off Foreign Oil, June 26, 2008 Mr. Speaker, I first want to thank Chairman Oberstar for his hard work and leadership in bringing this important legislation to the Floor.

» Majority Leader Hoyer: ADA Amendments Act Will Open Doors of Equality For All, June 25, 2008 Eighteen years ago next month, the first President Bush signed into law one of the most consequential pieces of civil rights legislation in recent memory.

» Hoyer: FISA Amendments Act Strikes A Sound Balance, June 20, 2008

» Hoyer Statement on Budget Conference Report, June 05, 2008 This is the first budget adopted in an election year since 2000. And, it is a signal accomplishment of this Congress and a demonstration of our ability to govern effectively.

» Hoyer Statement on the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act, May 21, 2008 Mr. Speaker, I first want to commend Chairman Charlie Rangel and all of the Members of the Ways and Means Committee for their hard work on this very important, far-sighted legislation – the ‘Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act.’

 

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