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» Hoyer on House Minimum Wage Votes, July 12, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke today on the House floor about the need to increase the federal minimum wage, which has not been increased since 1997.

» Hoyer Calls on Rules Committee to Allow Debate on Increasing Minimum Wage, June 26, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) testified before the House Rules Committee this evening and called on the Committee to make in order an amendment to increase the minimum wage over two years. Hoyer offered an identical amendment to the FY07 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill that passed with seven Republican votes, yet the House Republican leadership has stalled floor consideration of the Labor-HHS bill. Below is the text of Whip Hoyer's remarks to the Rules Committee, as prepared for delivery:

» Hoyer: Estate Tax and Minimum Wage Illustrate the Difference in Priorities, June 22, 2006 WASHINGTON - House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer made the following statement today on the House Floor (as prepared for delivery):

» Hoyer: America's National Security Deserves a Real Debate, Not a Republican Charade, June 15, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today on the House floor in opposition to the Republicans' Iraq resolution (as prepared for delivery):

» Hoyer Statement on the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act, May 22, 2006 WASHINGTON - House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer made the following statement on the House Floor tonight regarding the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act (as prepared for delivery):

» Hoyer Statement on the Fiscal Year 2007 Budget, May 18, 2006 WASHINGTON - House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following Floor statement on the Fiscal Year 2007 budget, which is being debated in the House tonight (as prepared for delivery):

» Hoyer: Republican Tax Priorities Are Out of Touch, May 10, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following remarks today on the House floor in opposition to the Republicans’ misguided Tax Reconciliation Act of 2005:

» Hoyer: American People Won’t Fall for Republicans’ Ruse on Lobbying Reform, May 03, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today on the House Floor in opposition to the Republicans’ Sham Lobbying “Reform” Bill:

» Hoyer Delivers Democratic Radio Address, April 09, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) delivered the Democrats’ National Weekly Radio Address on Saturday morning, April 8, at 11:06 a.m. (EST). Hoyer discussed the Democrats’ Real Security Agenda, a comprehensive plan to protect America and restore American leadership in the world, which was unveiled by House and Senate Democrats on March 29. The Radio Address is broadcast by major radio networks, including ABC, AP, AURN, CBS, CNN, C-SPAN, NPR, American Forces Radio, Voice of America, BBC, CBC, and Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

» Hoyer: Republican 527 Bill is Retaliation, Not Reform, April 05, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today on the House Floor against H.R. 513:

» Hoyer Statement Against Misguided Republican Budget Bill, February 01, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following remarks today on the House floor in opposition to the Republicans’ misguided budget bill:

» Hoyer Statement Against Misguided Republican Budget Bill, February 01, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following remarks today on the House floor in opposition to the Republicans’ misguided budget bill:

» Hoyer Statement on Corrupt Republican Congress, December 16, 2005 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today at a press conference with Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (NV), House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA), and Senate Assistant Democratic Leader Dick Durbin (IL).

» Hoyer Statement Against the Republican Immigration Bill, December 15, 2005 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), made the following statement tonight on the House Floor in opposition to the GOP Immigration Bill:

» Hoyer Statement Against Labor-HHS Conference Report, December 14, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), made the following statement today on the House floor in opposition to the Labor-HHS Conference Report:

» Hoyer, Miller, Kennedy Call on Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage, December 14, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today during a press conference with Representative George Miller (D-CA) and Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), who have introduced a bill to increase the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 over two years.

» Hoyer Statement Against the Fiscally Irresponsible Republican Tax Bill, December 08, 2005 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today on the House floor:

» Hoyer Statement Against the Hunter Resolution, November 18, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today on the House floor in opposition the resolution offered by Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Duncan Hunter (R-CA):

» Hoyer Addresses NTEU at IRS, November 08, 2005 There are few functions that are more sensitive or critical to our great nation’s well being than the one performed by employees of the Internal Revenue Service...

» Hoyer: Republican Tactics on GSE Bill Undermine Free and Fair Debate, October 26, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today, as prepared for delivery on the floor of the House of Representatives:

» Hoyer: Republican Budget Numbers Don't Add Up, October 20, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today at a press conference with members of the Blue Dog Coalition highlighting the Republicans’ fiscally irresponsible budget plans:

» Hoyer on Republican and Democratic Energy Bills, October 07, 2005 WASHINGTON DC – Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today on the House floor in opposition to Republican energy legislation and in favor of the Democratic substitute:

» Hoyer Statement In Opposition to Allowing Discrimination in Head Start, September 22, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following remarks today, as prepared for delivery on the House floor, in opposition to the Boustany Amendment to Head Start reauthorization legislation.

» Hoyer Demands Independent Commission to Investigate Inept Response to Hurricane Katrina, September 15, 2005 Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in support of an independent commission to investigate the federal government’s inept response to Hurricane Katrina, and in opposition to the Republican proposal to create a majority dominated partisan Congressional investigative committee:

» Hoyer Calls on President Bush to Repudiate Rove's Vicious and Divisive 9/11 Remarks, June 24, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today on the House floor calling for President Bush to repudiate the remarks made by his chief political advisor Karl Rove:

 

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