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» Hoyer: "Exhibit A" in Republicans' Misguided Priorities, Fiscal Recklessness on House Floor Today, June 23, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), who also is a senior Member of the Appropriations Committee, made the following statement on the Floor today during consideration of the Fiscal Year 2006 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill:

» Hoyer Statement on the United Nations Reform Bill, June 17, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement on the House floor today in opposition to the Republican U.N. Reform Bill and in favor of the Democratic substitute:

» Hoyer Statement Urging Action Against Anti-Semitism by U.N. Members, June 07, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement on the House floor in favor of an amendment urging action against Anti-Semitism by U.N. Members:

» Hoyer Statement on the Iraq Supplemental, May 05, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement on the floor of the House of Representatives today:

» Hoyer Statement in Opposition to the Republican Energy Bill , April 20, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement on the House floor in opposition to the Republican Energy Bill:

» Hoyer: Republican Estate Tax Bill Will Harm American Families, Farms, And Small Businesses, April 13, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today on the floor of the House of Representatives regarding the Republican Estate Tax Bill and the Democratic Alternative:

» Hoyer Statement on Terri Schiavo, March 20, 2005 WASHINGTON - House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) delivered the following statement today on the Floor of the House of Representatives:

» Hoyer: Domestic Battle Against AIDS Must Be Bolstered, February 09, 2005 In recognition of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and the escalating health crisis caused by the disease in the United States, House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) today released the following statement:

» Hoyer: Palestinian Elections Offer An Historic Opportunity For Peace, February 02, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) today sponsored a bipartisan Resolution with House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (MO) to congratulate the Palestinian people for carrying out an historic and peaceful election and to congratulate the newly elected Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The text of Mr. Hoyer’s statement on the House floor is below:

» Hoyer Statement On The 60th Anniversary Of The Liberation Of Auschwitz, January 27, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) delivered the following statement today on the Floor of the House of Representatives:

» HOYER ASSAILS REPUBLICAN WEAKENING OF HOUSE’S ETHICS STANDARDS, January 04, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) today spoke on the House Floor in opposition to Republicans’ weakening of the House’s ethical standards. The following is Representative Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery:

» HOYER: AGGRESSIVE ACTION NEEDED TO RESTORE THE INTENT OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, October 21, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) today delivered the first annual Tony Coelho Lecture in Disability Employment Law and Policy at New York Law School. Rep. Hoyer, who was the lead House sponsor of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), focused his speech on the unfulfilled promise of the ADA and the urgent need to address the weakening of protections afforded to people with disabilities. The following is the full text of Rep. Hoyer's speech:

» HOYER STATEMENT ON INTELLIGENCE REFORM BILL, October 07, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer spoke on the House floor today in support of the bipartisan intelligence reforms recommended by the 9/11 Commission and supported by House Democrats. House Republicans instead have chosen to back an alternative bill which excludes many of the Commission’s recommendations and fails to address serious threats to our nation’s security. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery:

» HOYER: REPUBLICANS USE FSC/ETI TAX BILL TO DO FAR MORE HARM THAN GOOD, October 07, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer spoke on the House floor today in opposition to the flawed and fiscally irresponsible Republican FSC/ETI Conference Report. Instead of aiding American manufacturers and protecting American jobs, the bill is loaded down with billions of dollars for special interests and tax loopholes. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery:

» HOYER ASSAILS REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FOR FAILING TO COMPLETE THE JOB ON TIME, September 29, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer today on the House Floor lambasted the legislative failures of this Republican Congress – no budget, intelligence reform, comprehensive energy reform, or transportation reauthorization bill and no tax bill to stop billions of dollars in European Union sanctions against American manufacturers. Now a Continuing Resolution must be passed to keep the government running. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery:

» HOYER URGES INCLUSION OF HATE-CRIMES PREVENTION IN DEPT. OF DEFENSE BILL, September 28, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer spoke on the floor today in support of the Democratic Motion to Instruct conferees on the FY 2005 Department of Defense Authorization Bill. The Motion to Instruct would retain the Senate-passed hate crimes legislation in the Conference Report to ensure that state and local law enforcement can effectively investigate and prosecute hate crimes. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery:

» HOYER URGES REPUBLICANS TO PAY FOR TAX CUTS, RATHER THAN DEEPEN DEFICITS AND DEBT, September 24, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer delivered the following statement regarding the Republican tax conference report on the House Floor today. He assailed the Republican Majority for turning surpluses into deficits and running up the nation’s debt, while refusing to pay for tax cuts:

» HOYER STATEMENT ON THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11TH , September 10, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement in observance of the 3rd anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks:

» HOYER STATEMENT ON EXTREME GOP BILL TO BAR FEDERAL COURTS FROM CONSIDERING CONSTITUTIONALITY OF FEDERAL LEGISLATION, July 22, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today on the House Floor during debate on H.R. 3313, which would bar Federal courts, including the Supreme Court, from considering the constitutionality of Federal legislation:

» HOYER STATEMENT ON EXTREME GOP BILL TO BAR FEDERAL COURTS FROM CONSIDERING CONSTITUTIONALITY OF FEDERAL LEGISLATION, July 22, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today on the House Floor during debate on H.R. 3313, which would bar Federal courts, including the Supreme Court, from considering the constitutionality of Federal legislation:

» Emanuel Statement on Republican Failures on the Budget, July 15, 2004 U.S. Representative Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) released the following statement today at a press conference highlighting Republican failures on the budget with Assistant to the Leader / Budget Committee Ranking Member John Spratt, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer and Blue Dog Coalition Co-Chair Charlie Stenholm.

» The Mystery of the Missing Mid-Session Review, July 15, 2004 Statement of Rep. John Spratt (D-SC) on Missing Mid-Session Budget Review

» HOYER LAYS OUT TAX REFORM PRINCIPLES, CRITIQUES GOP COMPLICATION OF TAX CODE, July 13, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) addressed the pressing need for federal tax reform, laid out principles for simplification and fairness, and critiqued Republican tax policy in a speech at a Tax Policy Center Forum (a joint venture of the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute) earlier today.

» Hoyer: Republicans Subvert Democracy – Again, July 08, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this afternoon after the Republican leadership held a 15-minute vote open for 38 minutes on an amendment offered by Bernie Sanders (I-VT). The Republican leadership only closed the vote on this Amendment after it had twisted the arms of eight Republicans who initially voted for the provision and then changed their votes at the leadership’s urging.

» HOYER: HOUSE SHOULD REJECT SHAM BUDGET ENFORCEMENT BILL, June 24, 2004 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) delivered the following statement on the House Floor today in opposition to the phony Republican budget “enforcement” bill, which does not apply “pay-as-you-go” provisions to spending and taxes. The Democratic alternative would return to the same “pay-as-you-go” rules that turned deficits into surpluses in the 1990s...

 

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