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» HOYER: ISRAEL RESOLUTION SUPPORTS PRINCIPLES FOR PEACE, June 23, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor today regarding a bipartisan resolution he sponsored with House Majority Leader Tom DeLay:

» HOYER: REPUBLICANS FLIP-FLOP ON PAYGO BY PROPOSING SHAM BILL, June 23, 2004 WASHINGTON DC – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD), House Budget Committee Ranking Democrat John Spratt (SC), and Blue Dog Coalition co-chairman and House Agriculture Committee Ranking Democrat Charlie Stenholm (TX) held a press conference today to denounce the sham Republican “pay-as-you-go” or budget “enforcement” bill scheduled for the House floor tomorrow, and also discuss the Democratic alternative.

» HOYER: GOP REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR RAISING DEBT LIMIT , June 22, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement criticizing the hypocritical back door manner in which House Republicans voted today to raise the debt limit:

» HOYER: FSC/ETI CORPORATE TAX BILL IS A NATIONAL EMBARRASSMENT, June 17, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer today spoke out on the House floor in strong opposition to the FSC/ETI corporate tax bill, which at $150 billion, is laden with corporate tax breaks, extenders and other sweeteners that have nothing to do with reforming international tax law. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery:

» HOYER: REPUBLICAN REVOLUTION IS LONG DEAD, LONG GONE, June 17, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement today strongly criticizing the restrictive process in which the House Republican leadership is permitting floor debate on the FSC/ETI corporate sales tax bill:

» RONALD WILSON REAGAN: A LEGACY NOT WITHOUT COMPLICATION, June 08, 2004 WASHINGTON - House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) will deliver the following statement this evening on the House Floor (as prepared for delivery)...

» House Democratic Leaders to Speaker Hastert: Investigate Iraqi Prisoner Abuse Scandal, May 24, 2004 House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, and House Democratic Caucus Chair Robert Menendez today called on Speaker Hastert to direct the relevant committees to investigate the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal.

» Hoyer Speaks to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), May 17, 2004 Whip Hoyer addressed the 2005 AIPAC Annual Conference in Washington, DC today.

» HOYER: THE HOUSE IS NOT FULFILLING ITS DUTY, May 11, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) made the following Floor statement today regarding the House’s role in investigating abuses of Iraqi prisoners and legislation being considered in the House for Covered the Uninsured week:

» HOYER ON HOUSE RESOLUTION REGARDING ABUSES OF IRAQI PRISONERS:, May 06, 2004 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today on the House Floor regarding the Resolution condemning the treatment of Iraqi detainees:

» HOYER: GOP MARRIAGE PENALTY BILL WOULD DRIVE US FURTHER INTO DEBT, April 27, 2004 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) on the House Floor today denounced Republican tax policies that continue to pile debt onto taxpayers. House Democrats strongly support permanently eliminating the marriage penalty tax and will offer an alternative this week that is fully paid for and will help more families. The Republican bill will put almost $100 billion more debt on America’s children. The following is Representative Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery...

» DEMOCRATIC WHIP HOYER ON PASSAGE OF PENSION FUNDING BILL, April 02, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in support of House passage of H.R. 3108, the Pension Funding Equity Act of 2003:

» Hoyer Statement to the American Medical Association, March 30, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today to the American Medical Association’s National Advocacy Conference:

» HOYER STATEMENT ON THE 2005 BUDGET, March 25, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) today spoke on the House Floor in opposition to the fiscal year 2005 House Republican budget, and in support of the House Democratic budget, which would balance the budget in 8 years and invest in America’s priorities.

» DEMOCRATIC WHIP HOYER STATEMENT ON INITIATION OF INVESTIGATION INTO REPRESENTATIVE NICK SMITH ALLEGATIONS, March 17, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement this evening in response to an announcement by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct that it was initiating an Investigative Subcommittee into allegations raised by Representative Nick Smith (R-MI) regarding the Medicare vote last Fall:

» Hoyer Statement on Iraq Resolution, March 17, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) today spoke on the House floor in support of H.R. 557, applauding the valiant and heroic service of our armed forces in Iraq. However, Rep. Hoyer opposed the partisan drafting of the resolution. Republicans once again excluded Democrats, and the 130 million Americans they represent, from providing any input on this important resolution.

» Hoyer Vows to Fight for Pay Parity, March 17, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today vowing to fight for pay parity for federal civilian employees and military employees in Fiscal Year 2005 after an amendment to add language in support of the bipartisan principle failed in committee:

» IS IT IRRESPONSIBILITY WEEK IN THE U.S. HOUSE?, March 16, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) challenged Republicans this week to offer a budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2005 that reins in record budget deficits – rather than pretending to do so – and that meets America’s priorities. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement:

» HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ISSUE STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES ON TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY, March 12, 2004 House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD), and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) today issued the following statement of principles on matters related to the technology industry:

» Hoyer Floor Statement on President’s Budget Proposal: The Great Pretender, February 03, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement on the House Floor today regarding President Bush’s budget proposal (as prepared for delivery).

» Hoyer Addresses AIPAC Political Leadership Conference, December 15, 2003 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer addressed the AIPAC Political Leadership Conference on December 15, 2003 (as prepared for delivery):

» HOYER JOINS SENIORS IN RALLY AGAINST REPUBLICAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG BILL, December 08, 2003 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement at a rally with other Members of Congress and seniors in opposition to the Republican prescription drug bill that the president signed into law today:

» HOYER ON REPUBLICAN FAILURE ON JOBS:, December 08, 2003 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today on the Floor of the House of Representatives regarding the Republican Leadership’s decision to leave for the year without extending the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) program despite persistently slow job growth and high unemployment:

» HOYER: OMNIBUS SUBVERTS THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE’S CONGRESS, December 08, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) this afternoon spoke out on the House Floor in opposition to the Republican FY 2004 Omnibus Appropriations Bill.

» Burning Down the House, November 24, 2003 Just before dawn today, House Republicans stole a 'victory' on the Medicare Conference Report, and it came at the expense of America's seniors...

 

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