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» Hoyer Statement on CLEAN Energy Act, January 18, 2007 WASHINGTON, DC - Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor today in favor of H.R. 6, the CLEAN Energy Act. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery:

» Hoyer Statement on Making College More Affordable, January 17, 2007 WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 5, the "College Student Relief Act of 2007." Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery:

» Hoyer Statement on Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act, January 12, 2007 WASHINGTON, DC - Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD) spoke today on the House floor in favor of H.R. 4. Below are his remarks, as prepared for delivery.

» Majority Leader Hoyer Urges House to Pass Stem Cell Bill Again, January 11, 2007 WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following remarks on the House Floor today in support of H.R. 3, the “Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007.” The remarks are as prepared for delivery:

» Hoyer: Minimum Wage Increase is Long Overdue, January 10, 2007 WASHINGTON, DC - Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House floor today in support of increasing the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25. Below are his remarks, as prepared for delivery:

» Hoyer: We Must Get Minimum Wage Increase to the President's Desk Without Delay , January 10, 2007 WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke this afternoon at a press conference on H.R. 2, the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery:

» Hoyer: Do-Less-Than-Do-Nothing Congress Ends By Doing Nothing, December 07, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - Majority Leader-Elect Steny H. Hoyer (MD), made the following remarks today at a press conference with Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi (CA) and Congressman David Obey (D-WI), Chairman-elect of the Appropriations Committee:

» Quotes from the Letter to the President, October 20, 2006 ’Staying the course’ is not a strategy, nor is sitting on the sidelines hoping that the Iraqis will eventually forge a political solution...

» United House and Senate Democratic Leaders Call On the President to Urgently Change Course in Iraq, October 20, 2006 We write out of a deep sense of concern that the situation in Iraq continues to deteriorate and that there is no effective plan for improvement...

» Why Democrats Oppose Military Commissions Act, October 17, 2006 If anything, the Military Commissions Act is not tough enough on terrorists because there is no certainty the act will withstand the scrutiny of the Supreme Court...

» Hoyer Statement on Surveillance Act, September 28, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight on the Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act:

» Hoyer Statement on Military Commissions Act, September 27, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today regarding H.R. 6166, the Military Commissions Act:

» Hoyer: Republicans’ Decision to Hide “CR” in DoD Bill Is An Admission of Failure, September 26, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today during the debate on the rule on the Conference Report for the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2007:

» Hoyer: Republican Voter ID Bill Creates a New Poll Tax, September 20, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today on the House floor against the misguided Republican Voter ID bill:

» Hoyer: Democrats Have a Plan for Real Security, September 19, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following remarks today on the House floor:

» Hoyer: Republican Fence Bill is Another Cynical Charade, September 14, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today on the House floor:

» Hoyer: 9/11 Resolution Should Promote Unity, Not Score Political Points, September 13, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following remarks today about the divisive, partisan 9/11 Resolution put forth by Congressional Republicans:

» Hoyer: Republicans Can't Find Time for the American People's Priorities, September 07, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following remarks today on the House floor:

» Hoyer: Republicans Must Quit Playing Political Games with the Minimum Wage, July 28, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement this evening on the House floor in opposition to the Republicans’ cynical attempt to play political games with the minimum wage:

» Hoyer: We Need a Manhattan-Like Project on Energy Independence, July 26, 2006 WASHINGTON - House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer made the following statement on the House Floor today regarding H.R. 5611, the Fuel Consumption Education Act, and the energy independence bill that he unveiled yesterday with other leading Democrats, the PROGRESS Act. (As prepared for delivery.)

» Hoyer: PROGRESS Act, Energy Independence, are Vital to our National and Economic Security, July 25, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following remarks today at a press conference with Rep. John Dingell (MI), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Democrat, Rep. Jim Oberstar, Transportation Committee Ranking Democrat, Rep. Mark Udall (CO), co-chair of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus, Rep. Stephanie Herseth (SD), co-chair of the House Democratic Rural Working Group and member of the House Agriculture Committee, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, member of the House Transportation Committee and Task Force on Livable Communities, and Rep. Adam Schiff, member of the House International Relations Committee and co-chair/co-founder of the Democratic Study Group on National Security, to introduce the PROGRESS Act:

» Hoyer Statement Against Oman Free Trade Agreement, July 20, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today on the House floor against the Oman Free Trade Agreement:

» Hoyer: America Must Support Israel's Right of Self-Defense, July 20, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following remarks yesterday on the House floor in favor of the bipartisan House resolution condemning the recent terrorist attacks against Israel and supporting Israel's right of self-defense. The measure will be voted on today in the House.

» Hoyer: Bush Veto Puts Politics Ahead of Scientific Progress, July 20, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following remarks today on the House floor in favor of overriding President Bush’s first veto, which he issued today regarding H.R. 810, legislation that was passed in both the House and the Senate to expand research of embryonic stem cells:

» Hoyer: Reauthorizing Voting Rights Act is Vital to American Democracy, July 13, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following remarks today on the House floor in favor of reauthorizing key provisions of the Voting Rights Act (as prepared for delivery):

 

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