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2005 Statements and Speeches

December Statements and Speeches

» 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:

November Statements and Speeches

» 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...

October Statements and Speeches

» 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:

September Statements and Speeches

» 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:

June Statements and Speeches

» 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:

» 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:

May Statements and Speeches

» 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:

April Statements and Speeches

» 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:

March Statements and Speeches

» 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:

February Statements and Speeches

» 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:

January Statements and Speeches

» 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:

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