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» Hoyer Statement on Tax Reform and the Budget, March 17, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today praising the inclusion of tax reform language in the House Democratic 2006 Budget. Whip Hoyer worked with John Spratt, the Ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, to include the language in this year’s Democratic budget:

» Hoyer: Republican Budget Betrays Our Values, March 17, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the House Republican budget for Fiscal Year 2006, and the Democratic alternative offered by Rep. John Spratt (SC), the Ranking Democrat on the Budget Committee:

» Democratic Whip Calls on Members to Support Resolution Restoring Bipartisan Ethics Rules, March 16, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) delivered the following statement on the House Floor this morning, urging Members on both sides of the aisle to support a Resolution introduced by Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) to restore bipartisan ethics rules:

» Hoyer Joins Democratic Leaders to call on Bush, Republicans to Stop Delaying Solution to Social Security, March 16, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after a press conference with Democratic leaders Representative Nancy Pelosi (CA), Senator Harry Reid (NV), Senator Debbie Stabenow (MI), Senator Dick Durbin (IL), Representative Charlie Rangel (NY), Senator Max Baucus (MT), and Representative Robert Menendez (NJ):

» Hoyer on Ethics Committee Breakdown, March 11, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) issued the following statement today in response to comments on ethics by the Republican leadership:

» Hoyer: It Is a Moral Obligation to Provide a Safety Net For Most Vulnerable Americans, March 10, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) highlighted the negative impact that GOP proposals to privatize Social Security would have on Americans with disabilities and their families. Disabled workers, people with disabilities and their families account for 17% of Americans receiving Social Security benefits.

» How Could Privatization Affect the 8 Million Americans With Disabilities on Social Security, March 09, 2005 Deborah Mason of Waldorf, Maryland stood up at House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer’s (MD) recent Social Security Town Hall in La Plata, Maryland and spoke eloquently about her concerns with Social Security privatization and how it could affect her autistic son’s future.

» Hoyer: Complicated Tax System is Corrosive to Democracy, March 03, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) issued the following statement today in response to the second meeting of the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform and in recognition of the anniversary of the establishment of the U.S. Income Tax on March 8:

» Hoyer: Republicans' Private Accounts Do Not Solve Social Security's Problems, March 03, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) issued the following statement today in response to President Bush’s continued campaign to divert money from Social Security into private accounts, which will force benefit cuts and add trillions of dollars to already record deficits:

» Hoyer: Protecting Federal Employees Protects America, March 02, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after speaking to the National Treasury Employees Union at a Capitol Hill rally:

» Hoyer: Republicans Are Showing Signs of Desperation on Social Security, March 02, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding comments by House Republican leaders attacking Democrats and the AARP for opposing the privatization of Social Security:

» House Democratic Whip Hoyer to Hold Social Security Town Hall in Metro Washington Area, February 18, 2005 House Democrats are holding 235 Social Security Town Halls in the coming weeks.

» Hoyer Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Repeal 22nd Amendment, February 17, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) introduced bipartisan legislation today to repeal the 22nd amendment, which states that “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.” Representatives Berman (D-CA), Pallone (D-NJ), Sabo (D-MN) and Sensenbrenner (R-WI) joined Hoyer in sponsoring the resolution.

» Hoyer: Fight For Voting Rights Must Continue, February 17, 2005 Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today, in honor of Black History Month:

» Ney, Hoyer Introduce Bill to Change Presidential Campaign Funding , February 17, 2005 House Administration Committee Chairman Bob Ney (OH) and House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) introduced a bill yesterday that would level the playing field for presidential candidates by establishing a uniform date for the release of payments from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to the party nominees for president.

» Hoyer: Ethics Committee's Credibility Is In Tatters As Republican Purge Continues, February 16, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the recent firing of professional staffers on the House Ethics Committee by the new Republican Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Doc Hastings (WA):

» Hoyer Statement on "Jeff Gannon" Connection to Valerie Plame Leak, February 15, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement regarding revelations that a man who went by the name of “Jeff Gannon,” and who was given White House media credentials despite his lack of qualifications, was given access to classified documents which disclosed the identity of Undercover CIA Operative Valerie Plame:

» February is National Heart Month, February 14, 2005 Information on National Heart Month

» Hoyer Statement on Real ID Act , February 10, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement today regarding the Real ID Act:

» Hoyer Re-Introduces Bill to Lower Federal Employee Health Insurance Costs, February 09, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) reintroduced legislation this week to increase the government's share of Federal Employee Health Care Benefit Plan premiums from 72 percent to 80 percent.

» 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: How Can We Trust the President's Budget and Social Security Estimates Now?, February 09, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding a new estimate on prescription drug costs by the Bush Administration

» Hoyer on President’s 2006 Defense Budget: A Missed Opportunity for Nation’s Soldiers and Security, February 07, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the Bush Administration’s Fiscal Year 2006 Defense Budget:

» Hoyer: Bush Budget Is a Fiscally Irresponsible Fraud, February 07, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the Bush Administration’s Fiscal Year 2006 Budget:

» Hoyer: Repulican Leaders Continue Quest To Stifle Accountability, Ethics , February 02, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the removal of Ethics Committee Chairman Joel Hefley and his replacement by Representative Hastings:

 

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