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» Hoyer: Supreme Court Decisions on Detainees Are an Important Victory for the Rule of Law, June 30, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement regarding Supreme Court decisions on Monday on the ability of citizen and non-citizen detainees who are deemed “enemy combatants” to challenge their incarceration before neutral judges or decision makers:

» REPUBLICAN BUDGET PROCESS IN MELTDOWN, June 25, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight after a united Democratic Caucus, and 72 Republicans, defeated the Majority’s sham budget enforcement bill on a vote of 146-268. This bill would have required budget offsets (through “pay-as-you-go” or PAYGO budget rules) for mandatory spending increases but not tax cuts. This defeat was yet another embarrassment for House Republicans on the Fiscal Year 2005 Budget.

» HOYER APPLAUDS COURT DECISION ON MEDIA OWNERSHIP RULES, June 24, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement today applauding the decision by a U.S. Appeals Court to reverse key provisions of the Federal Communications Commission’s media ownership rules:

» 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.

» REPUBLICANS STILL STALLED ON MAJOR TRANSPORTATION BILL, June 23, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement today regarding the Republican failure to pass a major transportation bill that should have been completed last year. The House voted today to temporarily extend the authorization of federal transportation programs for the fourth time.

» Congressional Leaders Call on President, Republican Leaders to Investigate Medicare Bill Allegations , June 22, 2004 In two letters sent today, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle, and other Congressional Leaders demanded a response from the President and the Republican leaders in Congress on allegations that the Medicare Chief Actuary was forced to withhold Medicare cost estimates from Congress last year. These allegations include charges that the Bush Administration violated federal law.

» HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVES HOYER AMENDMENT ON PRISONER TORTURE, June 16, 2004 The Full House Appropriations Committee approved by voice vote today an amendment to the 2005 Defense Appropriations bill that was offered by House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) and that reaffirmed the U.S. policy against the use of torture.

» HOYER INTRODUCES BILL TO SUPPORT FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, June 15, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer today met with leading advocates of full-service community schools to discuss his introduction of the “Full-Service Community Schools Act.”

» REPUBLICANS’ PHONY “ENERGY WEEK” FIZZLES, June 15, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the three energy bills considered on the House Floor today and the two energy bills that are expected to be considered on Wednesday:

» HOYER STATEMENT ON THE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 2004, June 14, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in support of the Improving Access to Assistive Technology for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2004:

» HOYER: SUPPORT ALL HUMAN RIGHTS DURING GAY AND LESBIAN PRIDE MONTH, June 09, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement in recognition of June as National Gay and Lesbian Pride Month:

» HOYER STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN, June 07, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the death of President Ronald Reagan:

» HOUSE DEMOCRATS DECRY SHIFT OF BIOTERRORISM FUNDS, June 04, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) today released a letter from 19 House Democrats to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson, stating opposition to the Bush Administration’s decision to “reprogram”, or move funds from state and local bioterrorism preparedness. The Administration has indicated it will shift $55 million in Fiscal 2004 bioterrorism preparedness funding away from the State and Local Bioterrorism Preparedness to other initiatives. The text of the letter is below:

» HOYER: JOB REPORT IS GOOD NEWS, BUT WE MUST GUARD AGAINST IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE, June 04, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning regarding the Department of Labor’s Employment Report for May, which showed the economy gained 248,000 jobs last month but the unemployment rate remained stubbornly stuck at 5.6 percent:

» HOYER STATEMENT ON RULING THAT PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION BAN IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, June 02, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, the lead Democratic sponsor of the Late-Term Abortion Restriction Act, released the following statement today following a ruling by a U.S. District Court that the recently enacted “partial-birth” abortion ban was unconstitutional:

» HOYER: BUSH OFFERS WARMED OVER PLATITUDES RATHER THAN A PLAN FOR SUCCESS, June 02, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding comments by President Bush at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado:

» STUDY SHOWS REPUBLICAN TAX “CUTS” WILL ACTUALLY INCREASE TAXES , June 02, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement in response to an important study released today at a press conference with the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). The joint report examines the effects of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, illustrating that while wealthy taxpayers benefited from the tax cuts, low- and middle-income households are likely to lose significantly once costs of the tax cuts are paid for:

» HOYER MEETS WITH DISABILITY COMMUNITY, June 01, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD), who was the lead House Democratic sponsor of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act and has worked closely with the disability community for almost two decades, released the following statement today after meeting with leaders of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities late yesterday to discuss issues important to the 54 million Americans with disabilities:

» HOYER PROTESTS “ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL” IN BIOTERRORISM INITIATIVES, June 01, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in protest of the Bush Administration’s request to “reprogram” or shift funds from state and local bioterrorism preparedness:

» HOYER STATEMENT ON RULING THAT PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION BAN IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, June 01, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, the lead Democratic sponsor of the Late-Term Abortion Restriction Act, released the following statement today following a ruling by a U.S. District Court that the recently enacted “partial-birth” abortion ban was unconstitutional:

» HOYER STATEMENT ON MEMORIAL DAY:, May 28, 2004 House Democratic Whip (MD) Steny Hoyer released the following statement today in observance of Memorial Day:

» HOYER: ADMINISTRATION’S DRUG DISCOUNT CARDS DON’T HELP MAJORITY OF SENIORS, May 28, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding two recent studies by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and FamiliesUSA. Both studies showed that the price of name-brand prescription drugs most used by seniors has increased substantially above inflation for the past four years, thus severely undercutting any possible assistance by the new Medicare drug discount cards issued by the Bush Administration.

» HOYER ON PRESIDENT BUSH’S “CUT AND RUN” POLICY, May 27, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding news reports that President Bush has notified federal agencies that “his budget for 2006 may include spending cuts for virtually all agencies in charge of domestic programs, including education, homeland security and others that the president backed in this campaign year” [Washington Post, today].

» HOYER STATEMENT ON OMB’S “COMPETITIVE SOURCING” REPORT, May 26, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to the release of a report by the Office of Management and Budget on “competitive sourcing”:

» 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.

 

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