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» Hoyer Statement on Consumer Product Safety Bill, July 30, 2008 Today, the House voted for final passage of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, bringing this important consumer-protection legislation a step closer to the President’s desk.

» Majority Leader Hoyer Commemorates the Establishment of Medicare and Medicaid, July 30, 2008 Today, July 30, marks the 43rd Anniversary of President Johnson’s signing of historic legislation that established Medicare and Medicaid, both of which have proved vital to the health and well-being of millions of Americans over the years.

» Hoyer: Democrats Support Increasing Domestic Oil Supply, July 30, 2008 Democrats fully support increasing the domestic supply of oil, even though Republicans pretend otherwise out of political desperation.

» Hoyer Statement on Signing of Housing Bill, July 30, 2008 The housing bill signed today by the President is the most comprehensive action taken yet to stem the surge of foreclosures and minimize losses to homeowners and everyone impacted by the slumping housing market.

» Hoyer: This Is the Most Fiscally Irresponsible Administration in American History, July 28, 2008 There is no other way to put it: Today’s budget projections by OMB are simply further evidence that the Bush Administration is the most fiscally irresponsible Administration in American history.

» Hoyer Statement on 18th Anniversary of Enactment of Americans With Disabilities Act, July 25, 2008 Eighteen years ago tomorrow, the first President Bush signed into law one of the most consequential pieces of civil rights legislation in recent memory—the Americans With Disabilities Act.

» Majority Leader Hoyer: Democrats Will Not Succumb to Phony, False Alarm on Medicare Financing, July 24, 2008 Republicans have long sought to dismantle the Medicare program, and Democrats simply will not succumb to their chicanery.

» Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Statement on Global AIDS Bill, July 24, 2008 Five years ago, the United States made an unprecedented commitment to the people of the world who suffer from HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis.

» Hoyer: Republicans Should Stop Standing in the Way of Renewable Energy Tax Credits, July 24, 2008

» House Members Note Concerns with 2010 Census, July 24, 2008 Today 66 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez outlining their continued concerns regarding preparations for the 2010 Decennial Census and urging the Department of Commerce to take measures necessary to ensure a complete and accurate decennial census.

» Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on 10th Anniversary of Capitol Police Deaths, July 24, 2008 Every morning when I go in to work, I pass by a plaque honoring Detective John Gibson and Officer Jacob Chestnut on the spot where they were killed, 10 years ago today.

» Hoyer Statement on 60th Anniversary of Integration of U.S. Armed Forces, July 23, 2008

» Hoyer Statement on Arrest of War Criminal Radovan Karadzic, July 22, 2008 I strongly welcome the news that the Bosnian Serb leader who helped to orchestrate the ethnic cleansing of Bosnia, Radovan Karadzic, has been arrested in Serbia.

» Hoyer Headed to Gulf Coast Region, July 18, 2008 WASHINGTON, DC—As the third anniversary of Hurricanes Rita and Katrina nears, Majority Leader Hoyer (D-MD) will head to the Gulf Coast Region on Monday, July 21, for two days of tours and meetings with regional elected officials and other stakeholders in the rebuilding effort.

» Hoyer Statement on House Republicans’ Trip to the Arctic Refuge, July 18, 2008 House Republicans are headed to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge this weekend, and as usual, it looks like they’re headed in the wrong direction.

» Hoyer Applauds Passage of Intelligence Bill, July 16, 2008 WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer released the following statement today after the House passed the Intelligence Authorization Act today:

» Hoyer Statement on Announcement of Lease Sale in National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, July 16, 2008 This announcement shows that Democrats are right to push for a rapid leasing of the NPR-A, which is known to contain significant reserves of oil and natural gas.

» Hoyer Statement on Return of Israeli Soldiers’ Bodies to Israel, July 16, 2008 Today is a day of mixed emotions, when we begin the official mourning of two young and courageous soldiers who gave their lives in defense of their nation, our democratic ally, Israel.

» Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on Bush Announcement Lifting Executive Ban on Offshore Drilling, July 14, 2008 Today President Bush announced that he is lifting the executive ban on oil drilling off America’s coastlines.

» Hoyer Statement on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, July 14, 2008 The stability of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is crucial to America's mortgage market.

» Hoyer Statement on Death of Tony Snow, July 12, 2008 WASHINGTON - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer released the following statement today in reaction to the death of Tony Snow:

» Hoyer Statement on Bush Remarks on Energy, July 11, 2008 With the price of gas at $4.11 a gallon, President Bush insists on spreading blame, not finding solutions. He tells us that Democrats stand against increasing oil production here at home, but he couldn't be more wrong.

» Hoyer Statement on McCain Advisor Calling Americans Hit by Weak Economy “Nation of Whiners”, July 10, 2008 Phil Gramm, John McCain’s top economic advisor and a former Republican Senator, did us all a favor yesterday: He gave us a candid glimpse of Republicans’ economic mindset.

» Majority Leader Hoyer Urges President Bush to Reconsider Veto Threat on Medicare Bill, July 09, 2008 The Senate’s passage of this important legislation today is yet another example of what can happen when enough Republicans put the needs of their constituents before their party and join Democrats in making progress for the American people.

» Hoyer Statement on Anniversary of Civil Rights Act, July 02, 2008 Forty-four years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law, a milestone in the constant struggle for equality for all.

 

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