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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Statement on SCHIP Reauthorization

...If I can find the most efficient use of our health care dollars, I'd insure more children. I think 80% of americans agree with us on that... (transcript)

Friday, January 09, 2009
Gaza Strip Conflict Resolution Declared on House Floor

The way to solve this problem is through reason and appeal to moral situation in the world community. How tragic it is that the Palestinian children and the Israeli children and their families, men, women, older people on both sides have been subjected to the terror sold by Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations. (transcript)

Friday, January 09, 2009
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Discussed on the House Floor

Sexism, frankly, still robs women of their equal right to earn a livelihood, provide for their families and secure the dignity of their labor. And it does much of its worst work in the dark. Frankly, women in this body all know that they make the same thing as the men in this body. (transcript)

Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Statement of Rules Package on House Floor

I would like to talk -- talk about the new standards. A new rules package that will insure that the House does the people's work ethically and efficiently. (transcript)

Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Statement about Timeline For Stimulus Plan on NPR

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says the package is likely to be ready for Obama's signature by mid-February. (transcript)

Tuesday, January 06, 2009
New Congress and Stimulus Package on Bloomberg

I do believe there is a commitment to come together to pass this. There will be a very substantial tax component to the relief to working americans, to get additional dollars in their paychecks starting now. We think that will have a very positive effect. (transcript)

Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Speaking on CNN about Stimulus Tax Cuts in 2009

The first one was more of a rebate payment, simply a payment to people on a lump sum basis. This will be a actual tax cut where workers will experience throughout the year and take place immediately upon signature by the President. (transcript)

Sunday, January 04, 2009
Congressional Agenda for the New Year Discussed on Fox News

All of those are objectives we'd like to attain. We've all talked about this, this is not a bill for special interest earmarks or add-ons, this is a bill to try to create jobs, quickly, and to invest for long term economic development and recovery. And so this is both a recovery package and investment package for the future... (transcript)

Friday, December 12, 2008
Hoyer Discusses Tarp Aid for Automotive Industry on Power Lunch

We believe there is an ongoing financial crisis. We believe we need to be ready to respond to that, and my view on that is the Congress is available. As you know there's another $350 billion that has not been authorized yet. The Administration has not asked for that yet... (transcript)

Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Floor Statement on the House Passing Auto Loan Bill

This time of economic crisis as America is challenged, as economists tell us we are facing the worst recession since the great depression, I want to say to Barney Frank, the Chairman of the Financial Services Committee, nobody has worked harder over the last 12 months on trying with Secretary Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Chris Dodd, Spencer Bachus, others in the Senate and the House to try to address this issue in a responsible, effective way... (transcript)

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