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» AT THE END OF THE DAY, HOUSE VOTES FOR SENATE CHILD TAX CREDIT BILL, June 12, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today following the House vote on the “motion to instruct conferees” (a non-binding motion that tells House members of the House-Senate conference committee how to work out differences between House and Senate bills) on the child tax credit bill. The motion instructed House conferees to report out the Senate bill, effectively adopting the Democratic position of dropping the House bill in favor of the Senate bill...

» HOYER SAYS DEMOCRATS WILL FIGHT TO REPLACE HOUSE TAX PLOY WITH SENATE BILL, June 11, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding efforts to defeat the rule that will allow the child credit tax ploy unveiled last night by Ways and Means Chairman Bill Thomas to be considered on the House Floor on Thursday as expected, if the rule does not allow for consideration of the Senate passed bill. If the rule is defeated, House proponents of the bipartisan Senate bill to expand the child tax credit increase to include low-income working families will bring that bill to the Floor, quickly pass it and immediately send it to the President to become law...

» HOYER: “QUIT PLAYING POLITICS WITH THE CHILD TAX CREDIT AND JUST DO IT”, June 10, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this evening in response to the House Republican child tax credit bill released late today:

» Hoyer: President Fails to Make the Grade on Leaving No Child Behind, June 10, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today concerning the Bush Administration’s failure to fund the “No Child Left Behind Act”...

» HOYER ON CONTINUED RISE IN UNEMPLOYMENT, June 06, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to the Bureau of Labor Statistic’s announcement that the nation’s unemployment rate continued to climb upwards to 6.1 percent, the highest unemployment rate in 9 years. The country has lost 3.1 million jobs under President Bush, the worst job creation performance of any president in recent history...

» REPS UDALL AND HOYER: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE JOBS TARGETED FOR ELIMINATION, June 05, 2003 WASHINGTON - House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Representative Tom Udall (D-NM) and four other members of Congress sent a letter to Director-Designee of the Office of Management and Budget, Josh Bolton, today criticizing administration plans to hire private contractors at America's national parks and make it harder for federal employees to compete for their jobs.

» DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE BILL TO SPEED TAX CREDIT TO WORKING FAMILIES, June 04, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) joined Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Rodney Alexander (D-LA) and other Democratic Members of Congress in introducing legislation to expand the refundable portion of the child tax credit that the Republican Leadership chose to leave out of their tax plan. This bill serves as companion legislation to Sen. Blanche Lincoln's (D-AK) Child Tax Bill and will speed efforts to provide the tax credit to more working families...

» House Democrats Force GOP to Pull “Comp Time” Bill That Could Have Ended 40 Hour Work Week, June 04, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the GOP leadership announced that it would not consider the misnamed “Family Time Flexibility Act” (H.R. 1119) - otherwise known as “Comp Time” - on the Floor on Thursday, as originally scheduled...

» HOYER STATEMENT ON SUBSTITUTE TO PARTIAL BIRTH BAN, June 04, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the Greenwood-Hoyer-Johnson substitute to the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban that is being debated on the House Floor. The statement is as prepared for delivery on the House Floor...

» DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE EXPANSION OF CHILD TAX CREDIT FOR LOW-INCOME WORKING FAMILIES, June 03, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) and members of the Democratic Caucus today announced that they would introduce legislation to counter the Republican tax bill, which excluded millions of working families from tax relief in the form of a child tax credit. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery...

» Hoyer-Greenwood Late Term Abortion Restriction Act on Floor as Substitute to Partial-Birth Ban, June 03, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today urging Members of Congress to support the Hoyer-Greenwood Late-Term Abortion Restriction Act (H.R. 809), which will be on the House Floor tomorrow as an amendment in the nature of a substitute to the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 760)...

» Hoyer: Congress Must Now Scrutinize FCC's New Media Ownership Rules, June 02, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Federal Communications Commission voted to approve regulations governing media ownership...

» HOYER, MENENDEZ CONTINUE FIGHT AGAINST RUSH TO CHANGE FCC RULES, May 22, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Bob Menendez (NJ) met today with numerous members of the media and entertainment industry and consumer interest groups who are opposed to the changes to media ownership rules expected to be made by the FCC on June 2...

» REPUBLICANS CAVE TO DEMOCRATIC PRESSURE, May 22, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) and Representatives from states with high unemployment, including Rodney Alexander (LA), Chris Bell (TX), Tim Bishop (NY), and Darlene Hooley (OR), called today for a broader extension of unemployment assistance for out of work Americans. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery...

» IMPEACH THE TREASURY SECRETARY?, May 21, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the Bush Administration’s request that Congress increase the statutory debt limit by $984 billion before May 28th to prevent the government from defaulting on its obligations...

» With Main Street in Flames, the GOP Showers Easy Street With Tax Cuts, May 21, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement in response to news reports that Republicans are close to a deal on a tax package...

» HOYER LEADS DEMS IN CHALLENGING HARMFUL PROVISIONS IN DoD BILL, May 20, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) and senior members of the Democratic Caucus today questioned certain portions of the 2004 Department of Defense Authorization Bill, which contains extraneous and damaging provisions to the environment, civil service and nuclear policy...

» Hoyer Sets Record Straight on Support for Veterans, May 20, 2003 WASHINGTON - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer released the following statement today objecting to Republican claims at a news conference this morning that their budget adequately funds programs for our veterans...

» HOYER HITS REPUBLICANS ON DEBT LIMIT, May 19, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to a letter from the Treasury Department to Speaker Hastert warning that the United States will be unable to make $78 billion in payments to Social Security recipients, defense contractors and taxpayers awaiting refunds if Congress does not raise the debt limit by May 28...

» HOYER CALLS FOR OPEN AND DELIBERATIVE PROCESS ON MEDIA OWNERSHIP RULES, May 14, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) and members of the Democratic Caucus today asked Federal Communications Chairman Michael Powell to delay a decision on media ownership rules and expressed concern that the process will not allow for proper public comment and examination of the new rules...

» HOYER ASSAILS REPUBLICAN “RECESSION” PLAN, May 09, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) spoke on the floor today in opposition to the misguided, irresponsible Republican tax plan and the GOP leadership’s refusal to allow Democrats to put their alternative on the Floor...

» REPUBLICANS LACK CREDIBILITY ON ECONOMY, May 07, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) and members of the Democratic leadership today blasted the Republican tax cut proposals, which will worsen the Bush job recession and do nothing to aid the economy. The following is Representative Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery...

» HOYER PANS HOUSE GOP TAX PLAN, May 02, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement today regarding the House GOP tax plan and President Bush’s Silicon Valley remarks...

» HOYER BLASTS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROPOSAL THAT LIMITS FEDERAL EMPLOYEE RIGHTS, April 29, 2003 WASHINGTON - House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the Defense Department proposal recently submitted to Congress which would dramatically relax provisions that protect the rights of federal employees. The House Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization considered this proposal in a hearing today...

» Hoyer: Senate GOP’s Silence Countenances Outrageous Comments by Sen. Santorum, April 25, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today regarding Sen. Rick Santorum’s disparaging comments towards gay Americans and the Senate Republican leadership’s failure to rebuke him...

 

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