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» Bush, Republicans Push for Senate Budget Backing, May 20, 2004 President Bush and Republican congressional leaders made a last ditch effort on Thursday to win support of Senate moderates in their own party for a budget they charge does not do enough to control record deficits.

» House Dems Chide GOP On Legislative Record, May 20, 2004 Top House Democrats, including House Minority Leader Pelosi and House Minority Whip Hoyer, today will highlight major bills Congress has failed to pass this session.

» Debt Deepens No Matter What Name You Use, May 18, 2004 For most of the past two decades, House members have been able to play a raise-the-debt-free card, enabling them to permit the government to go deeper into the red without conducting a politically painful stand-alone vote.

» Congressmen to AIPAC: We'll legislate Bush's promises, May 17, 2004 Leading Democratic and Republican Congressmen told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee annual conference Monday that they plan to work toward formalizing in American law the contents of the letter U.S. President George W. Bush gave Prime Minister Ariel Sharon last month.

» DeLay, Hoyer Laud U.S.-Israel Relationship, May 17, 2004 House Majority Leader DeLay and Minority Whip Hoyer addressed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee today, reaffirming the U.S. commitment to a secure Israeli state and to a united force in the war on terror.

» Democrats ‘Whip’ for Herseth, May 17, 2004 As part of House Democratic leaders’ final drive to elect South Dakotan Stephanie Herseth to the House, Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (Md.) has tasked several well-placed Members with twisting arms within the Caucus to encourage contributions to her campaign.

» Elections system panel pleads for help, May 13, 2004 Strapped for resources and time, the new federal agency set up to improve the nation's election system pleaded with lawmakers yesterday for an additional $10 million for research into what voting equipment works, and into whether to get rid of outdated machinery like the kind used in New York.

» From GOP, Zero Tolerance For Democratic War Critics , May 13, 2004 Republicans have adopted a scorched-earth strategy toward Democrats who challenge the wisdom of the way the war in Iraq is being conducted. Such critics, GOP officials say, are not merely misguided but are craven cut-and-runners who help the enemy and put politics ahead of U.S. troops' safety.

» Leaders Top Givers to ‘Frontline’ Democrats, May 12, 2004 Heeding the call from House Democratic leaders to help out vulnerable incumbents, more than 15 rank-and-file Members have coughed up at least $15,000 each so far this cycle to help protect their colleagues.

» Democrats Lay Plans for $25B, May 10, 2004 Congressional Democrats are preparing to lock horns with the White House over its appeal for a $25 billion wartime reserve fund, and will seek to triple the request as well as reallocate Iraq construction funds to help offset it.

» Republican Cowboys, May 10, 2004 "They deal with us [Democrats] the same way they deal with our allies around the world: 'It's our way or the highway'," House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer says. "'You do things our way or you don't play'."

» Appropriation political, necessary, May 07, 2004 Democrats in Congress are zeroing in on President Bush's request for $25 billion in more war funds

» Congressional reaction to abuse scandal heats up , May 06, 2004 Congressional reaction to the prison abuse scandal in Iraq took on an increasingly angry tone Thursday, with some Democrats calling for the firing of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

» Democrats praise party's fiscal restraint, May 06, 2004 Fiscal conservatism appears no longer to be the exclusive political bastion of the Republican Party as congressional Democrats are touting themselves as the chintzy guardians of the people's money this election year.

» Bush Says U.S. Will Punish Those Who Abused Iraqis , May 05, 2004 ``It is completely unacceptable that the Bush administration and the Pentagon knew of these shameful acts and did not move immediately to end it and hold those responsible accountable,'' said House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland.

» AMT Curb Is Wednesday’s Installment of House GOP Tax Cut Extension Drive, May 04, 2004 Republicans and Democrats will offer competing proposals on the House floor Wednesday to curb the impact of the alternative minimum tax (AMT) on middle-income families.

» U.S. House Deplores Mistreatment of Prisoners, May 04, 2004 President Bush's fellow Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives joined Democrats on Thursday in deploring the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners.

» Soap Box Derby Gets Final OK, May 03, 2004 Aspiring young builders and racers were given a green light last week when the House and Senate passed resolutions to allow the 63rd annual Greater Washington Soap Box Derby to take place on the Capitol grounds.

» Denver Post: Stop Attacks on Kerry, April 28, 2004 It's time to end the sideshow created by attacks on Sen. John Kerry's Vietnam War record. It hardly seems possible that Dick Cheney can be leading the charge.

» Hoyer marks Israel Independence Day, April 28, 2004 The U.S.-Israel partnership is "unbreakable," a top Democrat said on the eve of Israel's Independence Day.

» Hoyer Smells Change, Victory in the Air, April 28, 2004 House Democrats are banking on what they believe is a growing desire among voters for change and Sen. John Kerry’s (D-Mass.) ability to win the presidential debate on national security in their quest to retake the chamber this cycle.

» House minority whip stumps for Democratic candidates, April 16, 2004 U.S. House minority whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., stumped in Nebraska Friday for Democratic congressional candidates Matt Connealy and Nancy Thompson.

» Maryland lawmaker pledges to fight for Lewis & Clark water, April 16, 2004 A senior member of the House Appropriations Committee says he can make a good argument to President Bush about the value of the Lewis & Clark water pipeline project, even though the president isn't a fan of the spending.

» House Leadership Profile: Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer, April 03, 2004 At 64, Hoyer is, in the main, the model of civility, a legislative veteran of almost four decades whose fierce advocacy and party loyalty are tempered by a respectful manner and a rare drive to work with all of his congressional colleagues.

» Democrats pleased with job growth but add there's a long way to go , April 02, 2004 Congressional Democrats say they're pleased with the big jump in the number of jobs created last month.

 

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