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» Hoyer Running for House Majority Leader, November 07, 2006 "Voters gave Democrats a vote of confidence today to take our nation in a new direction, and to address the challenges that confront the American people. The new House Democratic Majority, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is determined to meet this responsibility and to lead and govern effectively...

» Hoyer: Bush Economy Not Working for the Middle Class, November 03, 2006 President Bush and Republicans would like nothing more than to have Americans look at today's jobs report in a vacuum. But the American people are much too smart for that. No amount of spin or Administration happy-talk can erase the fact that this Administration has the worst record of job creation since the Great Depression, with the loss of nearly 3 million manufacturing jobs...

» Hoyer on Boehner's Placing Blame on Generals, November 01, 2006 John Boehner’s comments defending Donald Rumsfeld and, by implication, laying the blame for our failures in Iraq on the military just shows how out of touch he is with the American people and the situation on the ground in Iraq...

» Hoyer: Republicans’ Desperate Rhetoric Cannot Obscure Their Record of Failure, October 31, 2006 The Republican Party does not have a record to run on, so it can only attempt to distract, distort and deceive. The American people are not going to fall for those tactics...

» Hoyer Says Iraq Announcement “Driven by Political Calendar and GOP Desperation”, October 24, 2006 For more than a year, Democrats have urged the Bush Administration to establish concrete benchmarks for success in Iraq and insisted that 2006 be a year of transition, where Iraqis assume responsibility for establishing security and stability in their nation...

» Hoyer: Republicans Will Push Social Security Privatization, October 24, 2006 Last year, the American people made it very clear that they do not support privatizing Social Security, but President Bush and Republicans are not listening...

» Hoyer: OPEC Cuts More Evidence that U.S. Must Move Towards Energy Independence, October 20, 2006 Efforts by OPEC to cut production and manipulate global oil prices are a reminder that the United States must aggressively pursue efforts to increase energy independence through alternative fuels and energy efficiency...

» Hoyer: President Bush Is In a State of Denial on the Fiscal Meltdown Instigated by His Policies, October 11, 2006 Today, President Bush demonstrated that he is not only in a state of denial on the war in Iraq. He also is deeply in denial over our nation's historic fiscal downturn...

» Hoyer Statement on NLRB Kentucky River Decision, October 06, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Kentucky River decision, which could potentially jeopardize the right to collective bargaining for over 34 million workers:

» Hoyer: Anemic Job Growth Is Part and Parcel of Failed Republican Economic Policies, October 06, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Department of Labor reported that the U.S. economy added only 51,000 jobs in September. Economists generally agree that the economy must add 150,000 jobs per months just to keep pace with population growth and the number of people entering the labor force:

» Hoyer: Bush Political Attacks Tired and Predictable, October 04, 2006 WASHINGTON - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to President Bush's repeated political attacks on Democrats:

» Hoyer on Foley Matter: Ethics Committee, FBI Investigations Must Be Thorough and Include GOP Leadership, October 02, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the outrageous actions of former Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL), as well as the failure of the House Republican leadership to address them despite knowledge of some of his behavior:

» Hoyer Recognizes Hispanic Heritage Month, October 02, 2006 WASHINGTON - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, which is celebrated from September 15 - October 15. Last evening, Hoyer joined members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to kick off the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's annual conference, and will attend this Wednesday's CHCI Gala. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute includes Members of Congress of Hispanic descent, and is led by Chairwoman Grace Napolitano (CA).

» Hoyer: America Needs a New Direction to Address the Bush Administration’s “Stunning Incompetence”, September 29, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning in response to President Bush’s speech at the Reserve Officers Association:

» oyer, Ehlers, Millender-McDonald Send Letter Encouraging College Students to Participate in Elections, September 29, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer, joined by the Chairman and Ranking Democratic Member of the Committee on House Administration, today appealed to representatives of the nation's 4,140 colleges, universities, and community colleges to urge students to become non-partisan Election Day volunteers on November 7.

» Hoyer Asks for Clear Guidelines For Contested Elections, September 28, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) sent the attached letter today to Committee on House Administration Chairman Vernon Ehlers and Ranking Democrat Juanita Millender-McDonald asking the Committee to "develop a set of clear protocols for managing any contest or contests that the Committee faces in November" because "[w]ith the direction of the House likely to turn on a handful of seats, ensuring that contested elections are adjudicated in a fair, transparent, and swift manner is essential."

» Hoyer: Minimum Wage is Best Example of Rubberstamp Congress's Wrong Priorities, September 27, 2006 WASHINGTON - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today at a press conference with the House and Senate Democratic Leadership on the misplaced priorities of the Rubberstamp Republican Congress:

» Hoyer: Republican Bill Affecting First Amendment Cases Would Set Dangerous Precedent, September 26, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following concerning H.R. 2679, the Public Expression of Religion Act, which was considered on the House Floor today:

» Leading House Democrats Urge 48 Republicans to "Back Up Words with Action" On the Minimum Wage, September 26, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD), Education and Workforce Committee Ranking Democrat George Miller (CA), Representatives Leonard Boswell (D-IA) and John Barrow (D-GA), sent a letter today to the 48 House Republicans who signed a letter in July asking their leadership to schedule a vote on the minimum wage.

» Hoyer: Republican Congress Is Failing to Ask the Hard Questions on Terrorist Threat, September 25, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today:

» Hoyer: HUD Contracts Must be Awarded on Merit, September 22, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC–House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today released the following statement in response to a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Inspector General’s report stating that political leanings were taken into consideration when awarding discretionary contracts.

» Hoyer: Republican Economic Policies Have Failed Middle Class America, September 22, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today at a wage forum to release a new report from the Financial Services Committee Democrats which highlights Republicans' failed economic policies:

» Hoyer: America Needs Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Not More Political Stunts, September 21, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today:

» Hoyer, Waxman Ask Rumsfeld For Investigation into CPA Hiring, September 20, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) and Rep. Henry A. Waxman (CA), Ranking Democrat on the House Government Reform Committee, released the following letter today to Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld asking for an investigation into the Coalition Provision Authority's hiring practices:

» Hoyer on President Bush's Speech to the United Nations, September 19, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following the following statement today responding to the President's speech to the U.N.:

 

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