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» House Democratic Leaders Demand Bush Explain Economic Forecasts, February 19, 2004 House Democratic Leaders released a letter sent to President Bush today in response to the refusal by two Cabinet officers to support President Bush’s prediction that the economy will add 2.6 million jobs this year.

» Hoyer: President Bush Should Stop Making Excuses for Job Losses, and Offer a Real Job-Creation Plan, February 19, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding President Bush’s comments on the economy:

» Hoyer: The Country Can’t Afford NOT to Provide Pay Parity, February 19, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to a recent Dear Colleague regarding the bipartisan principle of pay parity distributed to the press by Chairman Ernest Istook (R-OK):

» House Leadership of Congressional Fire Services Caucus Laments Cuts to Fire Grant Program, February 13, 2004 WASHINGTON, DC – The House leadership of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, led by House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), sent a letter yesterday to President Bush urging him to reconsider his decision to significantly reduce funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.

» Hoyer to America’s Workers: You may have a friend in Pennsylvania, but it isn’t President Bush, February 12, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to President Bush’s remarks on the economy in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania:

» Hoyer: President’s Non-proliferation Effort Requires More Than Rhetoric, February 11, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement this afternoon in response to President Bush’s speech at the National Defense University on preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction:

» Hoyer Statement in Support of Federal Employee Protest on Capitol Hill Today, February 10, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in support of federal employees’ protest of Department of Defense personnel changes on Capitol Hill today:

» Hoyer: Show Me State Asks President to “Show Me” the Jobs, February 09, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the President’s remarks on the economy in Springfield, Missouri:

» HOYER: JOB MARKET STILL TOUGH, February 06, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) today released the following statement in response to the January national unemployment numbers announced this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

» Hoyer: Keep Family and Medical Leave Act Intact, February 06, 2004 Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) today released the following statement in observance of the 11th anniversary of the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act this week:

» HOYER ON PRESIDENT BUSH’S BUDGET CUTS, February 05, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to a new Center on Budget and Policy Priorities report that shows that President Bush’s Fiscal Year 2005 Budget contains larger cuts in domestic spending than has been previously reported:

» Hoyer Statement on Committee on Standards of Official Conduct “Informal Fact-Finding” , February 05, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the announcement by the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct late last night that it had initiated an “informal fact-finding” into allegations that Representative Nick Smith was offered bribes in return for a yea vote on the controversial Medicare Prescription Drug legislation in November 2003:

» Hoyer: Administration’s Budget Language on Federal Employee Pay is Troubling, February 05, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding language in President Bush’s Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Analytical Perspectives (page 218) which states:

» Bipartisan Majority of the House Votes to Extend Unemployment Benefits for Long-Term Unemployed, February 04, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed a Democratic amendment to the “Improving the Community Services Block Grant Act” (H.R. 3030) to authorize funding for a six-month extension of unemployment benefits.

» Hoyer: Bush Budget Lacks Credibility, February 02, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding President Bush’s Fiscal Year 2005 Budget:

» Hoyer: Civilian Federal Employees Deserve Pay Parity with Military, February 02, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the civilian federal pay adjustment proposed by President Bush in his Fiscal Year 2005 Budget:

» HOYER: NOW IS THE TIME TO FINISH THE JOB ON ELECTION REFORM, February 02, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), a lead sponsor of landmark, bipartisan election reform legislation in 2002 (the “Help America Vote Act”), today expressed extreme disappointment in the President’s FY05 budget request for election reform and urged Members on both sides of the aisle to support full funding for the Act:

» Hoyer Leads Bipartisan Washington, DC Delegation in Introducing Budget Resolution on Pay Parity, January 30, 2004 The bipartisan Washington, DC regional delegation, led by House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), will introduce a resolution next week that would put Congress on record in support of the bipartisan principle of pay parity in its upcoming fiscal year 2005 budget proposal.

» Declaración de Hoyer acerca de la Presentación de los Principios Demócratas de Reforma Migratoria:, January 28, 2004 "Estos Principios Satisfacen las Expectativas de los Inmigrantes, Reflejan las Necesidades de los Empleadores, y Respetan nuestras Necesidades de Seguridad Nacional"

» Hoyer Responds to President’s Speech on Health Care, January 28, 2004 Says President’s Plan on Health Care, like Jobs Plan, Falls Short

» Hoyer Statement on Announcement of Democratic Immigration Principle, January 28, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the announcement of the Democratic Immigration Principles at a news conference today:

» Hoyer: Republicans Preach Fiscal Discipline, Practice Sin of Fiscal Recklessness, January 26, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the new budget forecast by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The CBO predicts a $477 billion deficit for Fiscal Year 2004, which is 4.2 percent of GDP:

» Spratt Statement on New CBO Budget Forecast, January 26, 2004 U.S. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC) issued the following statement on today’s new budget forecast by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

» Hoyer, Ney Discuss First Test of Election Reform in New Hampshire Primary on Tuesday, January 23, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) participated in a media conference call today with House Administration Chairman Bob Ney (OH) on the landmark election reform legislation, the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), and the first test of its implementation in the New Hampshire presidential primary this Tuesday.

» AFGE APPLAUDS LAWMAKERS' PAY PARITY LETTER, January 21, 2004 John Gage, National President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), today issued the following statement in response to the release of a bi-partisan letter from Washington, D.C. area lawmakers urging President Bush to support pay parity in his fiscal year 2005 budget proposals:

 

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