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» Hoyer: New Homeland Security Documents Undermine Administration’s Claims on Katrina, January 24, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after news media reports revealed that the Department of Homeland Security warned Bush Administration officials well before Hurricane Katrina made landfall of the likely catastrophic impact of the storm on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region:

» Hoyer Urges White House to Fully Fund Election Reform in 2007 Budget, January 23, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), the chief Democratic sponsor in the House of Representatives of the landmark “Help America Vote Act (HAVA),” released the following statement today after sending a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Joshua Bolten calling on the Bush Administration to propose full funding for HAVA in its Fiscal Year 2007 budget proposal, which will be submitted to Congress in February after next week’s State of the Union Address by President Bush:

» Hoyer: With Republican Credibility in Tatters, Congress Must Take Up Democratic Lobbying Reform Proposals, January 18, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement in support of the “Honest Leadership, Open Government Act,” an aggressive set of reform proposals released today by House and Senate Democrats in response to the widening Abramoff scandal and other Republican abuses of power.

» Hoyer Leads Bipartisan Fight for Pay Parity, January 17, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), joined by a bipartisan, regional delegation of House Members, today sent a letter to President Bush calling on him to include the principle of pay parity for federal civilian and military employees in his fiscal year 2007 budget proposal.

» Hoyer: Honor Dr. King's Legacy by Renewing the Voting Rights Act, January 13, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, birthday, which will be observed on Monday, January 16:

» Hoyer: House Republicans Cannot Simply Point the Finger of Blame at Lobbyists, January 10, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today concerning reports that House Republicans plan to push new rules governing lobbyists’ access to lawmakers, in light of the evolving scandal involving Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff:

» Hoyer Statement on Bush's No Child Left Behind Remarks, January 09, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after President Bush’s speech in Glen Burnie, Maryland, on the No Child Left Behind Act, which was signed into law on January 8, 2002:

» Hoyer Statement on Prime Minister Sharon, January 05, 2006 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), a strong advocate of the U.S.-Israel relationship, released the following statement today concerning Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who suffered a severe stroke on Wednesday:

» Hoyer on Election Reform January 1st Deadline Whip Calls for Full Funding to Help States Meet HAVA , December 22, 2005 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer released the following statement today regarding reports that 19 states will miss the January 1, 2006 deadline for complying with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). Hoyer was the lead House Democratic sponsor of HAVA.

» Hoyer: Republican Budget Bill Not Fiscally Responsible, But a Continuation of GOP’s History of Irresponsibility, December 22, 2005 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the passage of the Republican budget bill in the Senate yesterday:

» Hoyer: Republicans’ Irresponsible Budget Policies Cost Our National Defense, December 19, 2005 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the 1 % across-the-board cut to all discretionary federal spending, including national defense, passed by the House early this morning:

» Hoyer Statement on Defense Funding Bill, December 18, 2005 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the Fiscal Year 2006 Defense Appropriations Bill:

» Hoyer Statement on Republican Budget, December 18, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight regarding House passage of the Republican Budget Bill that will cut billions of dollars for programs that benefit students, seniors and children:

» 32 House Democrats Vote “Present” on Iraq Resolution As Statement of Protest Against Republican Partisanship , December 16, 2005 WASHINGTON, DC – The 32 House Democrats who voted “present” today on the Iraq Resolution offered by the Republican leadership released the following statement:

» Hoyer Statement on Corrupt Republican Congress, December 16, 2005 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today at a press conference with Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid (NV), House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA), and Senate Assistant Democratic Leader Dick Durbin (IL).

» Hoyer Statement on Rep. Jim Clyburn’s Election as House Democratic Caucus Chair, December 16, 2005 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the election of Representative Jim Clyburn (SC) as the Chair of the House Democratic Caucus:

» Hoyer: “Present” Vote on Iraq Resolution Is Statement of Protest Against Republican Partisanship, December 16, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement concerning his “present” on the Republican Resolution on Iraq:

» Hoyer Statement Against the Republican Immigration Bill, December 15, 2005 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), made the following statement tonight on the House Floor in opposition to the GOP Immigration Bill:

» Hoyer Statement on Iranian President's Latest Outrageous Outburst, December 15, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding anti-Israel comments by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, including a comment that the death of six millions Jews in the Holocaust is a “myth” fabricated by the West:

» Hoyer Statement Against Labor-HHS Conference Report, December 14, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), made the following statement today on the House floor in opposition to the Labor-HHS Conference Report:

» Hoyer Statement in Support of DOD Motion to Instruct that Bans Torture, December 14, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in support of the Motion to Instruct on H.R. 2863 Department of Defense Appropriations.

» Hoyer Statement on Elections in Iraq, December 14, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD-5) released the following statement today regarding the parliamentary elections taking place in Iraq tomorrow:

» Hoyer, Miller, Kennedy Call on Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage, December 14, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today during a press conference with Representative George Miller (D-CA) and Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), who have introduced a bill to increase the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 over two years.

» Hoyer: Iraqi Election Critical to That Nation’s Future, and America’s Presence There, December 12, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to President Bush’s speech in Philadelphia on Iraq:

» Hoyer Statement on Bob Menendez's Appointment to the Senate, December 09, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement after the announcement that Democratic Caucus Chairman Bob Menendez was selected to fill the New Jersey Senate seat of Governor-elect Jon Corzine:

 

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