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» Hoyer Statement on the 40th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act , August 05, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which was signed into law on August 6, 1965:

» Hoyer Statement on the 40th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid, July 29, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in recognition of the 40th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid on Saturday:

» Hoyer: Congressional Republicans Have Overreached and Under-Performed, July 29, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today at a press conference with other Democratic leaders highlighting the failure of Republicans in Congress to address issues important to the American people.

» Hoyer Statement on the Medical Malpractice Bill, July 28, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the Republican Medical Malpractice Bill, which would do nothing to reduce physicians' insurance premiums:

» Blunt, Hoyer Move to Prevent Violations of Washington’s Restricted Airspace, July 27, 2005 House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (MO) and House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) today introduced the “Capitol Airspace Enforcement Act”, bipartisan legislation that aims to prevent violations of restricted airspace around Washington, D.C.

» Hoyer Statement on CAFTA, July 27, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today on the House Floor regarding H.R. 3045, the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act:

» Hoyer Awarded George Bush Medal for the Empowerment of People with Disabilities, July 26, 2005 Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) was awarded the George Bush Medal for the Empowerment of People with Disabilities last night at the National Council on Disability’s 15th Anniversary Observance of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

» Hoyer Remarks on the Voting Rights Act , July 26, 2005 Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today at a news briefing with Democratic leaders, led by Rep. John Lewis (GA), on the anniversary and reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act.

» Hoyer Statement on the Anniversary of the ADA, July 26, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), the lead House sponsor of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, released the following statement today regarding the 15th anniversary of the ADA’s enactment on Tuesday:

» Hoyer: House Republicans Abdicate Oversight on Patriot Act , July 21, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today concerning the House Republican leadership’s effort to stifle debate on legislation reauthorizing 16 provisions of the USA Patriot Act

» Hoyer Urges President to Secure Ports, July 20, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to President Bush’s visit to the Port of Baltimore.

» Hoyer: Real Tax Reform Needs A Presidential Push, July 20, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), a leading proponent of tax reform in the House of Representatives, released the following statement this morning, as the Members of the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform met to discuss tax reform proposals:

» Hoyer: The U.S.-Indian Relationship Continues to Deepen and Flourish, July 19, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), who led a Congressional delegation to India in January 2004, released the following statement today after an address to a Joint Session of Congress by Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India:

» Democratic Leaders to Speaker Hastert: Congress Must Investigate Leak of CIA Agent’s Identity, July 15, 2005 House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, Democratic Caucus Chairman Robert Menendez, and Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman James E. Clyburn sent a letter to Speaker Dennis Hastert today calling on him to direct House committees to immediately schedule hearings into the White House's involvement in leaking the identity of CIA covert agent Valerie Plame.

» Hoyer Statement on New Deficit Numbers, July 13, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the White House’s announcement that the government will post the third highest deficit in the nation’s history and continues to face massive deficits as far as the eye can see:

» Hoyer Calls Republican Bills on OSHA a Slap in the Face to America’s Workers, July 12, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning concerning four bills that the Republican leadership put on the House Floor today that will weaken worker protections, and the Republicans’ refusal to consider Democratic legislation to raise the minimum wage for the first time in eight years:

» Hoyer: Bush Administration Personnel Policies May Weaken Our National Security , July 12, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today at a rally of the American Federation of Government Employees/United Department of Defense Workers Coalition:

» Hoyer: Disappointing Job Growth in June Epitomizes Republicans’ Dismal Record, July 08, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning after the Department of Labor announced that the economy gained 146,000 jobs in June, or 4,000 fewer jobs than are needed each month to keep pace with population growth:

» Hoyer Statement on Terrorist Attacks in London, July 07, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today concerning the terrorist attacks in London:

» Hoyer: House Republicans Retreat on Ethics Changes Yet Again, July 01, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Republican leadership backpedaled on trying to unilaterally change the House Ethics rules, and instead agreed to follow House rules and hire a non-partisan professional staff for Ethics Committee:

» Hoyer on House Passage of A76 Amendment, June 30, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding House passage (222-203) of an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2006 Transportation, Treasury and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill:

» Hoyer, Ferguson Introduce Bill to Extend Dental Care to Medicare, June 30, 2005 Representative Mike Ferguson (R-NJ) and House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) introduced legislation today that would allow “medically necessary” dental care for seniors and the disabled to be covered under Medicare.

» Hoyer Urges Immediate Action to Address Shortage in Veterans' Health Care Funding, June 29, 2005 Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) today joined all 206 House Democrats in sending a letter to the President urging him to address the $1 billion shortfall in veterans’ health care funding acknowledged by the Administration last week.

» Hoyer Calls the President's Speech on Iraq a Missed Opportunity, June 28, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight after President Bush spoke at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, regarding the war in Iraq:

» Hoyer Introduces the Secure America's Vote Act, June 28, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement regarding the “Secure America’s Vote Act of 2005,” which he introduced today:

 

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