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» Hoyer/Cardin/S. Johnson Bill Honoring Korean War Veterans Passes House, Headed to President, June 17, 2008 House passage today of legislation they have sponsored to grant a Federal Charter to the Korean War Veterans Association (KWVA), one of the few veterans’ service organizations of its size that has not been recognized with the prestigious classification...

» Majority Leader Hoyer’s Statement on Legislation Reiterating the Intent of the ADA, June 17, 2008 I want to thank Chairmen Conyers and Miller and Congressman Sensenbrenner, the former Chair of the Judiciary Committee, for their commitment and leadership on this important legislation.

» Majority Leader Hoyer Chastises Senate Republicans for Voting Against “Tax Extender” Bill, June 17, 2008 It is stunning that Senate Republicans continue to stand in the way of this important legislation to extend tax relief to American businesses and families.

» Hoyer on Passing of Tim Russert, June 13, 2008

» House Democrats Urge Senate Republicans To Support Paid-For Tax Extenders Bill, June 12, 2008 Make no mistake: House Democrats are absolutely committed to enacting this legislation to extend tax relief to American businesses and families without increasing the deficit.

» Hoyer Lauds Passage of UI Bill as “the Right Thing to Do for Workers and Our Economy”, June 12, 2008 I am very pleased that the House has voted overwhelmingly, and in a bipartisan way, to extend unemployment insurance benefits to millions of hard-working Americans who are struggling to make ends meet in the Bush economy.

» Majority Leader Hoyer’s Statement on Supreme Court Decision Regarding Detainees, June 12, 2008 Today’s decision represents yet another rebuke of the Administration’s deeply legally flawed process of detaining and trying enemy combatants.

» Majority Leader Hoyer Says UI Bill Will Be Brought Up Tomorrow Under Rule, June 11, 2008 While I’m very pleased that 49 House Republicans joined a unanimous Democratic caucus in voting to extend unemployment benefits today, I’m disappointed that we did not pick up more Republican support, and that this bill failed to pass as a suspension.

» Hoyer: UI Extension Vital for Americans Struggling in the Poor Bush Economy, June 11, 2008 Mr. Speaker, for the last seven and one-half years, the President and members of his Administration have claimed that the American economy is doing just fine.

» Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on 45th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, June 10, 2008 Forty five years ago today, President Kennedy signed into law the landmark Equal Pay Act. It was a law founded on a powerful principle: that the value of work lies in a job well done, not in the gender of the worker.

» Hoyer: Dismal Jobs Report Is Further Evidence that Bush Policies Have Failed America, June 06, 2008 It is increasingly clear that the only people who believe the Bush Administration’s policies are working are the cheerleaders who reside and work at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

» Majority Leader Hoyer Takes Aim at Bush Administration’s Economic Record, June 02, 2008 The Administration’s focus today on tax cuts that are not due to expire for another two years shows again how they are out of touch with Americans' daily struggle to deal with the consequences of the President’s failed economic program – anemic job growth, decreasing household incomes, exploding costs of gas, food, health care and college, record foreclosure rates, and rising poverty.

» Majority Leader Hoyer Memorial Day Tribute, May 23, 2008 “As we observe the Memorial Day holiday, let us be reminded of the simple, yet apt words of Elmer Davis, Director of the U.S. Office of War Information during WWII: ‘This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.’...

» Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on FISA, May 22, 2008 Our intelligence community has the tools it needs to keep America safe, and we are absolutely committed to ensuring that this remains the case.

» Hoyer Statement on House Override of President’s Farm Bill Veto, May 21, 2008 Today the House overwhelmingly rejected the President’s misguided veto of the Farm Bill.

» Democrats Working to Make America Energy Independent, Lower Gas Prices, May 21, 2008 For the first six years of the 21st Century, President Bush and Republican Congresses relied on a 20th Century energy policy that failed to reduce America’s energy independence or address rising gas prices.

» House Democrats' Strong Record of Accomplishment, May 20, 2008

» Hoyer Statement on the Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act, May 20, 2008 The cost of gas has now climbed to $3.79 per gallon, and oil has hit a record of $129 per barrel.

» Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on Senator Kennedy, May 20, 2008 Senator Kennedy is a giant in the Senate, a wonderful public servant, and a great American.

» Majority Leader Hoyer’s Statement on War Funding Vote, May 15, 2008 I understand the differences of opinion on the war in Iraq.

» HOYER, CAPAC, CHC APPLAUD FARM BILL NUTRITION TITLE’S IMPACT ON MINORITY COMMUNITIES, May 14, 2008

» Majority Leader Hoyer Urges President Bush to Suspend Deliveries to Strategic Petroleum Reserve, May 13, 2008 It is absolutely inconceivable that, with gas prices climbing to $3.72 today, President Bush continues to oppose the bipartisan effort in Congress to give American consumers some relief from those high prices by temporarily suspending deliveries to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).

» Majority Leader Steny Hoyer Statement in Response to the President’s Comments, May 07, 2008 As the second term of his failed presidency winds to an end, President Bush has little left on the agenda but finger-pointing.

» Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on National Teacher Day, May 06, 2008 Today, as another school year winds to a close, we honor the men and women whose determination, caring, and seemingly infinite patience made it possible: America’s teachers.

» What's Good For Homeowners Is Good For The Economy, May 06, 2008

 

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