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» Bipartisan SAFER/Fire Amendment to Help Firefighters Set to Pass in House, May 18, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement on the House Floor in favor of the Sabo-Weldon-Hoyer Amendment to the FY06 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill

» Hoyer Congratulates Israel On Its 57th Independence Day , May 12, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today:

» Hoyer Statement on House Social Security Hearing, May 12, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to the House Ways and Means Committee’s first hearing on Social Security privatization and middle class benefit cuts:

» Hoyer: America’s Tax System Must be Made Fairer and Simpler for Main Street Businesses, May 12, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, a leading proponent of tax reform in the House, released the following statement today regarding a hearing on business tax reform proposals held today by the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform:

» Hoyer, Nelson Propose National Full-Service Community Schools Bill, May 10, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) and Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) today introduced a bill to authorize funding for Full-Service Community Schools, which are public schools that coordinate multiple educational and social service programs with community-based organizations and public/private partnerships.

» Hoyer Statement on Republican Retreat on Partisan Ethics Rules, April 27, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the Republican retreat on the partisan ethics rules they pushed through the House earlier this year:

» Hoyer Statement on Social Security, April 26, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after participating in a Social Security Rally on Capitol Hill:

» Hoyer Statement on Earth Day, April 22, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in recognition of the 35th celebration of Earth Day:

» Hoyer Statement on the Resignation of EAC Commissioner Buster Soaries, April 22, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the resignation of Election Assistance Commission Buster Soaries:

» Hoyer: House Republicans Vote Against the Interests of the American People on MTBE Provision, April 21, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this afternoon after House Republicans defeated an amendment to the Energy Bill offered by Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA). Rep. Capps’ amendment would have struck a provision inserted in the bill that would immunize the producers of the fuel additive MTBE from responsibility for contaminating ground water, and shift the costs of cleanup to taxpayers. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) insisted that the provision be included in the bill:

» Hoyer: Republican Proposal on Ethics Process Is Nothing But a Charade, April 20, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this afternoon regarding the proposal on ethics rules by the new Chairman of the Ethics Committee, Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA):

» Hoyer: Republicans Continue to Block Bipartisan Ethics Process, April 14, 2005 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this afternoon after House Republicans defeated a Democratic effort to create a bipartisan task force to make recommendations to restore public confidence in the House ethics process:

» Hoyer: Arrogant Republican Partisanship Is Detrimental To Democracy, April 13, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today at a press conference with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (NV), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA), and Senator Debbie Stabenow (MI), highlighting Republican abuses of power in Congress.

» Hoyer Leads Bipartisan Effort to Help Communities Hire Firefighters , April 08, 2005 WASHINGTON, DC – A bipartisan group of 120 U.S. Representatives, led by House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), sent a letter today to the Chairman and Ranking member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee urging them to include funding in the FY 2006 Homeland Security Appropriations bill for fire fighter staffing.

» Republicans Are Out-Of-Touch, Out-Of-Bounds, April 08, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to news reports regarding comments made by Majority Leader Tom DeLay and other leading Republicans:

» Hoyer Traveling to Rome to Attend Funeral Service of Pope John Paul II, April 06, 2005 WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today on the passing of Pope John Paul II. Rep. Hoyer will join the Congressional Delegation traveling to Rome tonight to attend the funeral of Pope John Paul II on Friday.

» Hoyer Points Out the Irony of President Bush Visiting the Bureau of Public Debt, April 05, 2005 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding President Bush’s visit to the Bureau of the Public Debt in Parkersburg, West Virginia, where the President spoke about Social Security:

» Hoyer: Incredible Complexity of Tax Code Commands Bipartisan Action This Year, March 31, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), a leading Democratic proponent of tax reform and simplification in the House of Representatives, released the following statement today regarding the sixth meeting of the President’s Advisory Panel on Tax Reform:

» Hoyer: Trustee’s Report Demonstrates That Social Security Is Not in “Crisis”, March 23, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the Social Security Trustees’ Report on the program:

» Hoyer Statement on Tax Reform and the Budget, March 17, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today praising the inclusion of tax reform language in the House Democratic 2006 Budget. Whip Hoyer worked with John Spratt, the Ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, to include the language in this year’s Democratic budget:

» Hoyer: Republican Budget Betrays Our Values, March 17, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the House Republican budget for Fiscal Year 2006, and the Democratic alternative offered by Rep. John Spratt (SC), the Ranking Democrat on the Budget Committee:

» Democratic Whip Calls on Members to Support Resolution Restoring Bipartisan Ethics Rules, March 16, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) delivered the following statement on the House Floor this morning, urging Members on both sides of the aisle to support a Resolution introduced by Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) to restore bipartisan ethics rules:

» Hoyer Joins Democratic Leaders to call on Bush, Republicans to Stop Delaying Solution to Social Security, March 16, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after a press conference with Democratic leaders Representative Nancy Pelosi (CA), Senator Harry Reid (NV), Senator Debbie Stabenow (MI), Senator Dick Durbin (IL), Representative Charlie Rangel (NY), Senator Max Baucus (MT), and Representative Robert Menendez (NJ):

» Hoyer on Ethics Committee Breakdown, March 11, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) issued the following statement today in response to comments on ethics by the Republican leadership:

» Hoyer: It Is a Moral Obligation to Provide a Safety Net For Most Vulnerable Americans, March 10, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) highlighted the negative impact that GOP proposals to privatize Social Security would have on Americans with disabilities and their families. Disabled workers, people with disabilities and their families account for 17% of Americans receiving Social Security benefits.

 

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