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» GOP RETALIATES AGAINST DEMOCRATS FOR VOTING CONSCIENCE ON EDUCATION, November 18, 2003 Reports on the House Republicans neglecting education while supporting various pork projects
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» HOYER: “ENERGY BILL FAILS TO ADDRESS AMERICA’S NEEDS”, November 18, 2003 WASHINGTON D.C. – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the Republican energy bill, which fails to help the American consumer, guts protections for the environment, weakens liabilities for corporate polluters, and does not promote smart energy independence. Democrats were once again undemocratically shut out of the negotiations on this bill...

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» Week of November 17, 2003, November 17, 2003 Energy Conference Report, Omnibus Appropriations Conference Report, Foreign Operations Conference Report
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» HOYER: DEMOCRATS WILL SUPPORT Rx DRUG BILL THAT PROVIDES REAL, SUBSTANTIAL BENEFIT, OPPOSE ANY BILL THAT DOES NOT, November 13, 2003 WASHINGTON, D.C. –House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement in response to President Bush’s speech on Medicare this afternoon in Orlando, Florida...
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» Billion-Dollar Question: How Much Does a Fair Election Cost?, November 12, 2003 Most of the stories about the California recall election noted after the fact that California had dodged a bullet: The dire predictions about election process failure did not come to pass. As John McLaughlin would say, “WRONG!”...
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» Honoring Our Nation’s Veterans this November 11th, November 11, 2003 On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year of 1918, the world celebrated the end of World War I, and in recognition November 11th became known as Armistice Day...
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» Week of November 10, 2003, November 10, 2003 Energy Conference Reeport & Energy Appropriations Conference Report
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» As the Session Winds Down, Sniping Rises on Capitol Hill, November 08, 2003 Congress is winding down, which is causing the partisanship to be ratcheted up...
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» Crashing the Party, November 08, 2003 To hear congressional Democrats tell it, this is the beginning of the end of democracy...
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» Digging Scoop, November 07, 2003 A Jewish Democratic group is creating an award to memorialize Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson of Washington state, the legendary liberal internationalist who did much to win the Cold War and whose staunch support for the Jewish state helped it through some rough times...
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» House Democrats on Edge of Forcing Vote on Extending Unemployment Insurance for Millions of Out of Work Americans, November 07, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after House Democrats succeeded in collecting 200 Democratic signatures on a “discharge petition” to force House consideration of H.Res.398, a rule which would allow consideration of H.R. 3244 (sponsored by Reps. Rangel/Cardin) and H.R. 3270 (Sponsored by Rep. Dunn). A discharge petition is a procedural device that allows House Members to force a vote on legislation – usually over the objection of the House leadership – when they collect the signatures of 218 Members (a majority of House Members)...

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» HOYER OUTRAGED BY ARROGANT, HYPOCRITICAL DECISION TO LIMIT QUERIES, November 07, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to a news report in today’s Washington Post that the Bush White House will “not entertain any more questions from opposition lawmakers,” effectively preventing “Democrats from getting questions answered without the blessing of the GOP committee chairmen"...

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» Hoyer Supporting Troops, on Defense Appropriations Report, November 07, 2003 the Conference Report before us is one I will support. It will provide adequate pay, housing and training for the men and women serving our country on active duty and in the guard and reserve...
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» HOYER: CONGRESS SHOULD STRENGTHEN MILITARY, RESPECT DEFENSE WORKERS, November 07, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke out on the House floor in opposition to a Republican provision in the Defense Authorization Conference Report, which would deny worker protections and rights to hundreds of thousands of Department of Defense civilian employees. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery...

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» Rejection of 'Earmarks' Angers Democrats, November 07, 2003 Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (Md.), the House's second-ranking Democrat, hoped to use funds from a $138 billion spending bill now before Congress to upgrade the computer system at St. Mary's College of Maryland, modernize laboratories at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, and support a nonprofit group that repairs the homes of poor, elderly and disabled Marylanders...

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» STILL SEARCHING FOR JOBS, November 07, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) today released the following statement in response to the new national unemployment numbers announced this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
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» Democrats United in Support for Troops, Concern Over Administration's Iraq Policy, November 06, 2003 Statements by Rep. Hoyer and Rep. Obey
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» DOUBLE-DIGIT INCREASES IN HEALTH CARE COSTS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HIT NEXT WEEK, November 06, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the imminent increase in health insurance premiums for federal employees and retirees, which will rise an average of 10.6 percent on Monday, November 10th. This is the fourth consecutive year of double-digit increases...

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» Inevitable Results of Republican Tax Cut, November 06, 2003 Whip Hoyer shows the inevitable bad result of the Republican tax cuts: major NIH budget cuts
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» Podesta seeks to rival Heritage, AEI, November 06, 2003 John Podesta briefed the House Democratic whip team yesterday on his vision for a progressive think tank that would rival the likes of the conservative Heritage Foundation and American Enterprise Institute...
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» Dems angry over GOP relations in the House, November 05, 2003 Enraged House Democrats say that bipartisan relations in the House — especially regarding joint House-Senate conferences — have reached an all-time low, far worse than when they controlled Congress for 40 years...
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» Don’t Take Civility Out of the House Appropriations Panel, November 05, 2003 When I came to Washington, one of the first lawmakers I met was Rep. George Mahon (D), a tall, taciturn Texan who was chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. I was awed...
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» For Senate, It’s Nov. 21 or Bust, November 05, 2003 Senate leaders told rank-and-file Members on Tuesday that the Veterans Day holiday has been canceled and a five-day workweek would be instituted for the remainder of the session, as Nov. 21 has now been officially identified as the new target day for adjournment...
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» Hoyer Pays Tribute to the Late Congressman Frank McCloskey, November 05, 2003 Our friend and former colleague, Indiana Congressman Frank McCloskey, who lost a year-long battle with cancer, let it long be remembered that this Hoosier...
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» HOYER: COMPASSION NEEDED FOR HIV/AIDS VICTIMS, November 05, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) in a statement today voiced his support for full funding of the United States’ commitment to the global effort to fight HIV/AIDS. He encouraged the House to follow the Senate’s lead in providing full funding in the Fiscal Year 2004 Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill. The following is his statement as prepared for delivery...

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