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» Democrats See Momentum In South Dakota Election , June 01, 2004 A top House Democrat predicted his party will prevail in a special election Tuesday in South Dakota, which would hand Democrats the second victory this year in Republican-leaning states.
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» HOYER MEETS WITH DISABILITY COMMUNITY, June 01, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD), who was the lead House Democratic sponsor of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act and has worked closely with the disability community for almost two decades, released the following statement today after meeting with leaders of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities late yesterday to discuss issues important to the 54 million Americans with disabilities:

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» HOYER PROTESTS “ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL” IN BIOTERRORISM INITIATIVES, June 01, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in protest of the Bush Administration’s request to “reprogram” or shift funds from state and local bioterrorism preparedness:
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» HOYER STATEMENT ON RULING THAT PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION BAN IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, June 01, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, the lead Democratic sponsor of the Late-Term Abortion Restriction Act, released the following statement today following a ruling by a U.S. District Court that the recently enacted “partial-birth” abortion ban was unconstitutional:
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» Pelosi, Hoyer play to strengths, weaknesses , June 01, 2004 By recognizing the strengths and weaknesses of the Pelosi-Hoyer combination, House Democrats believe they have developed an effective one-two punch.
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» Report on S. Dakota Special Election, May 31, 2004 Hoyer comments on Stephanie Herseth's Congressional race on CNN's "Inside Politics"...
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» Week of May 10, 2004, May 31, 2004 ...three bills that the House has already passed with bipartisan majorities, and which they will tout as "helping teachers" and "helping Americans strengthen skills to compete in a global economy."
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» Week of May 31, 2004, May 31, 2004 H.J.Res. 83 and H.R. 444 ...
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» The circuit, May 30, 2004 U.S. Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D., Md.), the House Democratic whip, hit Montgomery County on Thursday to stump for the county's Democratic congressional candidates.
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» Budget memo serves as Democratic ammo, May 28, 2004 Democrats were in a full-court press yesterday, criticizing President Bush for an administration document they say directs federal agencies to prepare preliminary 2006 budgets that cut spending for education, veterans benefits and other key programs after the 2004 election.
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» Democrat Sees Parallels to '94 Elections, May 28, 2004 The second-ranking Democrat in the House sees parallels between now and 1994, when his party -- entrenched in power but shaken by dissension in the ranks and tied to a president in political trouble -- suffered a stunning defeat in the November elections.
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» For House Democrats, a Whiff of Victory, May 28, 2004 House Democrats do not usually like to talk about 1994, the year of their exile into the minority. It has been a bad memory, best left undisturbed.
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» HOYER STATEMENT ON MEMORIAL DAY:, May 28, 2004 House Democratic Whip (MD) Steny Hoyer released the following statement today in observance of Memorial Day:
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» HOYER: ADMINISTRATION’S DRUG DISCOUNT CARDS DON’T HELP MAJORITY OF SENIORS, May 28, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding two recent studies by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and FamiliesUSA. Both studies showed that the price of name-brand prescription drugs most used by seniors has increased substantially above inflation for the past four years, thus severely undercutting any possible assistance by the new Medicare drug discount cards issued by the Bush Administration.

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» 2006 Cuts In Domestic Spending On Table, May 27, 2004 The White House put government agencies on notice this month that if President Bush is reelected, his budget for 2006 may include spending cuts for virtually all agencies in charge of domestic programs, including education, homeland security and others that the president backed in this campaign year...
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» House Race in S.D. Mirrors Larger Struggle, May 27, 2004 Stephanie Herseth and Larry Diedrich are local candidates in a campaign with national stakes, South Dakota rivals in a congressional race that pits the political parties in a struggle as intense as their own.
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» HOYER ON PRESIDENT BUSH’S “CUT AND RUN” POLICY, May 27, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding news reports that President Bush has notified federal agencies that “his budget for 2006 may include spending cuts for virtually all agencies in charge of domestic programs, including education, homeland security and others that the president backed in this campaign year” [Washington Post, today].

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» PRESIDENT LOOKING TO "CUT AND RUN" ON CHILDREN, VETERANS, OTHERS IN HIS 2006 BUDGET, May 27, 2004 statements by Hoyer and Spratt...
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» HOYER STATEMENT ON OMB’S “COMPETITIVE SOURCING” REPORT, May 26, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to the release of a report by the Office of Management and Budget on “competitive sourcing”:
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» Democrats Tout Generic Ballot, May 24, 2004 Congressional Democrats — bolstered by Americans’ worries about the war in Iraq — have opened their largest lead in so-called generic-ballot tests since the summer of 1998, giving party leaders more optimism than they could have imagined having just a few months ago.
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» Democrats urge hearings in Abu Ghraib scandal , May 24, 2004 The top three House Democratic leaders sent a letter to House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., Monday requesting he call for committee hearings to investigate the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal.
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» House Democratic Leaders to Speaker Hastert: Investigate Iraqi Prisoner Abuse Scandal, May 24, 2004 House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, and House Democratic Caucus Chair Robert Menendez today called on Speaker Hastert to direct the relevant committees to investigate the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal.
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» Hoyer Predicts 'Dem Year'; Two Sides Dig Into S.D. Race, May 21, 2004 Drawing parallels to the months leading up to the GOP congressional sweep in 1994, House Minority Whip Hoyer said today the lackluster economy, the Iraq war and stalled legislative action create a political environment favorable to Democrats in 2004.
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» Bush, Republicans Push for Senate Budget Backing, May 20, 2004 President Bush and Republican congressional leaders made a last ditch effort on Thursday to win support of Senate moderates in their own party for a budget they charge does not do enough to control record deficits.
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» House Democratic Leadership Challenges “Do-Nothing” Republican Majority, May 20, 2004 statement by Hoyer and Whip report...
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