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» Democrats Support State Children’s Health Insurance Program, January 14, 2009 Today, the House introduced bipartisan legislation to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to cover 11 million children.
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» Hoyer Statement on State Children's Health Insurance Program, January 14, 2009 If you want a picture of American healthcare, in all its excellence and squalor, there it is: The best doctors, the latest technology, six weeks of hospital care for a sick boy, at a cost of $250,000—in a country that can’t find $80 to fix a toothache.
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» Statement on SCHIP Reauthorization, January 14, 2009 ...If I can find the most efficient use of our health care dollars, I'd insure more children. I think 80% of americans agree with us on that... [TRANSCRIPT]
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» THE DAILY LEADER: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2009, January 13, 2009 Suspension, H.R. 2 - Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009,H.R. 384 – TARP Reform and Accountability Act
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» Healthcare Update: House to Vote on Expanding SCHIP, Covering 4.1 Million More Children, January 13, 2009 The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is a successful, popular, bipartisan program that provides private health care coverage for millions of children who would otherwise go without care.
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» THE DAILY LEADER: TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2009, January 12, 2009
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» Democrats Respond to Request for Access to Remaining TARP Funds, January 12, 2009 House Democrats issued the following statements today after reports that the Bush Administration will seek access to the remaining funds of the Troubled Asset Relief Program on behalf of President-elect Obama.
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» Hoyer Statement on Request for Access to Remaining TARP Funds, January 12, 2009 The American public has been rightfully concerned about the effectiveness of the first $350 billion used by the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
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» THE WEEKLY LEADER: WEEK OF JANUARY 12, 2009, January 09, 2009
Suspensions, H.Res. 40 – Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require each standing committee to hold periodic hearings on the topic of waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement in Government programs which that committee may authorize, and for other purposes, H.R. ___ - Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, H.R. 384 – TARP Reform and Accountability Act

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» Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Discussed on the House Floor, January 09, 2009 Sexism, frankly, still robs women of their equal right to earn a livelihood, provide for their families and secure the dignity of their labor. And it does much of its worst work in the dark. Frankly, women in this body all know that they make the same thing as the men in this body. [TRANSCRIPT]
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» THE DAILY LEADER: FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2009, January 08, 2009 H.Res. 34 – Recognizing Israel’s right to defend itself against attacks from Gaza, H.R. 11 – Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, H.R. 12 – Paycheck Fairness Act
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» Hoyer: Electoral College Officially Declares Barack Obama 44th President of the United States, January 08, 2009 Today, the Electoral College formalized the election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States.
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» Hoyer Responds to President-Elect Obama's Speech on the Economy, January 08, 2009 President-elect Obama was right when he pinpointed the prime cause of our economic crisis.
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» THE DAILY LEADER: THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2009, January 07, 2009
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» 1st order of business is creating or saving 3 million jobs in U.S., January 07, 2009
The 111th Congress has been sworn in at one of the most challenging moments in our history. Today we prepare ourselves to meet that challenge, full of confidence and hope for a new year — but chastened by the knowledge that the value of all of our fall and winter promises reaches zero as soon as we raise our right hands and take the oath of office. From that point on, we can expect to be judged by results alone.

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» Democrats Respond to CBO's Deficit Projection, January 07, 2009 Today, the Congressional Budget Office issued the January 2009 “Budget and Economic Outlook,” forecasting a record deficit of $1.2 trillion for 2009 and an unemployment rate above 9 percent in 2010.
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» Hoyer Statement on CBO’s Budget and Economic Outlook, January 07, 2009 The projected numbers released by the CBO today are a dismal final verdict on the economic policies pursued by the Bush Administration.
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» THE LEADER'S REPORT: WEEK OF JANUARY 05, 2009, January 09, 2009
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» Bush Legacy: $1 Trillion Deficit and a Broken Economy, January 09, 2009
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» Hoyer Statement on the Paycheck Fairness Act, January 09, 2009 Within my lifetime, the ideal of ‘equal pay for equal work’ was a radical one.
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» Democrats Respond to Dismal December Jobs Report, January 09, 2009 Today, the Department of Labor reported that the U.S. economy lost 524,000 jobs in December 2008, and the unemployment rate hit a 15-year high of 7.2 percent.
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» Hoyer Statement on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, January 09, 2009 The value of work lies in a job well done, not in the gender of the worker.
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» Hoyer Statement on Dismal Jobs Report, January 09, 2009 Today’s dismal news that the economy lost 524,000 jobs last month makes it absolutely clear: the economic policies of President Bush have been a complete failure.
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» Hoyer Statement on Israel Resolution, January 09, 2009 Today this House stands united in support of Israel as it faces enemies bent on its destruction.
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