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» TOP ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE DEM ASKS PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS SECURITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES FOR U.S. TROOPS IN IRAQ, September 25, 2003 Washington, DC – In a letter to the President, Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO) called on the Administration to address issues that are affecting U.S. service members’ security and quality of life while deployed in Iraq. Skelton urged the President to provide funding for these urgent needs within the Administration’s $87 billion supplemental appropriations request for Iraq and Afghanistan...

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» HOYER, DEMOCRATS URGE REPUBLICANS “DON’T WEAKEN AIR SAFETY”, September 24, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, Rep. James Oberstar (D-MN), Ranking Democrat on the House Transportation Committee, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ranking Democrat on the Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, John Carr, President of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, and Jeremy Yahn, an experienced Air Traffic Controller, held a press conference this afternoon in opposition to Republican attempts to privatize air traffic control and weaken air safety. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery:

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» Hoyer: California Recall Drama Underscores Need for Election Reform Funding, September 23, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), a principal sponsor in the U.S. House of Representatives of landmark federal election reform, released the following statement today after the full Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said that the October 7 gubernatorial recall election in California should proceed as scheduled...

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» Spratt Statement on Potential Cost of Operations in Iraq, September 23, 2003 The Congress, our country, and the world were divided over the wisdom and timing of the war in Iraq. Many questions remain to be answered, but Saddam Hussein is gone, our troops are in Iraq, and the United States has a responsibility to finish the task we started and see that the job is done right. The Bush Administration has another responsibility, that of telling Congress and the American people how much this commitment is likely to cost in lives, dollars, and other resources, and what we can do to reduce the cost and expedite the return of our troops...

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» Week of September 22, 2003, September 22, 2003 Century of Aviation FAA Reauthorization Conference Report
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» Area Seeks Cleanup Funds, September 21, 2003 fficials could not put a dollar figure on the damage caused by Hurricane Isabel last week, but one thing was clear.
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» Full Funding Now, September 18, 2003 House Administration Chairman Bob Ney (R-Ohio) and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) renewed their call for full funding of election reform this week.
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» Archive Rotunda Reopens, September 17, 2003 n the two years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a period marked by arguably the largest resurgence of outward feelings and displays of American patriotism since the early days of World War II, the Charters of Freedom — which include the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights — have not been available for public viewing.

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» DEMOCRATIC AGENDA TECH-FRIENDLY, September 17, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Whip Steny Hoyer and Caucus Chair Bob Menendez released the following statement today in support of House Democrats’ tech friendly agenda and H.R. 49, the Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, which permanently extends the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce by state or local governments:

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» DOUBLE-DIGIT INCREASES IN FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH CARE COSTS UNDERLINE NEED FOR HOYER BILL, September 17, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to the announcement that health insurance premiums for federal employees and retirees will rise an average of 10.6 percent next year, the fourth consecutive year of double-digit increases:

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» HOYER, NEY ANNOUNCE ELECTION REFORM FUNDING EFFORT, September 17, 2003 WASHINGTON D.C. - House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer and House Administration Committee Chairman Bob Ney met today with the Honorable Mary Kiffmeyer, President of the National Association of Secretaries of State, to discuss their intention to seek $1.86 billion in funding for the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). Congressman Hoyer released the following statement following the meeting:

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» A Tribute to the Late Indiana Governor Frank O'Bannon, September 16, 2003 ...the Hoosier State has sustained in the loss of this extraordinarily popular governor who presided over great change and progress in his state... [TRANSCRIPT]
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» California Recall Ruling Shines Fresh Spotlight on Election Overhaul Funding, September 15, 2003 While a federal court decision to delay California's gubernatorial recall election was hailed by congressional Democrats and assailed by Republicans on Monday, some in Washington hoped the decision would provide the impetus for full funding and quicker implementation of last year's election overhaul law.

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» Clash Over Postwar Iraq Rises in Congress, September 15, 2003 WASHINGTON - House Majority Leader Tom DeLay "is in no position to question the patriotism" of President Bush's critics on Iraq, having once scathingly condemned President Clinton's military strategy in Bosnia, a Democratic leader said Thursday.
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» HOYER STATEMENT ON SECRETARY EVANS’ ECONOMIC SPEECH, September 15, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement in response to remarks today by Secretary of Commerce Don Evans before the Detroit Economic Club...
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» Hoyer: Decision on California Recall Dramatizes the Need for Election Reform, September 15, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer, a principal sponsor in the U.S. House of Representatives of landmark federal election reform, released the following statement today after a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals postponed California’s October 7 gubernatorial recall election...

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» Week of September 15, 2003, September 15, 2003 Charitable Giving Act of 2003, Century of Aviation FAA reauthorization Conference Report
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» Top Democrats say Bush policy will weaken HIV prevention programs, September 14, 2003 A new Bush administration policy that imposes a new layer of state or local review on federally funded HIV prevention programs has drawn a stern rebuke from top congressional Democrats.
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» Hoyer Comments on the 2nd Aniversary of 9/11, September 11, 2003 ...remembering those whom we lost, from this nation and indeed from nations around the world... [TRANSCRIPT]
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» SEPTEMBER 11TH: A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AND RESOLVE, September 11, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning in observance of the second anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks...
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» Democrats assail Iraq spending plan, September 10, 2003 WASHINGTON -- President Bush's $87 billion request to stabilize and rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan appears headed for approval in Congress, but at the same time it is giving new impetus to Democratic efforts to scale back his tax cuts and reap political gains from the administration's large budget deficits...
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» House Passes 4.1% Raise For Federal Employees, September 10, 2003 The House yesterday approved a 4.1 percent pay raise for federal civilian employees and killed new rules designed to speed Bush administration efforts to require federal workers to compete with the private sector for their jobs...
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» HOYER: GOP FINDS ROOM FOR TAX CUTS WHILE SHORTCHANGING COAST GUARD, OTHER PRIORITIES, September 10, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this afternoon in response to President Bush’s speech on homeland security at the FBI Academy today in Quantico, VA...
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» President and Republican Leaders Set Nation Up for a Budget Blackout, September 10, 2003 Statements by Hoyer and Spratt...
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» WHIP APPLAUDS RARE MOMENT OF BIPARTISANSHIP IN HOUSE, September 10, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today following passage of the bipartisan Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACT Act, H.R. 2622), which is the reauthorization of the Fair Credit Reporting Act...
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