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» Federal Minimum Wage Increases to $7.25 Per Hour, July 24, 2009 On Friday, July 24, the national minimum wage will increase again by 70 cents – from $6.55 per hour to $7.25 per hour – the final of three increases to take effect under legislation enacted by the Democratic Congress.
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» THE DAILY LEADER: FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2009, July 23, 2009 H.R. 3293 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
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» Hoyer Statement on National Minimum Wage Increase, July 23, 2009 Tomorrow’s increase in the minimum wage comes as much-needed relief for families and our economy.
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» THE DAILY DOSE: THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2009, July 23, 2009 Wednesday night in a primetime press conference focused on health insurance reform, President Obama explained what's in reform for you and your family. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday a healthcare overhaul was central to his economic recovery effort and vowed to push reforms through this year...
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» Hoyer: Americans Need Health Reform That Ends Denial of Coverage Based On Pre-Existing Conditions, July 23, 2009 For far too many decades, we have labored under a health care system that is unworthy of our great country.
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» Hoyer Statement on President Obama's Press Conference on Health Care Reform, July 22, 2009 Tonight, President Obama demonstrated that health care reform is urgent on multiple fronts.
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» THE DAILY LEADER: THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2009, July 22, 2009 H.R. 3288 - Department of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
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» House Passes Statutory Pay-As-You-Go, July 22, 2009 Today, the House passed the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009 by a vote of 265-166.
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» Hoyer Statement on the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act, July 22, 2009 Maybe you’ve heard ‘the first rule of holes’: when you’re in one, stop digging.
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» THE DAILY DOSE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2009, July 22, 2009 The United States leads all industrialized countries in the share of national health care expenditures devoted to insurance administration. President Barack Obama is significantly raising his personal stake in the effort to overhaul America's health-care system, as Democrats and the public express growing unease about the costs...
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» Will Republicans Vote For PAYGO?, July 22, 2009 Republicans Say They Want Fiscal Discipline. Will They Vote For PAYGO?
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» Building Support for Statutory Pay-go on House Floor, July 22, 2009 I want to say to Ed Lorenzen who worked with Charlie Stenholm on this proposition for over a decade, thank you for the work you have done. I want to say to my Blue Dog friends, thank you for your leadership. And I want to say to my progressive friends who understand the ramifications of spending deficits that adversely affect the most lnerable in our country, vote against this m.t.r., vote for this statutory pay-go, let us get back on the road to fiscal responsibility... [TRANSCRIPT]

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» Defining the Health Reform Bill Deadline on CNBC, July 22, 2009 We want to get it through the House by the time we leave for the August break. But that just means the House Bill. That does not mean getting it done. Obviously the Senate has to pass a Bill, we have to go to Congress. The Senate and the House have to agree on one version, and then we have to pass it again through both Houses. The conference sends it to the President. So October is really the target date in terms of a signature by the President. So getting it done would be they're getting it done initially in the House or getting it done finally... [TRANSCRIPT]

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» House Floor Speech on Pay-As-You-Go Budget Rules, July 22, 2009 I said the other night he was my friend, but friends have disagreements, and on this, on fiscal policy, we have had a significant disagreement. I have heard a lot of speakers on this floor talk about how this Bill doesn't get us to where we want to get. I have heard a lot of people talk about how we have four exceptions in this Bill. Most of the people have talked about the four exceptions in this Bill, have repeatedly talked over the last four, five years as to how this was current baseline spending and certainly we didn't have to pay for current baseline spending, i.e. continuing taxes in place... [TRANSCRIPT]

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» Overcoming Health Care Reform Hurdles on Fox News, July 22, 2009 What people will continue to do is continue to work on this because a failure for the American people is not an option. We know that we need health care reform. As a matter of fact, as you know the issue in the last Presidential campaign is very much centered on health care reform. Senator McCain, Senator Obama, all of the Presidential candidates. It is no doubt that this was a huge issue for the American people, they wanted to accomplish the objective of bringing the costs down for families, businesses, and individuals. So many Americans are getting health care but not paying, others are having to pay the bill for them... [TRANSCRIPT]

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» THE DAILY LEADER: WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2009, July 21, 2009 Suspensions, H.R. 2920 - Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009, Dispose of H.Res. __ - Raising a question of privileges of the House
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» THE DAILY DOSE: TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2009, July 21, 2009 Trying to keep the health care debate moving on his terms, President Barack Obama on Tuesday touted the consensus reached by lawmakers so far and dismissed efforts to delay or defeat emerging legislation. Over the last three years, nearly three-quarters of people who tried to buy coverage in this market never actually purchased a plan, either because they could not find one that fit their needs or that they could afford, or because they were turned down due to a preexisting condition...

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» Q&A: House PAYGO Restores Fiscal Responsibility, July 21, 2009 This week, the House will consider legislation reestablishing statutory “pay-as-you-go” (PAYGO).
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» Republican Strategy on Health Care Is Clear, July 21, 2009 Republican strategy on health care is clear.
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» THE DAILY LEADER: TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2009, July 20, 2009 Suspensions
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» THE DAILY DOSE: MONDAY, JULY 20, 2009, July 20, 2009 In his weekly address to the Nation, the President called on Congress to seize this opportunity – one that may not come again for decades – and finally pass health care reform. In his most recent remarks, President Obama has stopped mentioning what had been his mantra — that the House and Senate finish their health-care bills by the August recess — and switched to a less specific call to fast action.

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» House to Act on Statutory “Pay-As-You-Go” Legislation, July 20, 2009 On June 14, President Obama transmitted legislation to Congress establishing a statutory “pay-as-you-go” (PAYGO) requirement, and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer introduced the legislation as H.R. 2920.
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» Hoyer Statement on 40th Anniversary of Moon Landing, July 20, 2009 Forty years ago today, American astronauts walked on the surface of the moon.
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» House Leaders Release America's Affordable Health Choices Act, July 20, 2009 House Democratic Leaders and Committee Chairs discuss the new healthcare reform bill...
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» THE DAILY LEADER: MONDAY, JULY 20, 2009, July 19, 2009 Suspensions
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