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» Whip Hoyer on Congress Intervening in the Schiavo Case, March 20, 2005 we consider the life of one young woman, a young woman struck by tragedy. shared by her family and by her friends and by her country. one of the striking facts... [TRANSCRIPT]
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» Hoyer Statement on Tax Reform and the Budget, March 17, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today praising the inclusion of tax reform language in the House Democratic 2006 Budget. Whip Hoyer worked with John Spratt, the Ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, to include the language in this year’s Democratic budget:
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» Hoyer: Republican Budget Betrays Our Values, March 17, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the House Republican budget for Fiscal Year 2006, and the Democratic alternative offered by Rep. John Spratt (SC), the Ranking Democrat on the Budget Committee:
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» Democratic Whip Calls on Members to Support Resolution Restoring Bipartisan Ethics Rules, March 16, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) delivered the following statement on the House Floor this morning, urging Members on both sides of the aisle to support a Resolution introduced by Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) to restore bipartisan ethics rules:
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» Hoyer Joins Democratic Leaders to call on Bush, Republicans to Stop Delaying Solution to Social Security, March 16, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after a press conference with Democratic leaders Representative Nancy Pelosi (CA), Senator Harry Reid (NV), Senator Debbie Stabenow (MI), Senator Dick Durbin (IL), Representative Charlie Rangel (NY), Senator Max Baucus (MT), and Representative Robert Menendez (NJ):

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» Hoyer Joins Democratic Leaders to call on Bush, Republicans to Stop Delaying Solution to Social Security, March 16, 2005 Hoyer Joins Democratic Leaders to fight Republican plan to privatize Social Security
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» Selling Social Security reform the Democrat way, March 16, 2005 COLLEGE PARK - With President Bush flooding cable TV screens with town meetings around the country peddling his approach to Social Security reform, the Democrats are finally moving to fill the vacuum on their side, in their fashion.
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» U.S. House Approves $81.4 Bln War Spending Package , March 16, 2005 The U.S. House approved $81.4 billion in additional spending in 2005 for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, about $500 million less than President George W. Bush had requested.
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» Week of March 14, 2005, March 14, 2005 Budget and Supplemental Appropriations
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» Hoyer on Ethics Committee Breakdown, March 11, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) issued the following statement today in response to comments on ethics by the Republican leadership:
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» Hoyer Statement on Senator Sarbanes’ Decision Not to Seek Re-election, March 11, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement regarding the announcement today by Maryland’s senior United States Senator, Paul Sarbanes, that he will not stand for re-election to a sixth Senate term in 2006:
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» Hoyer: It Is a Moral Obligation to Provide a Safety Net For Most Vulnerable Americans, March 11, 2005 Democratic Whip Highlights Social Security and Disability Benefits
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» Hoyer: It Is a Moral Obligation to Provide a Safety Net For Most Vulnerable Americans, March 10, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) highlighted the negative impact that GOP proposals to privatize Social Security would have on Americans with disabilities and their families. Disabled workers, people with disabilities and their families account for 17% of Americans receiving Social Security benefits.

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» How Could Privatization Affect the 8 Million Americans With Disabilities on Social Security, March 09, 2005 Deborah Mason of Waldorf, Maryland stood up at House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer’s (MD) recent Social Security Town Hall in La Plata, Maryland and spoke eloquently about her concerns with Social Security privatization and how it could affect her autistic son’s future.
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» Hoyer and Mollohan Send Letter to NASA to Ensure Federal Funds Are Used to Repair Hubble Telescope , March 09, 2005 Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Representative Alan Mollohan (D-WV), the top Democrat on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Science, State, Justice, and Commerce today sent a letter to Acting NASA Administrator Frederick Gregory to ensure that the full $291 million appropriated in Fiscal Year 2005 is used to support a servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. The Hubble Space Telescope is managed and operated by the Goddard Space Flight Center which is located in Congressman Hoyer’s district.

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» Hoyer Discusses Strengthening Social Security on CNBC, March 09, 2005 Hoyer Discusses Strengthening Social Security on CNBC...
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» Hoyer: Republican Whining For Democratic Social Security Plan is Height of Absurdity , March 09, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement today in response to a Republican press conference calling for a House Democratic Social Security plan:
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» Week of March 7, 2005, March 08, 2005 Transportation
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» Hoyer: Complicated Tax System is Corrosive to Democracy, March 03, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) issued the following statement today in response to the second meeting of the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform and in recognition of the anniversary of the establishment of the U.S. Income Tax on March 8:
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» Hoyer: Republicans' Private Accounts Do Not Solve Social Security's Problems, March 03, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) issued the following statement today in response to President Bush’s continued campaign to divert money from Social Security into private accounts, which will force benefit cuts and add trillions of dollars to already record deficits:
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» Hoyer: Protecting Federal Employees Protects America, March 02, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after speaking to the National Treasury Employees Union at a Capitol Hill rally:
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» Hoyer: Republicans Are Showing Signs of Desperation on Social Security, March 02, 2005 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding comments by House Republican leaders attacking Democrats and the AARP for opposing the privatization of Social Security:
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» More Republicans Turn Against Privatizing Social Security, March 01, 2005 Even more Republicans oppose Bush on Social Security
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» Week of February 28, 2005, March 01, 2005 Workforce Training, Elections
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» NBC "Nightly News" on Hoyer's Social Security Town Hall Meeting, February 25, 2005 NBC covers Congressional Town Halls...
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