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» Democrats May Face Budget Reprisal, October 08, 2003 WASHINGTON -- House Republicans, in an unprecedented move, are threatening to deny hundreds of millions of dollars in home-state projects to Democrats who voted en bloc against White House-backed funding levels for education and health-care programs this year...
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» Hoyer Looks To Omnibus For Election Reform Funds, October 08, 2003 House Minority Whip Hoyer said Tuesday election reform advocates are more likely to get additional funding in an FY04 omnibus spending bill than in the Iraq supplemental bill.
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» HOYER MEETS WITH NATIVE COMMUNITY LEADERS, October 07, 2003 WASHINGTON D.C. – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) today met with leaders from numerous Native organizations, including the National Congress of American Indians, the National Indian Business Association, the Native American Indian Housing Council, the Native American Rights Fund, the National Indian Gaming Association, the National Indian Health Board, the First Nations Development Institute and the National Native American Bar Association to discuss the current Congressional agenda and issues significant to Native communities. The following is a statement from Congressman Hoyer regarding the meeting...

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» Democratic Leaders Respond to the President's Request for $87 billion for War and Rebuilding in Iraq and Afghanistan, October 06, 2003 Statements by Hoyer and Spratt, and reports on the cost of Iraq...
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» Election Law Backers Hope Recall Opens Funding Window, October 06, 2003 With California's gubernatorial recall putting punch-card ballots and potential "hanging chads" back in the spotlight, the sponsors of last year's election overhaul law (PL 107-252) are trying to tack $1.86 billion for the initiative onto the Iraq spending bill the House begins work on this week.
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» Week of October 6, 2003, October 06, 2003 Bishop (NY) Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 1 - Prescription Drugs, Flake Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 1 - Prescription Drugs
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» Employment - Dems Celebrate Rare Floor Victory In Vote On Overtime Rules, October 03, 2003 Republicans lost a rare floor battle Thursday, as the House voted 221-203 on a Democratic motion to instruct conferees working on the FY04 Labor-HHS spending bill to adopt Senate language that effectively would block a controversial administration proposal that critics say would cost millions of workers the right to overtime pay.

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» HOUSE DEMOCRATIC WHIP HOYER ON UNEMPLOYMENT, PRESIDENT IN WISCONSIN, October 03, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement in response to the Labor Department’s announcement that unemployment held steady at 6.1% in September and President Bush’s anticipated remarks in Wisconsin today:
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» Spratt Statement on Bush Economic Policies, October 03, 2003 WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC) issued the following statement on the President's economic policies. The President is scheduled to speak today in Milwaukee about the state of the economy...
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» DEMOCRATIC MOTION ON OVERTIME PAY PREVAILS, October 02, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this afternoon after the Democratic Motion to Instruct House conferees on the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill passed by a vote of 221-203. This Motion instructs conferees to accept Senate-passed language to block the Bush Administration’s proposed rule changes denying overtime pay to millions of American workers:

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» HOYER ON PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION CONFERENCE REPORT, October 02, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement regarding the partial-birth abortion conference report being debated on the House Floor today...
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» Hoyer on the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Bill, October 02, 2003 ...a deep concern to every American who believes that the federal government has no business injecting itself into the middle of the doctor-patient relationship...
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» HOYER STATEMENT ON OVERTIME PAY REGULATIONS, October 02, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement regarding the motion to instruct conferees on the 2004 Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations Bill regarding overtime regulations. The motion instructs conferees to accept the Senate-passed provision to block the Bush Administration’s proposed rule changes denying overtime pay to millions of American workers:

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» LEADERS OF STATE AND LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT ELECTION REFORM FUNDING IN SUPPLEMENTAL, October 02, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD); Maryland Delegate Sheila Hixson of the National Conference of State Legislatures; New Haven (CT) Mayor John DeStefano of the National League of Cities; New Mexico Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron, President Elect of the National Association of Secretaries of State; Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan of the National Association of Counties; and BJ Thornberry, Exec. Director of the Democratic Governors’ Association met today to discuss various issues including the need for immediate federal funding for election reform. The group released the following statement following their meeting:

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» Democrats call for independent probe of CIA leak, October 01, 2003 WASHINGTON - Reports that the White House leaked the name of a CIA operative -- the wife of an administration critic -- have sparked an intense, if predictable, furor on Capitol Hill: Democrats are demanding an independent investigation, while leading Republicans say the matter, though serious, is being overblown.
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» HOYER STATEMENT ON THE NEW FISCAL YEAR, October 01, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement in observation of the start of the new fiscal year...
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» Democrats want a special investigation; GOP sees partisan politics, September 30, 2003 Congressional Democrats plan to continue pressing the White House for an independent investigation into how an undercover CIA officer's identity was revealed, and will hold closed-door talks with the officer's husband to further their efforts.
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» HOYER: BUSH ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO FACE REALITY ON THE ECONOMY, September 30, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Conference Board reported this morning that consumer confidence plunged in September. In addition, the Census Bureau has reported in the last several days that the poverty rate has gone up, median household incomes have gone down and the number of uninsured Americans has increased:

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» Week of September 29, 2003, September 29, 2003 National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2004 Conference Report, Century of Aviation FAA Reauthorization Conference Report
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» Poverty rate climbs, median income drops, September 27, 2003 ASHINGTON -- Poverty increased and household income dropped for the second year in a row last year, the Census Bureau reported yesterday, prompting leading Democrats to blast the Bush administration for its handling of the economy.
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» RISING POVERTY NUMBERS A SORROWFUL SIGN OF FAILED REPUBLICAN POLICIES, September 26, 2003 WASHINGTON D.C. – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) today responded to the U.S. Census’ annual report on poverty rates in America. The study shows that more than 1.7 million Americans sank into poverty last year, and median household income declined by 1.1%. This is the first time in a decade that the number of poor increased for two years in a row. The following is Representative Hoyer’s statement...

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» HOYER JOINS HISPANIC CAUCUS IN CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, September 25, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) has joined with Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Hispanic leaders, and millions of Americans across the country to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, which is observed from September 15th through October 15th. Rep. Hoyer, who will attend two events this week in honor of National Hispanic Month, today released the following statement:

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» Hoyer on the Republican's Fiscal Irresponsibility, September 25, 2003 ...the Chairman of the Appropriations Committee is operating in the context of the most fiscally irresponsible policy that any administration has followed in the history of this country... [TRANSCRIPT]
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» HOYER SE UNE AL CAUCUS CONGRESIONAL HISPANO EN LA CELEBRACIÓN DEL MES DE LA HERENCIA HISPANA, September 25, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – El Coordinador de la Bancada Demócrata en la Cámara de Representantes Steny H. Hoyer (MD) se unió al Congresista Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), Presidente del Caucus Congresional Hispano, líderes hispanos, y a millones de estadounidenses en todo el país para celebrar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana, que es celebrado del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre. El Congresista Hoyer, quien participó en dos eventos esta semana en honor del Mes de la Herencia Hispana, hizo la siguiente declaración...

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» HOYER STATEMENT TO THE COMMITTEE FOR EDUCATION FUNDING, September 25, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer addressed the Committee for Education Funding regarding the importance of federal investment in the No Child Left Behind Act today at the National Press Club. Hoyer encouraged members of the Committee, which is the nation’s largest education coalition, to support the policies and goals of the landmark education legislation despite the challenges that it entails. Attached below is his statement as prepared for delivery...

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