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» Hoyer, DeGette Comment on Bush's Threat to Veto Stem Cell Bill, July 18, 2006 Whip Hoyer and Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) made the following remarks today to reporters about President Bush's threat to veto H.R. 810, the Castle-DeGette Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act:
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» Hoyer Statement on Continuing Mideast Violence, July 17, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today:
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» Week of July 17, 2006, July 17, 2006 Constitutional Amednment to prohibit same-sex marriage, Pledge Protection, Free Trade, and Stem Cell Research
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» Hoyer on Republican Letter Urging Minimum Wage Vote, July 13, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this afternoon after a group of House Republicans sent a letter to the Republican leadership urging a vote on an increase in the federal minimum wage before the end of July:
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» Hoyer: Reauthorizing Voting Rights Act is Vital to American Democracy, July 13, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following remarks today on the House floor in favor of reauthorizing key provisions of the Voting Rights Act (as prepared for delivery):
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» Whip Steny Hoyer on Renewing the Voting Rights Act, July 13, 2006 ...while our nation has made tremendous strides in its ongoing quest to guarantee the ideals of our Constitution, the specter of discrimination still haunts us and our people... [TRANSCRIPT]
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» Hoyer on House Minimum Wage Votes, July 12, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke today on the House floor about the need to increase the federal minimum wage, which has not been increased since 1997.
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» Hoyer: Republicans' Concocted “Victory Lap” on Budget Deficit Is the Height of Absurdity, July 12, 2006 Whip Highlights Republicans' Fiscally Reckless Policies
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» Pelosi and Hoyer Statement on Seizure of Israeli Soldiers, July 12, 2006 Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement today condemning Hezbollah for seizing two Israeli soldiers:
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» Whip Hoyer Demands Increasing the Minimum Wage, July 12, 2006 ...we ought to pay you a decent, fair wage for working hard and playing by the rules... [TRANSCRIPT]
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» Hoyer: Concocted “Victory Lap” on Budget Deficit Is the Height of Absurdity, July 11, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning after the Office of Management and Budget released its annual mid-session budget review, and the Bush Administration celebrated a projected budget deficit of $296 billion in Fiscal Year 2006 (which ends September 30):

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» Hoyer Test-Drives a Hydrogen Car Before Introducing His Energy Bill, July 10, 2006 Hoyer test-drives a Hydrogen Fuel Cell car in Bowie, MD on the same week he will introduce his new Comprehensive Energy Bill...
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» Week of July 10, 2006, July 10, 2006 Credit Act, Internet Gambling, and Voting Rights Reauthorization
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» Pay raise blocked , July 05, 2006 Almost nine years ago, the minimum wage rose to $5.15 per hour and gas sold for about $1.20 a gallon. Now, gas prices have nearly tripled, but millions of low-income workers are still waiting for Congress to approve their first pay raise since 1997.
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» Democrats Provide a New Direction for America, June 29, 2006 Democrats Launch a Plan to Lead America in a New Direction
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» Hoyer: Defeat of Stearns Amendment Demonstrates Support for Key Element of Voting Rights Act, June 29, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning after the House of Representatives defeated an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2007 Science, State, Justice, Commerce Appropriation Bill that would have prohibited funds in the bill from being used to enforce Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act. Section 203 ensures that American citizens with limited English proficiency get the help they need at the polls. The amendment, offered by Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), was defeated by a vote of 167-254:

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» Hoyer: Increasing the Minimum Wage is Part of a New Direction for America, June 29, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following remarks today at a press conference with House Democratic Leaders highlighting the Republicans' failure to address issues important to the American people before the 4th of July Recess. Rep. Hoyer successfully added an amendment to increase the minimum wage earlier this month to the FY07 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Bill, and as a result Republican leaders blocked that bill from coming to the Floor for a vote:

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» Hoyer on Court Ruling Regarding Dept. of Homeland Security Personnel Rules, June 28, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding a federal appeals court decision announced yesterday that dealt a blow to Bush Administration efforts to undermine workers' rights in crafting a new personnel system for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS):

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» Hoyer Calls for Accountability on Katrina Waste, Fraud and Abuse, June 27, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement after new reports further highlighted the extraordinary extent of the waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayers' money following Hurricane Katrina:
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» Hoyer: House Republicans Vote Against a Long-Overdue Increase in the Federal Minimum Wage, June 27, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this afternoon after House Republicans again blocked a vote to raise the federal minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $7.25 per hour over two years. Democrats believe there is majority support in the House for raising the minimum wage, so Democrats asked Republicans to join them in opposing the rule on the Science, State, Justice and Commerce (SSJC) Appropriations Bill to force a vote on an amendment to increase the minimum wage.

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» Hoyer Calls on Rules Committee to Allow Debate on Increasing Minimum Wage, June 26, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) testified before the House Rules Committee this evening and called on the Committee to make in order an amendment to increase the minimum wage over two years. Hoyer offered an identical amendment to the FY07 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill that passed with seven Republican votes, yet the House Republican leadership has stalled floor consideration of the Labor-HHS bill. Below is the text of Whip Hoyer's remarks to the Rules Committee, as prepared for delivery:

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» Week of June 26, 2006, June 26, 2006 Appropriations, Flood Insurance, and Offshore Exploration
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» Hoyer Statement on Secretary Mineta, June 23, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after Norman Mineta, Secretary of the Department of Transportation, announced that he would resign his post effective July 7:
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» Hoyer: Estate Tax and Minimum Wage Illustrate the Difference in Priorities, June 22, 2006 WASHINGTON - House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer made the following statement today on the House Floor (as prepared for delivery):
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» Whip Hoyer Speaks Out Against Republican's Attempt to Eliminate the Estate Tax, June 22, 2006 ...this Republican Majority has repeatedly pushed tax legislation that was blatantly unfair, grossly irresponsible, and fiscally ruinous... [TRANSCRIPT]
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