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» House Republican Leadership Pulls Voting Rights Reauthorization Act, June 21, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning after the House Republican leadership announced that it was pulling the “Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006" (H.R. 9) from Floor consideration today:

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» Hoyer: Raising the Minimum Wage is an Issue of Fairness, June 20, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after offering an amendment with Rep. Obey (WI), the Ranking Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, and Rep. Mollohan (WV), the Ranking Democrat on the Science, State, Justice, and Commerce Subcommittee, to raise the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25. Hoyer successfully offered the same amendment to the Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill last week, which gave Democrats new momentum on the issue

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» Week of June 19, 2006, June 19, 2006 Defense Appropriations, Voting Rights Act, and Line-Item Veto
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» Hoyer Says a New Direction for America Includes an Increase in the Minimum Wage, June 16, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today at an event with the bicameral Democratic leadership of Congress discussing Democrats' plan for taking America in a New Direction:
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» Facing Internal Division, House GOP Pulls Labor-HHS Bill, June 15, 2006 House Republican leaders are putting off a vote on the $141.9 billion FY07 Labor-HHS bill that was expected next week, fueling speculation that they will try to keep a lid on the measure until after the November elections.
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» Hoyer: America's National Security Deserves a Real Debate, Not a Republican Charade, June 15, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today on the House floor in opposition to the Republicans' Iraq resolution (as prepared for delivery):
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» Democrats Fight for a Fair Minimum Wage, June 14, 2006 Democratic Minimum Wage Amendment is Accepted
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» Hoyer Applauds House Passage of Pay Parity Language, June 14, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed the FY07 Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act which includes a 2.7% pay adjustment for civilian federal workers, the same amount provided by the House-passed Defense Authorization bill for military personnel.

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» Hoyer on House Reauthorization of A-76 Language, June 14, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today applauded the House of Representatives for reauthorizing an important provision in the FY 2007 Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development Act to restore fairness for federal employees to the flawed OMB Circular A-76 privatization process. The provision was first included in the FY 2006 bill.

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» Hoyer Amendment on Minimum Wage Passes, June 13, 2006 WASHINGTON - House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) and Rep. George Miller (D-CA) released the following statements today:
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» Hoyer Statement Regarding Potential Democratic Majority Leader Position, June 13, 2006 WASHINGTON - House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement this afternoon:
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» New Analysis: Minimum Wage At Lowest Level in Half Century, June 13, 2006 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The national minimum wage of $5.15 is now at its lowest level in 50 years when adjusted for inflation, according to a new analysis from the Center for Economic and Policy Research released by Rep. George Miller (D-CA) and Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) today. The lawmakers said the unfortunate milestone should shame the U.S. Congress into finally acting on behalf of America’s lowest-paid workers.

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» Week of June 12, 2006, June 12, 2006 Emergency Supplemental, Appropriations, and the War in Iraq
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» Hoyer Statement on Democrats Taking Back the House, June 09, 2006 WASHINGTON - Stacey Bernards, spokesperson for House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, released the following statement today:
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» Hoyer Statement on the Elimination of Terrorist al-Zarqawi, June 08, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer released the following statement this morning. Rep. Hoyer traveled to Iraq and Afghanistan over the Memorial Day Congressional Recess:
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» Hoyer Applauds Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development Committee's Embrace of Pay Parity, June 07, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the full House Appropriations Committee included language calling for pay parity for federal civilian and military employees in the FY07 Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development bill late last evening:

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» Hoyer: Republicans Continue to Ignore the American People's Priorities, June 07, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding comments made by House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Jim McCrery (R-LA) that Republicans' first priority in Congress next year should be Social Security privatization:
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» Hoyer on Joyce Bender's "Disability Matters" Radio Show, June 06, 2006 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer appeared on Joyce Bender's radio show "Disability Matters" on Tuesday, June 6th...
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» Hoyer: Democrats Focus on America's Priorities, GOP Plays Partisan Politics, June 06, 2006 AMERICA CAN DO BETTER: Democrats are Focused on the American People's Priorities while Republicans Try to Distract from Their Failures
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» Week of June 5, 2006, June 06, 2006 Appropriations, Refinery process, Communications, and Emergency Supplemental
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» Hoyer: Slow Job Growth Reflects Failed Republican Economic Policies, June 02, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today following the announcement by the Department of Labor that only 75,000 jobs were added in May:
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» Hoyer Statement on the Nomination of Henry M. Paulson Jr. to Serve as Treasury Secretary, May 30, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning after President Bush nominated Henry M. Paulson, Jr., to serve as Treasury Secretary, succeeding John Snow:
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» Hoyer Advances E-85 for Official Congressional Vehicles, May 25, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) proposed an amendment, which was included in the Manager's Amendment to the FY07 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, that would install an e-85 pump near the Capitol Complex for official vehicles to use. Hoyer released the following statement today regarding his amendment:

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» Hoyer Statement on Senate Passage of Comprehensive Immigration Reform, May 25, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Senate passed a comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform bill:
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» 120 Democrats Send Letter to Speaker Pushing for Bipartisan Action on Meaningful Health IT Legislation, May 23, 2006 WASHINGTON - Nearly two-thirds of House Democrats, including Democratic leaders, Ranking Members of the Ways & Means and Energy & Commerce Committees, and the Co-Chairs of the New Democrats, sent a letter to Speaker Dennis Hastert recently urging passage of a stronger health information technology bill than Republican leaders are currently contemplating.

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