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» Hoyer Urges President to Secure Ports, July 20, 2005
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to President Bush’s visit to the Port of Baltimore.
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» Hoyer: Real Tax Reform Needs A Presidential Push, July 20, 2005
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), a leading proponent of tax reform in the House of Representatives, released the following statement this morning, as the Members of the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform met to discuss tax reform proposals:
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» Hoyer: The U.S.-Indian Relationship Continues to Deepen and Flourish, July 19, 2005
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), who led a Congressional delegation to India in January 2004, released the following statement today after an address to a Joint Session of Congress by Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India:
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» Social Security stymies Hill GOP, July 18, 2005
House Republicans, usually well-organized and focused, seem befuddled on a Social Security strategy, disagreeing on everything from when to act to what provisions to include in a final bill.
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» Democratic Leaders Send Letter to Speaker Hastert, July 15, 2005
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, Democratic Caucus Chairman Robert Menendez, and Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman James E. Clyburn sent a letter to Speaker Dennis Hastert today calling on him to direct House committees to immediately schedule hearings into the White House's involvement in leaking the identity of CIA covert agent Valerie Plame.
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» Democratic Leaders to Speaker Hastert: Congress Must Investigate Leak of CIA Agent’s Identity, July 15, 2005
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, Democratic Caucus Chairman Robert Menendez, and Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman James E. Clyburn sent a letter to Speaker Dennis Hastert today calling on him to direct House committees to immediately schedule hearings into the White House's involvement in leaking the identity of CIA covert agent Valerie Plame.
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» At Rally, Searing Rhetoric Against Overhauling the Defense Personnel System, July 13, 2005
Washington's hot and humid weather served as a battle cry for several speakers at a union rally yesterday in a Senate park across Constitution Avenue from the Capitol.
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» Democratic Leaders Celebrate the Anniversary of ADA, July 13, 2005
Whip Hoyer, Leader Pelosi, and others speak of the importance of the Americans with Disabilities Act...
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» Democrats React to the New Deficit Numbers, July 13, 2005
Democrats React to the New Deficit Numbers
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» Hoyer Statement on New Deficit Numbers, July 13, 2005
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the White House’s announcement that the government will post the third highest deficit in the nation’s history and continues to face massive deficits as far as the eye can see:
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» OMB Projects Reduced Budget Deficit for Fiscal 2005, on Track with Bush’s Goal, July 13, 2005
The federal budget deficit for the current fiscal year is projected to be $333 billion, down sharply from $427 billion forecast in February, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) said Wednesday.
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» Hoyer Calls Republican Bills on OSHA a Slap in the Face to America’s Workers, July 12, 2005
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning concerning four bills that the Republican leadership put on the House Floor today that will weaken worker protections, and the Republicans’ refusal to consider Democratic legislation to raise the minimum wage for the first time in eight years:
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» Hoyer: Bush Administration Personnel Policies May Weaken Our National Security , July 12, 2005
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today at a rally of the American Federation of Government Employees/United Department of Defense Workers Coalition:
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» Social Security Snapshot, July 12, 2005
On Social Security, Republicans are Distracted and Divided
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» Week of July 11, 2005, July 11, 2005
OSHA, Water Resources Development Act
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» Hoyer: Disappointing Job Growth in June Epitomizes Republicans’ Dismal Record, July 08, 2005
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning after the Department of Labor announced that the economy gained 146,000 jobs in June, or 4,000 fewer jobs than are needed each month to keep pace with population growth:
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» Peripheral Concerns Begin to Affect Outlook for Overhaul of Social Security, July 08, 2005
Proponents for an overhaul of Social Security are turning pessimistic that legislation will pass, as the Senate Finance Committee remains gnarled over the issue and the full chamber prepares to debate at least one Supreme Court nominee.
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» Hoyer Statement on Terrorist Attacks in London, July 07, 2005
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today concerning the terrorist attacks in London:
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» US Lawmakers Call London Attacks 'Cowardly,' 'Barbaric' , July 07, 2005
U.S. Congressional leaders Thursday called the suspected terrorist attacks on London commuters earlier in the day "cowardly" and "barbaric". The U.S. Congress is in a week-long recess, but congressmen and senators were quick to react to the attacks through their press offices.
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» Hoyer: House Republicans Retreat on Ethics Changes Yet Again, July 01, 2005
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Republican leadership backpedaled on trying to unilaterally change the House Ethics rules, and instead agreed to follow House rules and hire a non-partisan professional staff for Ethics Committee:
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» Democrats Call on President Bush to Immediately Address Veterans' Health Care Funding Shortfall, June 30, 2005
Hoyer Urges Immediate Action to Address Shortage in Veterans' Health Care Funding.
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» Hoyer on House Passage of A76 Amendment, June 30, 2005
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding House passage (222-203) of an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2006 Transportation, Treasury and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill:
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» Hoyer, Ferguson Introduce Bill to Extend Dental Care to Medicare, June 30, 2005
Representative Mike Ferguson (R-NJ) and House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) introduced legislation today that would allow “medically necessary” dental care for seniors and the disabled to be covered under Medicare.
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» Hoyer Urges Immediate Action to Address Shortage in Veterans' Health Care Funding, June 29, 2005
Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) today joined all 206 House Democrats in sending a letter to the President urging him to address the $1 billion shortfall in veterans’ health care funding acknowledged by the Administration last week.
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» Letter From House Democrats to President Bush, June 29, 2005
We are writing to request that you submit a FY 2005 supplemental funding request adding at least $1.3 billion to address the shortfall in veterans’ health care funding that your Administration has identified.
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