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» Hoyer Continues His Criticism Of GOP Majority's Stewardship, July 14, 2004 House Minority Whip Hoyer criticized GOP leaders Tuesday for what he called an "abuse of power" for holding floor votes open until the majority position prevails.
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» Hoyer Offers Preview Of Dem Strategy In House Tax Debate, July 14, 2004 House Minority Whip Hoyer charged Tuesday that Republican tax cuts enacted over the last four years have added layers of complexity to the tax code, offering a preview of the Democratic message as House members debate tax policy this week and next.
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» HOYER: ANACOSTIA WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IMPORTANT FIRST STEP, July 14, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in support of the recent vote by the D.C. City Council to establish an Anacostia Waterfront Development Corporation:
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» Hoyer comments on Corporate Tax Bill on CNBC, July 13, 2004 recently passed bill would give billions in tax cuts to major corporations, while sending more jobs overseas...
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» HOYER LAYS OUT TAX REFORM PRINCIPLES, CRITIQUES GOP COMPLICATION OF TAX CODE, July 13, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) addressed the pressing need for federal tax reform, laid out principles for simplification and fairness, and critiqued Republican tax policy in a speech at a Tax Policy Center Forum (a joint venture of the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute) earlier today.

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» TAX FACTS: Top House Democrats Enter Tax Reform Fray , July 13, 2004 House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said Tuesday he would push fellow Democrats to put an overhaul of the U.S. tax system at the top of their agenda if they regain control of the House in the November elections.
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» Week of July 12, 2004, July 12, 2004 Trade, Appropriations, Bioshield
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» Week of July 12, 2004, July 12, 2004 Military Construction Appropriations...
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» Hoyer: Decision on Israeli Barrier Disappointing, July 09, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), who led the largest Congressional delegation to Israel in its history in August 2003, released the following statement today regarding a non-binding ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that held the Israeli security barrier violates international law:
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» HOYER: REPUBLICANS FAIL AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS ONCE AGAIN, July 09, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement regarding H.R. 3598, the Republican “Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act,” which reauthorizes the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program. Democrats are long-time supporters of this program while Republicans have tried to cut its funding:
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» Hoyer: Republicans Subvert Democracy – Again, July 09, 2004 Republican leadership holding a 15-minute vote open for 38 minutes...
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» Political Drama in US Congress Points to Increasing Partisan Discord in Washington, July 09, 2004 An extraordinary political drama played out this past week in the U.S. House of Representatives as Democratic and Republican lawmakers feuded over a proposal aimed at watering down part of a key law passed after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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» Analysis: Budget delays and political hopes, July 08, 2004 The annual appropriations process in the U.S. Senate has ground to a halt as Republican leaders put off floor action on federal-budget matters until at least September for potential political gain, but they are playing a dangerous game.
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» Hoyer: Republicans Subvert Democracy – Again, July 08, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this afternoon after the Republican leadership held a 15-minute vote open for 38 minutes on an amendment offered by Bernie Sanders (I-VT). The Republican leadership only closed the vote on this Amendment after it had twisted the arms of eight Republicans who initially voted for the provision and then changed their votes at the leadership’s urging.

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» HOYER STATEMENT ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE HEARING ON VOTING SYSTEMS, July 07, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement today regarding the House Administration Committee hearing on voting systems today. Congressman Hoyer was the lead House Democratic sponsor of the Help American Vote Act of 2002, the landmark election reform legislation.
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» Kerry Taps Fellow Senator Edwards as Running Mate, July 06, 2004 Ending months of suspense, Sen. John Kerry on Tuesday turned to his vanquished primary election rival, fellow Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, as his running mate for this fall’s presidential campaign.
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» Week of July 5, 2004, July 06, 2004 CJS, Legislative Branch Appropriations, Economy
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» Week of July 5, 2004, July 05, 2004 All Talk, No (Floor) Action...
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» Hoyer: Weak Jobs Report Further Proof that Bush Economic Plan Is Failing, July 02, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning regarding the Department of Labor’s employment report for June:
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» Budget Impasse Reflects GOP Schism , June 30, 2004 A deep rift in the Republican Party has left Congress unable to pass a budget this year, raising the probability that, for the third time in three decades, lawmakers will not agree on a detailed blueprint for government spending and tax policy.
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» Hoyer: Supreme Court Decisions on Detainees Are an Important Victory for the Rule of Law, June 30, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement regarding Supreme Court decisions on Monday on the ability of citizen and non-citizen detainees who are deemed “enemy combatants” to challenge their incarceration before neutral judges or decision makers:
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» Budget Vote Leaves Some Grumbling, June 28, 2004 House Republicans endured a rare legislative setback last week, as dozens of their own Members voted with Democrats to kill a budget enforcement measure that some GOP leaders were reluctant to bring to the floor in the first place.
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» REPUBLICAN BUDGET PROCESS IN MELTDOWN, June 25, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight after a united Democratic Caucus, and 72 Republicans, defeated the Majority’s sham budget enforcement bill on a vote of 146-268. This bill would have required budget offsets (through “pay-as-you-go” or PAYGO budget rules) for mandatory spending increases but not tax cuts. This defeat was yet another embarrassment for House Republicans on the Fiscal Year 2005 Budget.

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» DEMOCRATS FIGHT TO BRING FISCAL DISCIPLINE BACK TO WASHINGTON, June 24, 2004 Hoyer statement, reports by the Democratic Whip and Budget Offices...
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» HOYER APPLAUDS COURT DECISION ON MEDIA OWNERSHIP RULES, June 24, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement today applauding the decision by a U.S. Appeals Court to reverse key provisions of the Federal Communications Commission’s media ownership rules:
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