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» House Leaders Observe Veterans Day, November 12, 2008 House Leaders honor nation's veterans on Veterans Day.
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» Majority Leader Hoyer Recognizes Nation's Veterans, November 10, 2008 Veterans Day is a time to reaffirm our support for every American service member, both the 25 million living veterans and those we have lost, who fought to protect our freedoms.
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» On CNN Discussing Economic Challenges for Congress, November 10, 2008 Everybody understands, conservative, moderate, liberals, republican economists, democratic economists understand that in the short-term confronted with an economic crisis, that you try to stimulate the economy, and you do that by deficit spending. [TRANSCRIPT]
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» On Fox News Addressing Focus of the Next Congress, November 09, 2008 We want to focus on the economy, try to get it moving, creating jobs, stabilizing the downturn that we have seen. That would be our first priority... [TRANSCRIPT]
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» Democrats Respond to Dismal October Jobs Report, November 07, 2008 Leaders respond to the Department of Labor's release of its employment report for October.
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» Hoyer Statement on October Unemployment Report, November 07, 2008 Today’s job figures show an unexpectedly sharp spike in unemployment: In October, the American economy lost an additional 240,000 jobs. With job losses in nearly every sector of our economy, from blue-collar to white-collar, our unemployment rate has reached 6.5%, a 14-year high. In all, our economy has cut jobs every month of this year, for a total of 1.2 million lost since 2008 began.

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» Hoyer Applauds President-Elect Obama's Selection of Rep. Rahm Emanuel as Chief of Staff, November 06, 2008 President-elect Obama’s selection of Rahm Emanuel as White House Chief of Staff shows a strong commitment to the mandate for change given by voters on Tuesday.
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» Hoyer on Blunt’s Resignation as House Republican Whip, November 06, 2008 I am sorry to learn that Congressman Roy Blunt will not be seeking reelection as House Republican Whip.
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» Hoyer: Utilities Cut Service as Many on Main Street Struggle to Pay Bills, November 03, 2008 Winter has arrived, and with the cold weather comes another difficulty for families hit hard by the bad economy – paying to heat their homes.
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» Hoyer on TARP Provisions, October 31, 2008 In the past few days, it has come to our attention that some financial institutions are misrepresenting the intent of Secretary Paulson’s ‘Troubled Asset Relief Program.’
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» Hoyer on Economic Downturn Forcing Cuts to Law Enforcement, October 31, 2008 We know that the economic crisis has ensnared families, small businesses, and state and local governments. Today we learn that law enforcement is also being hit hard.
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» Hoyer on GDP Report, October 30, 2008 The Department of Commerce released more bad news today on the economy – the GDP has fallen for the first time in 2008. This is important because it means that America is producing less and selling less.
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» Democrats Respond to Third Quarter GDP Report, October 30, 2008 The Department of Commerce releases the Gross Domestic Product numbers, which fell at a 0.3 percent annual rate in the third quarter.
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» Hoyer: Consumers Feel the Credit Crunch, October 29, 2008 In today’s New York Times, there is a story illustrating the devastating impact that the current economic crisis is having on Joe the consumer.
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» Hoyer: Underemployment Impacts Families and Economy, October 28, 2008 While the rise in unemployment has been the focus of many news stories throughout the recent economic downturn, a related issue that has received far less attention is the effect ‘underemployment’ is having on America’s working families.
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» Democratic Leaders Continue Discussions on Possible Economic Recovery Plan, October 27, 2008 House Democratic leaders held a conference call with economic experts on possible economic recovery plan.
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» Democratic Leaders Speak with Experts on Possible Economic Recovery Plan, October 27, 2008 Earlier today, House Democratic leaders spoke with top economists about a new economic recovery package for Main Street.
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» Hoyer: Greenspan Acknowledges Role of Regulatory Neglect, October 24, 2008 I appreciate Chairman Greenspan’s candor, and I hope to see similar candor from conservatives in the days to come. It is clear that knee-jerk Republican deregulation has failed.
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» Democrats Continue to Address Economic Crisis, October 24, 2008 House Democrats urge immediate action on deteriorating economy.
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» Hoyer Statement on the "Deterioration of the Job Market", October 23, 2008 American workers are facing severe job losses and the prospect of a painful recession.
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» On MSNBC Discussing the Economic Situation and the Presidential Race, October 23, 2008 Majority Leader Hoyer interviewed by Norah O’Donnell on MSNBC... [TRANSCRIPT]
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» Hoyer: Economic Crisis Impacts Americans’ Health, October 22, 2008 A troubling story in the New York Times today illustrates how the economic crisis is taking a serious, and in some cases dangerous, toll on the everyday lives of many Americans – with some forced to forego necessary prescription drugs so that they can pay for food or keep a roof over their heads.
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» Hoyer: Economic Crisis Continues to Impact Main Street, October 21, 2008 On today’s front page of USA Today, there are two stories illustrating the devastating impact that the current economic crisis is having on communities around the country.
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» Hoyer: The Democratic 110th Congress Continues to Make Education a Priority, October 20, 2008 In this time of great economic crisis, millions of American families are struggling to support their most basic needs and worry that access to higher education for their children is in jeopardy.
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» Democratic Leaders and Chairman Bernanke Agree: Economic Recovery Package Needed, October 20, 2008 Democrats in Congress recognize the severity of the economic crisis for American families and will continue to work to put our economy back on track.
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