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» Week of September 20, 2004, September 20, 2004 ...short on substance and long on trying to score political points...
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» HOYER URGES GOVERNORS TO HONOR PROVISIONAL BALLOTS IN UPCOMING NOVEMBER ELECTION, September 17, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) asked the Governors of all 50 states in a letter sent today to recognize and honor provisional ballots in the upcoming November election in order to protect voters’ rights from administrative or technical error. Provisional ballots are a crucial part of the landmark election reform legislation the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), of which Hoyer was the lead House Democratic sponsor:

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» HOYER JOINS HISPANIC CAUCUS IN CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, September 15, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joins Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and millions of Americans across the country in celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, which is observed from September 15th through October 15th. Rep. Hoyer, who will attend the Hispanic Caucus Gala tonight, released the following statement:

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» HOYER STATEMENT ON OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE USED BY GOP MEMBER ON HOUSE FLOOR , September 15, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement in support of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus which held a press conference today to protest the use of offensive language on the House Floor last night during debate regarding the Matricula Consular Identification Card:
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» Week of September 13, 2004, September 13, 2004 Appropriations, Legal Reform
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» Week of September 13, 2004, September 13, 2004 Transportation, Treasury Appropriations...
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» House Opposes Overtime Rules, September 10, 2004 The House voted 223 to 193 yesterday to block the Bush administration's sweeping new eligibility rules for overtime pay, giving Democrats a significant victory that they hope will boost the party's standing among middle-class voters in key battleground states in the fall election.
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» HOYER STATEMENT ON THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF SEPTEMBER 11TH , September 10, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement in observance of the 3rd anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks:
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» HOUSE DEMOCRATS WIN ONE FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS, September 09, 2004 Hoyer and Obey statements, and a report by the Economic Policy Institute...
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» HOYER: DEMOCRATIC AMENDMENT BLOCKING ANTI-WORKER OVERTIME RULE PREVAILS, September 09, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the House approved a Democratic Amendment to the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill that would block any funds from being spent to enforce a new Bush Administration rule that would strip an estimated 6 million American workers of their right to overtime pay. A unanimous Democratic Caucus was joined by 22 Republicans in voting for the Amendment, which prevailed 223 to 193:

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» DEMOCRATS CALL FOR “FAIRNESS AND BALANCE” IN ARMED FORCES RADIO, September 08, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro and other leading members of Congress sent the attached letter today to House and Senate Department of Defense Authorization Conferees encouraging them to retain language (the “Harkin Amendment”) that would bring balance to the political programming of the tax-payer funded Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS).

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» FOLLOWING WHITE HOUSE MEETING, HOYER URGES QUICK, BIPARTISAN ACTION ON INTELLIGENCE REFORMS, September 08, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement after he and other members of the Congressional leadership met with President George Bush at the White House this morning to discuss reform of the U.S. intelligence capabilities, as recommended by the 9/11 Commission:

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» HOYER: IRRESPONSIBLE REPUBLICAN POLICIES DENY NECESSARY FUNDING FOR EDUCATION, OTHER PRIORITIES, September 08, 2004 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) delivered the following statement on the House Floor today in opposition to the Republican Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2005. The bill cuts essential funding for education, health care and research and job training. Rep. Hoyer strongly supported the Democratic alternative crafted by Rep. David Obey (D-WI) which would have added an additional $7.4 billion for these important services:

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» Week of September 6, 2004, September 08, 2004 Appropriations
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» HOYER CONDEMNS BESLAN TERRORISTS, September 07, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), former Chair and Ranking Democrat of the Helsinki Commission, released the following statement condemning the terrorist violence occurring in Russia:
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» Hoyer: West Can Be Won, September 07, 2004 Three candidates. Forty-eight hours. Ten events. Four Western cities. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) spent three days last week on a whirlwind tour of Colorado and Arizona, where Democratic leaders have their sights on three potential pickups in November.
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» Week of September 7, 2004, September 07, 2004 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Act...
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» Hoyer is guest on CNN's "The Capitol Gang", September 05, 2004 Hoyer joins Mark Shields, Robert Novak, and company for a Sunday roundtable discussion...
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» High-ranking Dem congressman stumps 3rd District for Salazar, September 03, 2004 The second-highest ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives came to Pueblo on Tuesday to boost the congressional campaign of state Rep. John Salazar.
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» HOYER: EMPLOYMENT REPORT SHOWS THE JOB MARKET IS STILL STRUGGLING, September 03, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning regarding the Department of Labor’s August employment report:
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» HOYER: WITH NO RECORD TO RUN ON, REPUBLICANS CAN ONLY PEDDLE FEAR, September 02, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the first three days of the 2004 Republican National Convention:
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» HOYER: BUSH ADMINISTRATION HAS FAILED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, August 30, 2004 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today as the Republican Party prepared to convene at its national convention, at which the Party will re-nominate George W. Bush as its presidential nominee:
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» For Hoyer, a Balancing of Roles, August 28, 2004 Hoyer, who is seeking reelection in November, has represented the 5th Congressional District since 1981 and has been the House minority whip since November 2002. He has spent nearly all of his professional life in public office, winning a seat in the Maryland Senate in 1966, the same year he graduated from Georgetown University Law Center. Later he became the youngest president of that body in the state's history.

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» Democrats Pounce on Data Showing Increases in Poverty, Uninsured , August 27, 2004 Both the poverty rate and the ranks of the uninsured increased in 2003 for the third straight year, the Census Bureau said Thursday in a report that gave Democrats new ammunition for their assaults on President Bush’s domestic policies.
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» NEW REPORTS SHOW REPUBLICAN POLICIES ARE FAILING AMERICA, August 26, 2004 Whip statement and economic reports...
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