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» WHIP HOYER AND DEMOCRATIC LEADERS:, March 25, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) and Democratic leaders on defense and security issues, including Armed Services Ranking Democrat Ike Skelton (MO), House Budget Committee Ranking Democrat John Spratt (SC), Homeland Security Committee Ranking Democrat Jim Turner (TX), and Rep. Ben Chandler (KY) this morning praised the House Democratic Budget alternative. The Democratic Budget alternative matches the House Republican budget on defense and provides more funding for homeland security than the Republican budget.

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» Hoyer on the Budget: Democratic and Republican Parties' Competing Visions of America, March 24, 2004 ...the Republican Party tells all of America that it lacks the will and it lacks the courage to address the fiscal crisis... [TRANSCRIPT]
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» Budget Battle Heads to Floor, March 23, 2004 As House Republicans work to build support for the fiscal 2005 budget, Democrats head into this week’s vote confident that their own Members will unanimously oppose the GOP bill.
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» House Dems launch spring offensive on Medicare law, March 23, 2004 House Democrats fanned across the country last weekend for a spring offensive on the new prescription-drug program, holding more than 70 town-hall meetings.
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» Week of March 22, 2004, March 22, 2004 Fiscal Year 2005 Budget
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» Week of March 22, 2004, March 22, 2004 H. Con. Res. 393 ...
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» Hoyer, Blue Dogs Tackle Ballooning Bush Debt, March 18, 2004 Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer and the Blue Dog Coalition inflated a giant red balloon today as a symbol of the ballooning Bush Debt. The Democrats also denounced the Republican leadership’s and Administration’s “hot air” on their ineffective “pay-as-you-go” (PAYGO) budget mechanism that only applies to spending and not to tax cuts.
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» DEMOCRATIC WHIP HOYER STATEMENT ON INITIATION OF INVESTIGATION INTO REPRESENTATIVE NICK SMITH ALLEGATIONS, March 17, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement this evening in response to an announcement by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct that it was initiating an Investigative Subcommittee into allegations raised by Representative Nick Smith (R-MI) regarding the Medicare vote last Fall:

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» Ethics Truce Frays in House , March 17, 2004 A seven-year ethics truce between congressional Republicans and Democrats has begun to fray under the weight of mounting alleged abuses by House GOP leaders and tensions among Democrats over how aggressively to pursue the matters.
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» Hoyer Statement on Iraq Resolution, March 17, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) today spoke on the House floor in support of H.R. 557, applauding the valiant and heroic service of our armed forces in Iraq. However, Rep. Hoyer opposed the partisan drafting of the resolution. Republicans once again excluded Democrats, and the 130 million Americans they represent, from providing any input on this important resolution.

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» Hoyer Vows to Fight for Pay Parity, March 17, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today vowing to fight for pay parity for federal civilian employees and military employees in Fiscal Year 2005 after an amendment to add language in support of the bipartisan principle failed in committee:
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» Dems urge White House restraint on whistleblower, March 16, 2004 Democrats are urging President Bush not to retaliate against a whistleblower who spoke out on alleged White House efforts to suppress Medicare program.
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» Hoyer: Is It Irresponsibility Week in the U.S. House, March 16, 2004 last week indeed was responsibility week, but the real responsibility was being exercised not here in this House but on the other side of Capitol Hill... [TRANSCRIPT]
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» IS IT IRRESPONSIBILITY WEEK IN THE U.S. HOUSE?, March 16, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) challenged Republicans this week to offer a budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2005 that reins in record budget deficits – rather than pretending to do so – and that meets America’s priorities. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement:
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» Week of March 15, 2004, March 15, 2004 Light floor schedule; Fiscal Year 2005 Budget
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» Week of March 15, 2004, March 15, 2004 H.Res. 557 and H.R. 1375 ...
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» Deficit Sparks Family Feud Among House Republicans, March 13, 2004 Lawmakers are split on spending caps and tax cuts as they try to build a budget for fiscal 2005
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» HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ISSUE STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES ON TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY, March 12, 2004 House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD), and House Democratic Caucus Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) today issued the following statement of principles on matters related to the technology industry:
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» Where’s the Republican Budget?, March 12, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning regarding the House Republicans’ failure on Thursday to finish their Budget Committee markup of the FY05 Budget Resolution due to internal conflicts over spending levels and deficit reduction:
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» HOYER: REPUBLICAN BUDGET IS THE REAL MARCH MADNESS, March 11, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement regarding the fiscal year 2005 House Republican Budget:
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» Hoyer: How Can We Pay Iraqis But Not Support Americans With No Paycheck, Few Job Prospects?, March 10, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today calling on President Bush, who was campaigning in Ohio, to support the immediate extension of the Temporary Unemployment Compensation Program (TEUC).
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» Whip Hoyer Joins Democratic Leaders in Launching Discharge Petition on Bipartisan Manufacturing, March 10, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, along with Representative Baron Hill and the House Democratic Leadership, today signed a discharge petition that would force the House to vote on the bipartisan Rangel-Manzullo manufacturing bill.
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» Common Cause, March 09, 2004 Democrats of all stripes are quickly coming together to beat the Republicans
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» Caution on Election Reform Urged, March 08, 2004 Congressional sponsors of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 cautioned their colleagues that ongoing efforts to amend the law to deal with security issues could do more harm than good.
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» HOYER: TAXING NOT-FOR-PROFIT CREDIT UNIONS IS BAD FOR CONSUMERS, March 08, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement in response to recent comments by Ways and Means Chairman Bill Thomas (R-CA) to the Federation of American Hospitals Forum in which he alluded to raising taxes on not-for-profit Credit Unions which provide basic financial services to low and middle income Americans:

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