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» House Dems Chide GOP On Legislative Record, May 20, 2004 Top House Democrats, including House Minority Leader Pelosi and House Minority Whip Hoyer, today will highlight major bills Congress has failed to pass this session.
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» REPUBLICANS GIVE NEW MEANING TO “DO-NOTHING” CONGRESS, May 20, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Ranking Democrats from three key House Committees assailed Republicans’ failure to complete legislation important to job creation, the economy and the country’s future.
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» HOYER STATEMENT ON US-AUSTRALIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT , May 19, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) issued following statement today announcing his support for the US-Australian Free Trade Agreement:
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» Debt Deepens No Matter What Name You Use, May 18, 2004 For most of the past two decades, House members have been able to play a raise-the-debt-free card, enabling them to permit the government to go deeper into the red without conducting a politically painful stand-alone vote.
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» House blocks overtime vote sought by Democrats , May 18, 2004 For the second time in a week, House Republicans have blocked a Democratic attempt to force an election-year vote on the Bush administration's new overtime pay rules.
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» HOYER ON REPUBLICAN ATTEMPTS TO WEAKEN WORKER SAFETY REGULATIONS, May 18, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the four Republican bills being debated on the Floor today that would weaken worker safety regulations:
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» Brown v. Board of Education at 50:, May 17, 2004 ouse Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement today in recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision made on May 17, 1954:
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» Congressmen to AIPAC: We'll legislate Bush's promises, May 17, 2004 Leading Democratic and Republican Congressmen told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee annual conference Monday that they plan to work toward formalizing in American law the contents of the letter U.S. President George W. Bush gave Prime Minister Ariel Sharon last month.
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» DeLay, Hoyer Laud U.S.-Israel Relationship, May 17, 2004 House Majority Leader DeLay and Minority Whip Hoyer addressed the American Israel Public Affairs Committee today, reaffirming the U.S. commitment to a secure Israeli state and to a united force in the war on terror.
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» Democrats ‘Whip’ for Herseth, May 17, 2004 As part of House Democratic leaders’ final drive to elect South Dakotan Stephanie Herseth to the House, Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (Md.) has tasked several well-placed Members with twisting arms within the Caucus to encourage contributions to her campaign.
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» Hoyer Speaks to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), May 17, 2004 On CSPAN TV, Hoyer gives key speech at AIPAC's Annual Policy Conference... [TRANSCRIPT]
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» Hoyer Speaks to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), May 17, 2004 Whip Hoyer addressed the 2005 AIPAC Annual Conference in Washington, DC today.
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» HOYER STATEMENT ON COURT’S ADA DECISION IN TENNESSEE V. LANE, May 17, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, the lead House sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court’s decision today in Tennessee v. Lane:
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» HOYER: MISGUIDED BILL UNDERMINES PUBLIC HEALTH CARE, HURTS HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, May 17, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) issued the following statement regarding H.R. 3722, the Undocumented Alien Emergency Medical Assistance Amendments of 2004. H.R. 3722 would amend Sec. 1011 of the 2003 Medicare Prescription Drug bill, which provided federal funds to reimburse physicians and hospitals for emergency health services to undocumented individuals.

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» Week of May 17, 2004, May 17, 2004 National Defense Authorization Act, Child Tax Credit, ...
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» WHIP HOYER MEETS WITH CONSUMER GROUPS REGARDING FOOD SAFETY , May 14, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding his meeting with various consumer groups to discuss food safety late yesterday afternoon:
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» Elections system panel pleads for help, May 13, 2004 Strapped for resources and time, the new federal agency set up to improve the nation's election system pleaded with lawmakers yesterday for an additional $10 million for research into what voting equipment works, and into whether to get rid of outdated machinery like the kind used in New York.
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» From GOP, Zero Tolerance For Democratic War Critics , May 13, 2004 Republicans have adopted a scorched-earth strategy toward Democrats who challenge the wisdom of the way the war in Iraq is being conducted. Such critics, GOP officials say, are not merely misguided but are craven cut-and-runners who help the enemy and put politics ahead of U.S. troops' safety.
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» REPUBLICANS CAVE ON DEFICIT SPENDING, May 13, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) today criticized the latest Republican attempt to foist irresponsible tax bills on the American people. Instead of supporting a paid-for Democratic substitute that would extend the 10 percent bracket through 2010, and make the tax cuts permanent after 2010 contingent on balancing the budget, House Republicans backed a bill that costs $218 billion over 10 years and does not include any provisions to offset its huge cost. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery:

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» DEMOCRATS OFFER REAL SOLUTIONS DURING "COVER THE UNINSURED WEEK", May 12, 2004 statements from Hoyer and Sandlin...
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» FACT SHEET: DEMOCRATS FIGHT TO LOWER THE COST OF HEALTH CARE, May 12, 2004 Americans should be confident that whether they are working, changing jobs, are laid off, or just nearing retirement age, they should be able to find affordable, quality health care. But after years of Republican inaction, health insurance premiums continue to rise dramatically and the number of uninsured continues to grow. Democrats are fighting to reduce health care costs and increase access to affordable, reliable care...

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» HOYER STATEMENT ON ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION TRANSPORTATION-TREASURY HEARING, May 12, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement at the House Transportation-Treasury Committee Hearing with the Election Assistance Commission (EAC):
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» Leaders Top Givers to ‘Frontline’ Democrats, May 12, 2004 Heeding the call from House Democratic leaders to help out vulnerable incumbents, more than 15 rank-and-file Members have coughed up at least $15,000 each so far this cycle to help protect their colleagues.
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» CONGRESSMAN SANDLIN INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE, May 11, 2004 Saying “something needs to be done NOW to help the growing number of uninsured Americans,” Congressman Max Sandlin (D-Marshall) today introduced a measure that would help small businesses provide health insurance for their employees and sponsored two other measures that would help significantly reduce the number of Americans who lack health insurance.

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» Hoyer Addresses the Abuses of Iraqi Prisoners and the Weeks Light Legislative Schedule, May 11, 2004 ...I could not disagree with my friend, the Majority Leader, more when he says the idea of a Congressional investigation is like, and I quote, saying we need an investigation every time there is police brutality on the street... [TRANSCRIPT]
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