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» HOYER HONORS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON, August 28, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today in observance of the 40th anniversary of the March on Washington, which was the first national civil rights demonstration and a pivotal event in the struggle for equality for black Americans...
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» HOYER VOWS VICTORY IN FIGHT FOR FAIR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE PAY, August 28, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to a letter from President Bush to Speaker Dennis Hastert announcing his decision to invoke a national emergency to avoid implementing the federal employee pay adjustment provided for in the Federal Employee Pay Comparability Act. The President continued to advocate a 2 percent pay raise and a $500 million Human Capital Performance Fund as he proposed in his 2004 budget earlier this year...

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» Republicans Leave for Summer without Extending Child Tax Credit Increase to All Working Families, August 27, 2003 Statement by Hoyer, and editorials from the Wasington Post, and the New York Times.
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» VETERANS NEED RESOURCES, NOT RHETORIC, August 27, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement in response to President Bush’s speech today to the American Legion in Chicago on military action in Iraq and veterans’ issues...
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» HOYER SEES BUDGET BLACKOUT IN CBO BUDGET FORECAST, August 26, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) new budget forecast...
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» Spratt Statement on CBO Budget Forecast, August 26, 2003 WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC) today issued the following statement on CBO’s new budget forecast...
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» Hoyer Condemns Terrorist Attacks, August 19, 2003 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), who led a Congressional delegation of 28 House Democrats to Israel earlier this month and who met with both Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas during the eight-day trip, released the following statement this afternoon concerning the apparent homicide bombing of a bus in Jerusalem as well as the truck bombing of United Nations headquarters in Baghdad:

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» Precondition for Peace - Security, August 15, 2003 The Bible tells us that men cry out for peace, and there is no peace. Such has been the stark history of humankind. And nowhere is that tragic truth more evident and more long-lived than in the Middle East...
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» US Politicians Defend Israel's Security Fence, August 06, 2003 Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - The Israeli security barrier that divides Israel and parts of the West Bank is a "rational response" to security concerns, a U.S. lawmaker said in Jerusalem...
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» Democrats Meet Abbas, Sharon in Israel, August 05, 2003 A leading U.S. congressman on Tuesday accused Yasser Arafat of hampering peace efforts and told the new Palestinian prime minister he must take responsibility and strike a deal with Israel...
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» Democrats Put on Defensive by G.O.P.'s Israel Policy, August 02, 2003 WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 — In the battle for Jewish votes, Representative Tom DeLay of Texas, the House majority leader, undoubtedly scored a few points this week when, during a speech to members of the Israeli parliament, he proclaimed himself "an Israeli at heart"...
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» Hoyer: Slight Drop in Unemployment Rate Cannot Mask the Reality of Administration’s Failed Policies, August 01, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning after the Department of Labor reported that the unemployment rate in July dropped to 6.2 percent from 6.4 percent – a nine-year high – in June...
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» HOYER: NO BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR MEDICARE, July 30, 2003 WASHINGTON – Today marks 38 years since President Lyndon B. Johnson fulfilled his promise to seniors and signed the landmark bill that established the Medicare program. In recognition of this anniversary, House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this afternoon and vowed to keep the Democrats’ promise to strengthen the program by adding a prescription drug benefit under Medicare that seniors can count on...

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» Hoyer: Administration's Cheerleading Defies Economic Reality, July 29, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Conference Board reported a sharp drop in consumer confidence in July while Bush Administration Cabinet members tour the country to tout their economic achievements...
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» Democrats, Seniors Gather for Over 70 Rx Drug Town Hall Meetings from Maine to California, July 28, 2003 Statement by Whip Hoyer, as well as many articles from around the country.
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» HOYER: ON 13TH ANNIVERSARY OF ADA, PROMISE STILL UNFULFILLED, July 28, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in honour of the 13th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Rep. Hoyer was the lead House sponsor of the Act, which was signed by the first President Bush...
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» Pay Raise as Usual Prevailing in House, July 27, 2003 Federal employees are on track for a 4.1 percent pay raise next year, contrary to the Bush administration's original plan...
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» GOP's Power Play, July 26, 2003 Nearly 10 years after winning control of the House by vowing a fairer and more open Congress, Republicans have tossed aside many of the institutional reforms they promised, increasingly employing hard-nosed tactics they decried a decade ago, according to numerous lawmakers and scholars...
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» Bill Seeks Same Raise for Military, Civilian Workers; House Measure at Odds With Bush's 'Performance' Plan, July 25, 2003 Military and civilian federal employees alike would get a 4.1 percent pay raise next year under a measure approved yesterday by the House Appropriations Committee.
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» HOUSE DEMOCRATIC WHIP HOYER ON HEAD START: HEAD START WORKS!, July 25, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) delivered the following statement last night on the House Floor during debate on the reauthorization of the Head Start program (H.R. 2210). All House Democrats voted against the misguided bill, which passed by one vote (217-216)...
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» HOYER MEETS WITH INDUSTRY, LABOR REGARDING FSC/ETI , DECIDES TO COSPONSOR CRANE-RANGEL LEGISLATION, July 25, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement after meeting with representatives of manufacturing companies and organized labor to discuss the foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income (FSC/ETI) issue...
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» HOYER ON CHILD TAX CREDIT: MR PRESIDENT, STOP THE PHOTO OPS, AND CALL CONGRESS TO END THE DELAY, July 25, 2003 WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) joined with a working family from St. Mary’s County, Maryland (part of the 5th Congressional District) to speak out on behalf of the 6.5 million working, tax-paying families who will not receive the increase in the child tax credit today like millions of others because of Republican obstructionism. Democrats have pursued a series of procedural motions this week on the House Floor to compel the Republican leadership to bring the child tax credit bill to the floor, but Republican leaders have refused. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery...

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» As House Prepares for August Recess, Hoyer Lauds Democrats for Unity, July 24, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement and an accompanying chart on Democratic unity in the 108th Congress today...
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» HOYER PAY PARITY AMENDMENT PASSES FULL HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, July 24, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Full House Appropriations Committee adopted the Hoyer-Wolf-Moran amendment to the Fiscal Year 2004 Transportation Treasury Appropriations Bill to provide a 4.1% pay adjustment for federal civilian employees, including blue collar employees, providing them with pay parity with military employees...

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» HOYER STATEMENT ON OFFICERS CHESTNUT AND GIBSON, July 24, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the moment of silence memorializing Officers Chestnut and Gibson..
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