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» Hoyer: Los Republicanos Condenaron el Aumento al Salario Mínimo al Fracaso de Manera Intencional, August 04, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - El Coordinador Demócrata de la Cámara de Representantes, el Congresista Steny H. Hoyer (MD) emitió hoy el siguiente comunicado ante la falla del Inútil Congreso Republicano por aumentar el salario mínimo antes del receso de agosto:
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» Hoyer: Republican Economy Continues in the Wrong Direction, August 04, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning following the news that only 113,000 jobs were added to the economy in July:
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» Hoyer on Today's Court Ruling That Tom DeLay Must Remain on the Ballot for U.S. House, August 03, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this afternoon in response to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that former Rep. Tom DeLay must stay on the ballot for the office he resigned under a cloud of scandal in June:
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» Whip Hoyer on News Channel 8's "Newstalk", August 01, 2006 Hoyer discusses the Middle East, Energy, Minimum Wage, and more.
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» Discussing Housing Rescue Bill on MyFox, July 30, 2006 The crumbling economy is forcing congress to act! The bill will offer billions in bailout money for families facing foreclosure. But it's going to cost every taxpayer in the country... [TRANSCRIPT]
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» Democrats Call for Fair Vote on Increasing the Minimum Wage, July 28, 2006 Democrats Continue Fighting for a Fair Vote on Increasing the Minimum Wage
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» Hoyer, Rangel, Wexler Spearhead Effort to Grant Federal Charter to Korean War Veterans' Association, July 28, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), Ranking Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee Charlie Rangel (NY) and Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL), a member of the Judiciary Committee, today began an effort to put bipartisan pressure on the House Judiciary Committee to take up legislation that would grant the Korean War Veterans Association a Federal charter.

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» Hoyer: Republicans Must Quit Playing Political Games with the Minimum Wage, July 28, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement this evening on the House floor in opposition to the Republicans’ cynical attempt to play political games with the minimum wage:
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» Hoyer and Miller to GOP Leadership: Don't Play Political Games with Minimum Wage, July 27, 2006 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Republican leaders in the House and Senate have a long history of trying to poison efforts to raise the national minimum wage by making wage increases contingent on passing other harmful measures – such as ones that hurt workers or drive up the budget deficit, according to a new analysis released by Rep. George Miller (D-CA) today.

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» Hoyer and Miller: AHPs are a Poison Pill on Minimum Wage Vote, July 27, 2006 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Reps. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and George Miller (D-CA) issued the following statement this evening:
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» Hoyer Statement on Anniversary of the ADA, July 26, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), the lead Democratic sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act in the House, released the following statement today marking the 16th anniversary of the ADA, which was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush on July 26, 1990:
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» Hoyer Urges Iraqi Prime Minister to Reject Terrorism and Hateful Comments Publicly, July 26, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement after he and other Congressional leaders met privately this morning with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who addressed a Joint Session of Congress today:
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» Hoyer: We Need a Manhattan-Like Project on Energy Independence, July 26, 2006 WASHINGTON - House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer made the following statement on the House Floor today regarding H.R. 5611, the Fuel Consumption Education Act, and the energy independence bill that he unveiled yesterday with other leading Democrats, the PROGRESS Act. (As prepared for delivery.)
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» Whip Hoyer on CNBC's "Kudlow & Company", July 26, 2006 Hoyer on his new PROGRESS Act for Energy Independence...
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» Hoyer Statement on Prime Minister Maliki's Address to Congress, July 25, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this afternoon:
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» Hoyer: PROGRESS Act, Energy Independence, are Vital to our National and Economic Security, July 25, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following remarks today at a press conference with Rep. John Dingell (MI), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Democrat, Rep. Jim Oberstar, Transportation Committee Ranking Democrat, Rep. Mark Udall (CO), co-chair of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus, Rep. Stephanie Herseth (SD), co-chair of the House Democratic Rural Working Group and member of the House Agriculture Committee, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, member of the House Transportation Committee and Task Force on Livable Communities, and Rep. Adam Schiff, member of the House International Relations Committee and co-chair/co-founder of the Democratic Study Group on National Security, to introduce the PROGRESS Act:

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» Leading Democrats Propose Major Energy Independence Bill, July 25, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – Leading House Democrats, including Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), Rep. John Dingell (MI), Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Democrat, Rep. Jim Oberstar, Transportation Committee Ranking Democrat, Rep. Mark Udall (CO), co-chair of the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus, Rep. Stephanie Herseth (SD), co-chair of the House Democratic Rural Working Group and member of the House Agriculture Committee, Rep. Earl Blumenauer, member of the House Transportation Committee and Task Force on Livable Communities, and Rep. Adam Schiff, member of the House International Relations Committee and co-chair/co-founder of the Democratic Study Group on National Security, released the following statements today after unveiling a comprehensive energy independence bill entitled the “PROGRESS Act.”

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» Week of July 24, 2006, July 24, 2006 State Tax, U.S.-India Nuclear Cooperation, and Government Efficiency
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» Whip Hoyer on ABC's Capital Sunday with Leon Harris, July 23, 2006 Hoyer speaks on the crisis in the Middle East, Bush's stem-cell veto, and Hoyer's new energy independence proposal...
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» Hoyer Statement Against Oman Free Trade Agreement, July 20, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following statement today on the House floor against the Oman Free Trade Agreement:
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» Hoyer: America Must Support Israel's Right of Self-Defense, July 20, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following remarks yesterday on the House floor in favor of the bipartisan House resolution condemning the recent terrorist attacks against Israel and supporting Israel's right of self-defense. The measure will be voted on today in the House.
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» Hoyer: Bush Veto Puts Politics Ahead of Scientific Progress, July 20, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) made the following remarks today on the House floor in favor of overriding President Bush’s first veto, which he issued today regarding H.R. 810, legislation that was passed in both the House and the Senate to expand research of embryonic stem cells:
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» Hoyer: New Report Underscores Need to Increase the Minimum Wage, July 20, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after Rep. Barney Frank, the Ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Committee, issued a new report detailing the insufficient job growth and stagnant wages under the Bush Administration:
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» Hoyer: Republicans Court-Stripping Bill is Misguided and Unconstitutional, July 19, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement in opposition to the Republicans' court-stripping bill, and in favor of defeating the Previous Question, which would have allowed a vote on increasing the minimum wage:
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» Democrats Continue Fight for Expanded Stem Cell Research, July 18, 2006 Expanded research would help millions of families
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