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» Bush Likely to Get Money He Sought, Lawmakers Agree, September 09, 2003 WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 — Members of Congress said today that President Bush would get the $87 billion he requested for Iraq and Afghanistan, but that he would have to walk through a bit of fire first. Lawmakers said they expected sharp questioning of the request and a renewed debate about the effect on federal spending, taxes and the record-setting deficit...

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» Democrats Shifting Homeland Strategy, September 09, 2003 On the eve of the Sept. 11 anniversary, House Democrats have adopted a new strategy that will step up criticism of President Bush’s efforts to improve homeland security against future terrorist attacks...
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» HOYER CALLS FUNDING FOR ELECTION REFORM “INADEQUATE,” VOWS TO FIGHT FOR MORE, September 09, 2003 WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), the lead Democratic House sponsor of the landmark Federal election reform bill (the “Help America Vote Act”) and a senior Democrat on the Transportation, Treasury Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement regarding funding for election reform contained in the House Fiscal Year 2004 Transportation, Treasury Appropriations bill approved by the House this evening...

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» HOYER PRAISES PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT THAT PROTECTS FAIR COMPETITION FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, September 09, 2003 WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), a leader on federal employee issues and a senior Democrat on the Transportation, Treasury Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement supporting the adoption of the Van Hollen amendment to the House Fiscal Year 2004 Transportation, Treasury Appropriations bill approved by the House this evening...

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» HOYER: FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ONE STEP CLOSER TO FAIR PAY ADJUSTMENT, September 09, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), a senior member of the House Transportation-Treasury Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement tonight after the House passed the Fiscal Year 2004 Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act. The bill contained 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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» Ney, Hoyer Discuss How To Get Funding For Election Reform, September 09, 2003 Fourteen months out from the 2004 election, House Administration Chairman Ney and Minority Whip Hoyer are discussing how to secure the full $3.9 billion authorized over three years for election reform under the Help America Vote Act.
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» Caucus Resists ‘Permanent Minority’ Mind-Set, September 08, 2003 While House Democrats acknowledge that their Caucus is unlikely to reverse its eight-year minority status in the immediate term, they are not resigning themselves to becoming a permanent second-tier party...
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» HOYER QUESTIONS PRESIDENT’S AND REPUBLICAN PARTY’S COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION, September 08, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this afternoon in response to President Bush’s speech on education and the No Child Left Behind Act at a Nashville elementary school, which the Republican education appropriations bill for FY2004 under-funded by more than $8 billion:

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» HOYER STATEMENT ON THE PRESIDENT’S SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST, September 08, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the President’s request for $87 billion in supplemental funding for military operations and rebuilding in Iraq and Afghanistan:
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» HOYER STATEMENT ON THE PRESIDENT’S SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST, September 08, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the President’s request for $87 billion in supplemental funding for military operations and rebuilding in Iraq and Afghanistan:
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» Outreach to Lobbyists: Like the GOP Before, Democrats Turn to K Street, September 08, 2003 In the decade since Republicans took control of Congress, GOP partisans have relentlessly worked to transform members of Washington’s business community into powerful advocates for the party’s priorities on Capitol Hill...
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» Pelosi Statement on Bush Supplemental Funding Request, September 08, 2003 Washington, D.C. -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in response to President Bush’s speech last night requesting $67 billion dollars of military spending in Iraq and Afghanistan and $20 billion of infrastructure spending...
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» Spratt Statement on the Cost of the War in Iraq, September 08, 2003 WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC) today issued the following statement on the cost of the war in Iraq...
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» Union Fight Puts Airport Bill At Risk In US Congress, September 08, 2003 WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Opposition to privatizing air traffic control towers paired with a Congressional turf battle has left a bill reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration in trouble in the U.S. House of Representatives...
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» Week of September 8, 2003, September 08, 2003 Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2004, District of Columbia Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2004, Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003
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» Hoyer: Abbas Resignation "Severe Blow" to Roadmap for Peace, September 06, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC -- House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), who led the largest Congressional delegation ever on a trip to Israel in August -- during which the 29 House Members on the trip met with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas -- released the following statement today in response to announcement of Abbas's resignation from that position...

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» Bush Says Economy Is 'Looking Up', September 05, 2003 KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 4 -- President Bush, hailing signs of recovery in the American heartland, said today that the U.S. economy is "looking up" and renewed his call for further tax cuts that would cost about $1.1 trillion over 10 years...
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» HOYER AND DEMOCRATIC LEADERS IDENTIFY HOMELAND SECURITY VULNERABILITIES, September 05, 2003 WASHINGTON D.C. – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) joined House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Jim Turner (D-TX), Ranking Member on the Select Committee on Homeland Security, and other committee members today to brief reporters on a Democratic plan to address homeland security vulnerabilities. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery...

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» HOYER: WITH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED, BUSH ADMINISTRATION FAILS TO OFFER SOLUTIONS, September 05, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced new unemployment figures for the month of August...
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» Hoyer: Democrats Will Keep Fighting to Extend Child Tax Increase to All Families, September 05, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning after the GOP-controlled House defeated a Democratic Motion to Instruct conferees to accept the Senate version of the child tax credit legislation. The House defeated this motion by a vote of 210 to 186. Democrats are offering an identical motion again today...

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» Hoyer: We Need a Real Economic Plan, Not More Presidential Platitudes, September 04, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to President Bush’s speech on the economy in Kansas City...
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» Politics of Pay, September 04, 2003 The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and General Government approved legislation Wednesday that includes language supporting military-civilian pay parity and granting civil service employees a 4.1 percent pay raise in 2004. The House Appropriations Committee approved similar legislation in July...
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» HOUSE DEMOCRATIC WHIP HOYER ON REP. DOOLEY RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT, September 02, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to Representative Cal Dooley’s (CA-20) announcement that he will retire from the House of Representatives at the end of the current term...
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» HOYER OBSERVES BIRTHDAY OF CHRISTA MCAULIFFE, SPACE PIONEER, September 02, 2003 WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement in observance today of the birthday of Christa McAuliffe, the first participant in the NASA Teacher in Space program. Her inaugural flight was on the Challenger space shuttle on January 28, 1986. McAuliffe, along with six other crew members, died when the Challenger exploded after launch...

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» Week of September 2, 2003, September 02, 2003 Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, District of Columbia Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2004
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