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» THE DAILY LEADER: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2008, February 27, 2008 Suspensions
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» Hoyer: Investments in Renewable Energy Today Will Increase Our Security Tomorrow, February 27, 2008 Mr. Speaker, this important legislation is an explicit recognition that our great nation must make critical investments today in the development of clean, renewable energy and energy efficiency – investments that will strengthen our national, economic and environmental security for generations to come.

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» Investments in Renewable Energy Today Will Increase Our Security Tomorrow, February 27, 2008 ...our great nation must make critical investments today in the development of clean renewable energy and energy efficiency... [TRANSCRIPT]
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» THE DAILY LEADER: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2008, February 26, 2008 Energy and Suspensions.
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» Democrats Working Quickly to Craft Strong FISA Law, February 26, 2008 Democrats are continuing to work hard on crafting a new FISA bill that will keep our nation safe and protect our civil liberties.
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» THE DAILY LEADER: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008, February 25, 2008 Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act
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» Hoyer Statement on Medicare Funding Warning Response Act, February 25, 2008
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» Scare Tactics and Our Surveillance Bill, February 25, 2008 Nothing is more important to the American people than our safety and our freedom. As the chairmen of the House and Senate intelligence and judiciary committees, we have an enormous responsibility to protect both.
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» THE DAILY LEADER: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2008, February 24, 2008 Suspensions.
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» THE WEEKLY LEADER: WEEK OF FEBRUARY 25, 2008, February 22, 2008 Public Housing, Energy and Suspensions.
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» Hoyer Disappointed White House, Republicans Refuse to Work on New FISA Law, February 22, 2008 Democrats continued today to work hard on crafting a new FISA bill that will keep our nation safe and protect our civil liberties.
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» Hoyer Statement on Important FISA Meeting, February 21, 2008 I am disappointed that House and Senate Republicans apparently instructed their staffs not to participate in today’s bicameral meeting on modernizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
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» THE LEADER'S REPORT: WEEK OF FEBRUARY 11, 2008, February 15, 2008
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» Hoyer Statement on Resignation of U.S. Comptroller General David Walker, February 15, 2008 As Comptroller General for the last ten years, David Walker has been tireless in his efforts to bring attention to the long-term fiscal challenges we face and in educating both policymakers and the public about the need for greater fiscal responsibility.
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» Majority Leader Hoyer on FISA Meeting: Democrats Working Quickly to Craft Strong, Bipartisan Legislation, February 15, 2008 Now, earlier today, I met with the Chairmen of the House and Senate Intelligence and Judiciary Committees to discuss our process for moving forward with legislation to modernize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
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» Majority Leader Hoyer Responds to President’s Comments on FISA, February 15, 2008 After refusing to extend current law, the President repeated today his untenable and irresponsible claim that our national security will be jeopardized unless the House immediately rubber-stamps a Senate bill to modify the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
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» Discussing FISA on Bloomberg, February 15, 2008 ...just to make sure there is no misunderstanding, we will not, for the directives in place, the expiration of the Protect America Act will not then shave back on the surveillance authorities under those exact directives. In other words, all of the authorities presently in place will remain in place, nothing will happen... [TRANSCRIPT]
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» Discussing FISA on The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer (PART 1 of 2), February 15, 2008 ...so in other words, every authority in place under the protect america act will continue in being for at least a year... [TRANSCRIPT]
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» Discussing FISA on The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer (PART 2 of 2), February 15, 2008 ...the difference will be that the administration for new authority may have to go to the FISA court and can get it, and can act before it gets it in an emergency... [TRANSCRIPT]
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» Press Conference with Leading House Democrats on FISA, February 15, 2008 ...why? because they wanted to play, in my opinion, the politics of fear and brinksmanship... [TRANSCRIPT]
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» Time for Legislating, February 14, 2008 President Bush should allow Congress to fine-tune legislation on surveillance.
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» Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on FISA, February 14, 2008 Every Member of Congress knows that our highest duty is to protect America. The President’s comments earlier today implying that any one of us is less focused on the security of our nation were wrong, divisive and harmful.
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» Hoyer Statement on Contempt of Congress Citations, February 14, 2008 Mr. Speaker, in 1885, a young scholar wrote an influential book about the United States Congress entitled ‘Congressional Government.’
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» Hoyer Delivers Remarks at Lantos Memorial Service, February 14, 2008 Madame Speaker and colleagues, Madame Secretary and distinguished guests, Annette and family members: Today, we mourn the loss of a wonderful man – a giant both in this institution and internationally.
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» Floor Statement Reponding to False Republican Claims on FISA, February 14, 2008 ...I'll tell my friends on the Republican side of the House, they know, as well as I do, that the reason the Senate did not pass us a bill three months after we passed our bill to them was because of Republican delay in the United States Senate... [TRANSCRIPT]
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