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» House Dems call for DeLay to step down, October 08, 2004 WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The senior leadership of House Democrats, citing three rebukes of Rep. Tom DeLay by the House ethics committee in a week, called Thursday for him to be ousted as majority leader.
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» House Leadership - Democrats, Public Interest Groups Urge DeLay To Resign, October 08, 2004 House Democratic leaders and public interest groups today called on House Majority Leader DeLay to resign his leadership post, noting that Wednesday's rebuke by the House Ethics Committee is the fourth against DeLay in his career -- with three of them coming in the last week
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» Hoyer on CNN's "Inside Politics" on the Republican Do-Nothing Congress, October 08, 2004 CNN covers the fact that the Republican led 108th Congress has gotten very little accomplished...
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» HOYER: BUSH ADMINISTRATION MORE WORRIED ABOUT SPIN THAN CREATING JOBS, October 08, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement regarding the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ announcement that 96,000 jobs were created in the month of September:
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» HOYER: REP. CHET EDWARDS LEADS THE FIGHT TO SUPPORT MILITARY FAMILIES , October 08, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement in strong support of the effort by Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) to end the “military widows tax.” Rep. Edwards led the Democratic fight to force the Republican leadership to reverse the reduction of military survivors’ benefits annuities, which currently begins when the survivor reaches 62. The reversal is included in the Department of Defense Reauthorization Conference Report, which is expected to pass the House today:

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» HOYER: THE FAILED REPUBLICAN CONGRESS WAVES THE WHITE FLAG, October 08, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer joined Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Caucus Chairman Bob Menendez, and Assistant to the Democratic Leader John Spratt to denounce the failed Republican Congress which is expected to limp out of town today after failing on policy, politics and ethics:
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» MENENDEZ: HOUSE REPUBLICANS CHOOSE PARTISANSHIP OVER SECURITY, October 08, 2004 WASHINGTON, DC -- House Democratic Caucus Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) today made the following statement following the defeat of the Menendez Amendment by a vote of 213 to 203. The amendment merged two bi-partisan 9/11 Senate bills (Collins/Lieberman, S. 2845; McCain/Lieberman, S.2774) endorsed by the 9/11 Commission, and supported by a majority of 9/11 families.

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» SKELTON: Republican Intelligence Reform Omits Bipartisan 9/11 Commission Recommendations, October 08, 2004 Republicans decline to include key recommendations of the bipartisan 9/11 Commission in their intelligence reform legislation.
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» BLUNT, HOYER SPECIAL OLYMPICS BILL PASSES HOUSE, October 07, 2004 House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) and House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (Md.), sponsors of legislation authorizing several programs for Special Olympics, applauded its unanimous passage late last night.
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» Democrats ask network for election PSAs, October 07, 2004 In a letter to NBC Chairman Robert Wright Wednesday, senior House Democrats asked the network to undertake a public awareness campaign about voters' rights.
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» Hoyer Discusses Delay's Ethics Rebuke on CNBC's "Capitol Report", October 07, 2004 Mr. DeLay’s defiant and deliberately misleading statements last night show nothing but contempt for the ethics process ...
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» HOYER STATEMENT ON HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE’S REBUKE OF MAJORITY LEADER TOM DELAY, October 07, 2004 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement regarding the decision reached by the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct on the actions of Majority Leader Tom DeLay (TX):
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» HOYER STATEMENT ON INTELLIGENCE REFORM BILL, October 07, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer spoke on the House floor today in support of the bipartisan intelligence reforms recommended by the 9/11 Commission and supported by House Democrats. House Republicans instead have chosen to back an alternative bill which excludes many of the Commission’s recommendations and fails to address serious threats to our nation’s security. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery:

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» HOYER: REPUBLICANS USE FSC/ETI TAX BILL TO DO FAR MORE HARM THAN GOOD, October 07, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer spoke on the House floor today in opposition to the flawed and fiscally irresponsible Republican FSC/ETI Conference Report. Instead of aiding American manufacturers and protecting American jobs, the bill is loaded down with billions of dollars for special interests and tax loopholes. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery:

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» MENENDEZ ON 9/11 BILL: HOUSE REPUBLICANS PLAYING POLITICS WITH AMERICA’S SECURITY, October 07, 2004 WASHINGTON, DC -- House Democratic Caucus Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) today made the following statement on the Menendez Amendment during debate on H.R. 10, the House Republican 9/11 bill, which falls far short in its implementation of the 9/11 Commission recommendations.
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» HOYER CALLS FOR VIGILANCE ON VOTER INTIMIDATION, October 06, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer joined Senator Hillary Clinton, Democratic Caucus Chairman Bob Menendez, Rep. Chaka Fattah, and People for the American Way President Ralph Neas to highlight examples of voter intimidation. Incidents of voter intimidation were well-documented during the 2000 presidential election and have continued to occur in local and state elections. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery:

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» Hoyer Close to Suing Switcher, October 06, 2004 Lawyers for House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) late last week sent a legal “demand letter” to party switching Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-La.), insisting the one-time Democrat return $35,000 in Hoyer campaign contributions by Oct. 15 or face a lawsuit.
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» INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE ON INTELL. REFORM LEGISLATION, October 05, 2004 Clearinghouse on Intelligence Reform
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» INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE ON INTELL. REFORM LEGISLATION, October 04, 2004 Intelligence Reform - October Clearinghouse
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» Week of October 4, 2004, October 04, 2004 Judiciary, DNA Testing, 9/11 Reforms
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» Week of October 4, 2004, October 04, 2004 ...failed to pass 12 of 13 appropriations bills...
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» DEMOCRATS CONTINUE PUSH FOR BALANCED POLITICAL PROGRAMMING FOR MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES , October 01, 2004 WASHINGTON DC – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) sent the following letter to recently appointed House and Senate National Defense Authorization Act Conferees drawing their attention to a letter Democrats sent last month to the Committee Chairmen and Ranking Members. The letter, signed by 8 leading Democrats, encouraged them to retain language (the “Harkin Amendment”) that would bring balance to the political programming of the tax-payer funded Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS):

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» HOYER STATEMENT ON THE ETHICS COMMITTEE REPORT ADMONISHING MAJORITY LEADER TOM DELAY, October 01, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement regarding the report released late last night that publicly admonished Majority Leader Tom DeLay for his conduct surrounding the vote on the controversial Medicare Prescription Drug Bill:
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» HOYER RESPONDS TO REPUBLICANS' SPECIAL CONFERENCE ON NATIONAL SALES TAX, September 30, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to a special conference meeting of House Republicans on tax reform and the implementation of a national sales tax:
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» HOYER STATEMENT ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO PROHIBIT SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, September 30, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer spoke today on the House Floor in opposition to the Republican leadership’s effort to amend the United States Constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage. The following is his statement as prepared for delivery:
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