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» Hoyer: 111th Congress Continues Commitment to Reform, January 07, 2009 Two years ago, Democrats were elected to the majority with a pledge to rededicate Congress to high standards of integrity and accountability.
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» THE DAILY LEADER: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2009, January 06, 2009 Suspensions
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» Hoyer: Reforms to House Rules Enable Congress to Work More Effectively, January 06, 2009 Two years ago, Democrats were elected to the majority with a pledge that, under our leadership, the House would dedicate itself to integrity and accountability. We kept that promise.
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» Hoyer: Congress to Address Challenges with Confidence and Hope, January 06, 2009 Today, Members of Congress swear our oath of office, fully aware of the difficult work ahead of us.
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» New Congress and Stimulus Package on Bloomberg, January 06, 2009 I do believe there is a commitment to come together to pass this. There will be a very substantial tax component to the relief to working americans, to get additional dollars in their paychecks starting now. We think that will have a very positive effect. [TRANSCRIPT]
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» Speaking on CNN about Stimulus Tax Cuts in 2009, January 06, 2009 The first one was more of a rebate payment, simply a payment to people on a lump sum basis. This will be a actual tax cut where workers will experience throughout the year and take place immediately upon signature by the President. [TRANSCRIPT]
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» Statement about Timeline For Stimulus Plan on NPR, January 06, 2009 House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says the package is likely to be ready for Obama's signature by mid-February. [TRANSCRIPT]
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» Statement of Rules Package on House Floor, January 06, 2009 I would like to talk -- talk about the new standards. A new rules package that will insure that the House does the people's work ethically and efficiently. [TRANSCRIPT]
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» THE DAILY LEADER: TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2009, January 05, 2009 H.Res. 5 – House Rules Package for the 111th Congress
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» House Democratic Leadership Unveils New Rules Package, January 05, 2009 House Democratic Leaders today unveiled the proposed Democratic Rules package for the 111th Congress, common-sense reforms to the House Rules will enable Congress to work more effectively.
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» House Democratic Leadership Unveils New Rules Package, January 05, 2009 House Democratic Leaders today unveiled the proposed Democratic Rules package for the 111th Congress, common-sense reforms to the House Rules will enable Congress to work more effectively.
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» Congressional Agenda for the New Year Discussed on Fox News, January 04, 2009 All of those are objectives we'd like to attain. We've all talked about this, this is not a bill for special interest earmarks or add-ons, this is a bill to try to create jobs, quickly, and to invest for long term economic development and recovery. And so this is both a recovery package and investment package for the future... [TRANSCRIPT]

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» THE WEEKLY LEADER: WEEK OF JANUARY 05, 2009, January 02, 2009 Suspensions, H.Res. ___ - House Rules Package for the 111th Congress, H.R. ___ - Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, H.R. ___ - Paycheck Fairness Act
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» Hoyer Statement on Biden Selection of Sudafi Henry as Director of Legislative Affairs, December 30, 2008 Vice President-elect Biden could not have picked a better and more qualified Director of Legislative Affairs than Sudafi Henry.
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» Hoyer Statement on Situation in Gaza, December 29, 2008 Israel is acting in clear self-defense in response to heinous rocket attacks from Hamas-controlled Gaza.
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» House Leaders Address Situation in Gaza, December 29, 2008 House leaders released statements addressing the developing situation in Gaza.
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» Hoyer Statement on First Anniversary of Energy Independence Act, December 19, 2008 With the enactment of the Energy Independence and Security Act one year ago, we took an important step in changing our energy policy.
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» Hoyer: Auto Industry Aid Needed to Prevent Further Economic Decline, December 19, 2008 In deciding today to lend rescue funds to the automakers, President Bush took a necessary step to prevent further economic decline.
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» Democratic Leaders Respond to the Bush Administration's Plan to Aid Auto Industry, December 19, 2008 President Bush announced plans to provide government assistance to prevent the collapse of the American auto industry.
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» Hoyer: Job Creation Package Needed to Address Increasing Unemployment, December 18, 2008 Today’s news that 554,000 Americans filed unemployment claims is another sign that our economy, along with American families everywhere, continues to struggle.
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» Democrats Support Job Creation Package to Address Increasing Unemployment, December 18, 2008 House Democratic leaders urge immediate action on an economic recovery, job creation package following the Department of Labor's report that 554,000 Americans filed new applications for unemployment benefits.
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» THE LEADER'S REPORT: WEEK OF DECEMBER 08, 2008, December 12, 2008
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» Hoyer on the Passing of New York Times Reporter Robin Toner, December 12, 2008 I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Robin Toner.
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» Democrats Rebuke Senate Republicans for Blocking Auto Aid, December 12, 2008 Democrats respond to Senate Republicans' blocking of legislation to provide government loans to the auto industry so that it can restructure.
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» Republicans Play Reckless Game with Nation’s Economy to Take Shots at Labor, December 12, 2008 Every member of Congress should be focused on the overall economy right now, not on satisfying long-standing grudges against political enemies.
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