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» Majority Leader Hoyer’s Statement on Legislation Reiterating the Intent of the ADA, June 17, 2008 I want to thank Chairmen Conyers and Miller and Congressman Sensenbrenner, the former Chair of the Judiciary Committee, for their commitment and leadership on this important legislation.
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» Majority Leader Hoyer Chastises Senate Republicans for Voting Against “Tax Extender” Bill, June 17, 2008 It is stunning that Senate Republicans continue to stand in the way of this important legislation to extend tax relief to American businesses and families.
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» THE DAILY LEADER: TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2008, June 16, 2008 Suspensions
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» GOP Offers Same Drilling Drivel, June 16, 2008 As the price of gas sets a new record seemingly every week, I wish the president had something else to offer Americans, people like the truckers being driven out of business by the cost of diesel or the dozens of high school students forced to bike 10 miles to school and back in Eclectic, Ala.
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» THE WEEKLY LEADER: WEEK OF JUNE 16, 2008, June 13, 2008 Suspensions, H.R. 6063-National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008, H.R. 5781-Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008, H.R. 5876-Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008
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» Hoyer on Passing of Tim Russert, June 13, 2008
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» THE LEADER'S REPORT: WEEK OF JUNE 09, 2008, June 13, 2008
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» House Passes Extension of Unemployment Insurance Benefits, June 13, 2008 In today's weakening economy, the House responded by passing an extension of unemployment insurance benefits.
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» House Democrats Urge Senate Republicans To Support Paid-For Tax Extenders Bill, June 12, 2008 Make no mistake: House Democrats are absolutely committed to enacting this legislation to extend tax relief to American businesses and families without increasing the deficit.
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» Hoyer Lauds Passage of UI Bill as “the Right Thing to Do for Workers and Our Economy”, June 12, 2008 I am very pleased that the House has voted overwhelmingly, and in a bipartisan way, to extend unemployment insurance benefits to millions of hard-working Americans who are struggling to make ends meet in the Bush economy.
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» Majority Leader Hoyer’s Statement on Supreme Court Decision Regarding Detainees, June 12, 2008 Today’s decision represents yet another rebuke of the Administration’s deeply legally flawed process of detaining and trying enemy combatants.
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» On on CNBC’s Squawk Box, June 12, 2008 discussing extending unemployment benefits and solutions to the energy crisis... [TRANSCRIPT]
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» THE DAILY LEADER: THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2008, June 11, 2008 Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008 and National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008
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» Majority Leader Hoyer Says UI Bill Will Be Brought Up Tomorrow Under Rule, June 11, 2008 While I’m very pleased that 49 House Republicans joined a unanimous Democratic caucus in voting to extend unemployment benefits today, I’m disappointed that we did not pick up more Republican support, and that this bill failed to pass as a suspension.
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» Hoyer: UI Extension Vital for Americans Struggling in the Poor Bush Economy, June 11, 2008 Mr. Speaker, for the last seven and one-half years, the President and members of his Administration have claimed that the American economy is doing just fine.
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» THE DAILY LEADER: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2008, June 10, 2008 H.R. 6003 - Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008, Suspensions,
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» Majority Leader Hoyer Statement on 45th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, June 10, 2008 Forty five years ago today, President Kennedy signed into law the landmark Equal Pay Act. It was a law founded on a powerful principle: that the value of work lies in a job well done, not in the gender of the worker.
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» THE DAILY LEADER: TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2008, June 09, 2008 Suspensions, Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008
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» THE DAILY LEADER: MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2008, June 08, 2008 Suspensions
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» THE WEEKLY LEADER: WEEK OF JUNE 09, 2008, June 06, 2008 Iraq/Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations bill, Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008, Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 and Suspensions
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» THE LEADER'S REPORT: WEEK OF JUNE 02, 2008, June 06, 2008 The Democratic 2008 budget turns away from the Bush Administration's failed policies that have created record deficits and debt, instead focusing on restoring fiscal responsibility...
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» Hoyer: Dismal Jobs Report Is Further Evidence that Bush Policies Have Failed America, June 06, 2008 It is increasingly clear that the only people who believe the Bush Administration’s policies are working are the cheerleaders who reside and work at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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» House Passes First Budget Conference Report in an Election Year Since 2000, June 05, 2008 On Thursday the House adopted a budget conference report for the first time in an election year since 2000.
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» Hoyer Statement on Budget Conference Report, June 05, 2008 This is the first budget adopted in an election year since 2000. And, it is a signal accomplishment of this Congress and a demonstration of our ability to govern effectively.
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» Statement on the 2009 Budget, June 05, 2008 ...19 years of Republican Presidents, $4.13 trillion of deficit spending. $1.68 trillion of that has been in the last six years. eight years under Bill Clinton. $62.9 billion surplus... [TRANSCRIPT]
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