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December

» BLUNT, HOYER REVIEW PREPARATIONS FOR IRAQI, PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS, December 16, 2004 House Majority Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) and House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (Md.) led a congressional delegation to the Middle East to assess ongoing preparations for the upcoming national elections in Iraq and the Palestinian Authority.
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» Democratic Leaders Call on President Bush to Address Tax Simplification Now, December 16, 2004 The House Democratic Leadership released the following letter to President Bush on the need to act now on tax simplification. The President is meeting with his advisors today on the economy.
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» Democratic Leaders Call on President Bush to Address Tax Simplification Now, December 16, 2004 Tax Simplification Statement
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» Administration’s “Economic Summit” Emphasizes Cheerleading Rather Than Dialogue, December 15, 2004 Statement from Whip Hoyer
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» Hoyer: Administration’s “Economic Summit” Emphasizes Cheerleading Rather Than Dialogue, December 15, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the Bush Administration’s two-day “economic summit,” which is focusing on issues such as tax reform and Social Security:
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» Party Unity Vote Study: Votes Echo Electoral Themes, December 11, 2004 Madison Avenue would call it “building brand identity.” In a tightly contested election year, Republicans and Democrats used the machinery of Congress and their members’ votes to polish their images with voters and distinguish themselves from the competition.
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» WHIP HOYER APPLAUDS NOMINATION OF SAMUEL BODMAN FOR ENERGY SECRETARY, December 10, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding President Bush’s nomination of Samuel Bodman for Energy Secretary:
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» Democrats Hail Passage of 9/11 Intelligence Reform Bill, December 08, 2004 Intelligence Reform Floor Feature
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» Groups seek to address voting troubles, December 07, 2004 Despite President Bush's clear margin of victory in the 2004 presidential race, voting and civil rights advocates say the election did not go as smoothly as Americans might think.
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» HOYER STATEMENT ON 9/11 INTELLIGENCE REFORM, December 07, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement today regarding House passage of the 9/11 Intelligence Reform bill:
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» MENENDEZ HAILS PASSAGE OF 9/11 BILL, December 07, 2004 Rep. Bob Menendez, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus and a conferee on the 9/11 bill, today made the following statement on passage of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, following months of negotiations. The bill passed by a vote of 336 to 75.
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» Pelosi: '9/11 Bill Will Help Protect America and All Americans, December 07, 2004 House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement this evening on the final version of the 9/11 intelligence reform bill, which passed the House by a vote of 336 to 75:
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» DEBACLE ON TAXPAYER PROVISION EPITOMIZES REPUBLICANS’ ABUSE OF PROCESS, December 06, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the House considered legislation directing the Clerk of the House to delete a provision from the Omnibus Appropriations Bill that could have given staff members of the Appropriations Committee broad access to Americans’ tax returns:

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» HOYER APPLAUDS IMMINENT PASSAGE OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PACKAGE, December 06, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement regarding the expected passage tonight of the Federal Employee Dental and Vision Benefits Enhancement Act of 2004, which enjoyed wide bipartisan support:
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» HOYER: WEAK JOB GROWTH SHOULD BE REPUBLICANS’ WAKE-UP CALL, December 03, 2004 House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning regarding the disappointing November employment data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today:
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» Workers will still receive 3.5 percent raise, December 03, 2004 Legislation still is on track to implement a 3.5 percent average pay raise for federal civilian workers in 2005, despite a White House proposal to hold the increase to 2.5 percent.
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November

» EAC to Continue Pursuing Election Flaws, November 29, 2004 Meeting Tuesday for the first time since the Nov. 2 election, members of the Election Assistance Commission breathed a collective sigh of relief about the relatively smooth operation of this year’s Election Day — but they promised to do more in the coming year to improve the nation’s balloting system.
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» Budget Critics Say Furor Over Tax Provision Highlights Big Flaws in Process, November 25, 2004 The hasty and haphazard completion of nine overdue fiscal 2005 spending bills raised new appeals from lawmakers that Congress figure out a better way to enact its annual budget.
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» HOYER STATEMENT ON CONTROVERSIAL TAXPAYER PROVISION, November 24, 2004 WASHINGTON - House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer released the following statement today regarding the inclusion of a controversial provision which would have given certain Congressional staff access to taxpayers' tax returns in the massive 2005 Omnibus Appropriations Conference Report...
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» Statement of the Family Steering Committee on Stalled Intel Reform Bill, November 24, 2004 Last week, the American people saw Washington at its worst. Partisan politics, turf battles and status quo complacency took precedence over Congress's most fundamental and sacred obligation - to protect the citizens of this country against our enemies. America saw members of Congress sent scurrying home by Speaker Hastert, leaving unfinished the most important legislation of all - fixing the core problems that allowed 9/11 to happen.

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» 3.5% Raise for Federal Civilian Workers Makes Spending Bill , November 21, 2004 Congressional negotiators reached agreement yesterday on a spending package that provides a 3.5 percent raise for federal civilian employees, more than double that sought by President Bush.
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» House panel plans hearings on Nov. 2 voting problems, November 21, 2004 Problems at the polls and allegations of other irregularities in the Nov. 2 election are gaining serious attention in the nation's capital.
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» 9/11 CONFEREE MENENDEZ REACTS TO HOUSE REPUBLICAN DECISION TO PULL INTELLIGENCE BILL, November 20, 2004 WASHINGTON, DC -- House Democratic Caucus Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ), a conferee on the 9/11 Conference Committee, today made the following statement in response to the House Republican leadership’s decision to pull the National Security Intelligence Reform Act of 2004...
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» House Republicans Scuttle Bipartisan Intelligence Reform, November 20, 2004 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the House of Representatives adjourned without enacting the intelligence reform conference report...
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» House Republicans Scuttle Bipartisan Intelligence Reform, November 20, 2004 Statements from the Democratic Leaders...
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