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» HOYER: BUSH ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO FACE REALITY ON THE ECONOMY, September 30, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Conference Board reported this morning that consumer confidence plunged in September. In addition, the Census Bureau has reported in the last several days that the poverty rate has gone up, median household incomes have gone down and the number of uninsured Americans has increased:

» RISING POVERTY NUMBERS A SORROWFUL SIGN OF FAILED REPUBLICAN POLICIES, September 26, 2003 WASHINGTON D.C. – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) today responded to the U.S. Census’ annual report on poverty rates in America. The study shows that more than 1.7 million Americans sank into poverty last year, and median household income declined by 1.1%. This is the first time in a decade that the number of poor increased for two years in a row. The following is Representative Hoyer’s statement...

» HOYER JOINS HISPANIC CAUCUS IN CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, September 25, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) has joined with Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Hispanic leaders, and millions of Americans across the country to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, which is observed from September 15th through October 15th. Rep. Hoyer, who will attend two events this week in honor of National Hispanic Month, today released the following statement:

» HOYER SE UNE AL CAUCUS CONGRESIONAL HISPANO EN LA CELEBRACIÓN DEL MES DE LA HERENCIA HISPANA, September 25, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – El Coordinador de la Bancada Demócrata en la Cámara de Representantes Steny H. Hoyer (MD) se unió al Congresista Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), Presidente del Caucus Congresional Hispano, líderes hispanos, y a millones de estadounidenses en todo el país para celebrar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana, que es celebrado del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre. El Congresista Hoyer, quien participó en dos eventos esta semana en honor del Mes de la Herencia Hispana, hizo la siguiente declaración...

» HOYER, DEMOCRATS URGE REPUBLICANS “DON’T WEAKEN AIR SAFETY”, September 24, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, Rep. James Oberstar (D-MN), Ranking Democrat on the House Transportation Committee, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ranking Democrat on the Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, John Carr, President of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, and Jeremy Yahn, an experienced Air Traffic Controller, held a press conference this afternoon in opposition to Republican attempts to privatize air traffic control and weaken air safety. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery:

» Hoyer: California Recall Drama Underscores Need for Election Reform Funding, September 23, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), a principal sponsor in the U.S. House of Representatives of landmark federal election reform, released the following statement today after the full Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said that the October 7 gubernatorial recall election in California should proceed as scheduled...

» DEMOCRATIC AGENDA TECH-FRIENDLY, September 17, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Whip Steny Hoyer and Caucus Chair Bob Menendez released the following statement today in support of House Democrats’ tech friendly agenda and H.R. 49, the Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, which permanently extends the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce by state or local governments:

» DOUBLE-DIGIT INCREASES IN FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH CARE COSTS UNDERLINE NEED FOR HOYER BILL, September 17, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to the announcement that health insurance premiums for federal employees and retirees will rise an average of 10.6 percent next year, the fourth consecutive year of double-digit increases:

» HOYER, NEY ANNOUNCE ELECTION REFORM FUNDING EFFORT, September 17, 2003 WASHINGTON D.C. - House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer and House Administration Committee Chairman Bob Ney met today with the Honorable Mary Kiffmeyer, President of the National Association of Secretaries of State, to discuss their intention to seek $1.86 billion in funding for the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). Congressman Hoyer released the following statement following the meeting:

» HOYER STATEMENT ON SECRETARY EVANS’ ECONOMIC SPEECH, September 15, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement in response to remarks today by Secretary of Commerce Don Evans before the Detroit Economic Club...

» Hoyer: Decision on California Recall Dramatizes the Need for Election Reform, September 15, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer, a principal sponsor in the U.S. House of Representatives of landmark federal election reform, released the following statement today after a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals postponed California’s October 7 gubernatorial recall election...

» HOYER: GOP FINDS ROOM FOR TAX CUTS WHILE SHORTCHANGING COAST GUARD, OTHER PRIORITIES, September 10, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this afternoon in response to President Bush’s speech on homeland security at the FBI Academy today in Quantico, VA...

» WHIP APPLAUDS RARE MOMENT OF BIPARTISANSHIP IN HOUSE, September 10, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today following passage of the bipartisan Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACT Act, H.R. 2622), which is the reauthorization of the Fair Credit Reporting Act...

» HOYER CALLS FUNDING FOR ELECTION REFORM “INADEQUATE,” VOWS TO FIGHT FOR MORE, September 09, 2003 WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), the lead Democratic House sponsor of the landmark Federal election reform bill (the “Help America Vote Act”) and a senior Democrat on the Transportation, Treasury Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement regarding funding for election reform contained in the House Fiscal Year 2004 Transportation, Treasury Appropriations bill approved by the House this evening...

» HOYER PRAISES PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT THAT PROTECTS FAIR COMPETITION FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, September 09, 2003 WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), a leader on federal employee issues and a senior Democrat on the Transportation, Treasury Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement supporting the adoption of the Van Hollen amendment to the House Fiscal Year 2004 Transportation, Treasury Appropriations bill approved by the House this evening...

» HOYER: FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ONE STEP CLOSER TO FAIR PAY ADJUSTMENT, September 09, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), a senior member of the House Transportation-Treasury Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement tonight after the House passed the Fiscal Year 2004 Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act. The bill contained a 4.1% pay adjustment for federal civilian employees, including blue collar employees, providing them with pay parity with military employees...

» HOYER QUESTIONS PRESIDENT’S AND REPUBLICAN PARTY’S COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION, September 08, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this afternoon in response to President Bush’s speech on education and the No Child Left Behind Act at a Nashville elementary school, which the Republican education appropriations bill for FY2004 under-funded by more than $8 billion:

» HOYER STATEMENT ON THE PRESIDENT’S SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST, September 08, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the President’s request for $87 billion in supplemental funding for military operations and rebuilding in Iraq and Afghanistan:

» HOYER STATEMENT ON THE PRESIDENT’S SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST, September 08, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the President’s request for $87 billion in supplemental funding for military operations and rebuilding in Iraq and Afghanistan:

» Hoyer: Abbas Resignation "Severe Blow" to Roadmap for Peace, September 06, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC -- House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), who led the largest Congressional delegation ever on a trip to Israel in August -- during which the 29 House Members on the trip met with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas -- released the following statement today in response to announcement of Abbas's resignation from that position...

» HOYER AND DEMOCRATIC LEADERS IDENTIFY HOMELAND SECURITY VULNERABILITIES, September 05, 2003 WASHINGTON D.C. – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) joined House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Jim Turner (D-TX), Ranking Member on the Select Committee on Homeland Security, and other committee members today to brief reporters on a Democratic plan to address homeland security vulnerabilities. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement as prepared for delivery...

» HOYER: WITH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED, BUSH ADMINISTRATION FAILS TO OFFER SOLUTIONS, September 05, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced new unemployment figures for the month of August...

» Hoyer: Democrats Will Keep Fighting to Extend Child Tax Increase to All Families, September 05, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning after the GOP-controlled House defeated a Democratic Motion to Instruct conferees to accept the Senate version of the child tax credit legislation. The House defeated this motion by a vote of 210 to 186. Democrats are offering an identical motion again today...

» Hoyer: We Need a Real Economic Plan, Not More Presidential Platitudes, September 04, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to President Bush’s speech on the economy in Kansas City...

» HOUSE DEMOCRATIC WHIP HOYER ON REP. DOOLEY RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT, September 02, 2003 WASHINGTON – House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to Representative Cal Dooley’s (CA-20) announcement that he will retire from the House of Representatives at the end of the current term...

 

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