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Leader Hoyer on MSNBC's Hardball Discussing the 9/11 Health Bill and Don't Ask Don't Tell

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I think we had a lot of very important things that we wanted to get done and what the election did was it took away the high motivation for obstructionism that I think existed prior to the election. As a result, we were able to sit down at the table and agree on some things and move forward. The 9/11 bill, as you know, just got 70% of the votes that were cast...

Hoyer Announces Bid for Democratic Whip

For Immediate Release:

November 8, 2010

Contact:

Katie Grant, Daniel Reilly
202-225-3130
 

WASHINGTON, DC – Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today to announce his bid for Democratic Whip:

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Hoyer Exploring Bid for Democratic Whip

For Immediate Release:

November 5, 2010

Contact:

Katie Grant, 202-225-3130

WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement regarding his intention to explore a bid for Democratic Whip:

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Hoyer Speaking on the Special Order on the Crisis in Sudan on the House Floor

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Southern Sudan will hold a referendum on independence, which was guaranteed by the 2005 comprehensive peace agreement which has been referenced. The C.P.A. ended Africa's bloodiest civil war, a war which took almost two million lives and displaced four million. Yet the risk of descending into war again seems too real...

Highlights from a Special Order on Sudan

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On September 22, Majority Leader Hoyer and Rep. Don Payne, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, led a Special Order on Sudan.  The goal was to underscore Congressional support for a timely and fair referenda on Southern independence in January, to discuss the continued importance of full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, and to make clear that Congress remains focused on ending the violence in Darfur.

Turning the Tide: from the Great Recession to Job Creation

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While millions of Americans are still hurting from the Great Recession and more work remains, America is starting to move forward and cannot go back to the failed Bush policies...

Hoyer Statement on House Passage of the Fair Sentencing Act

For Immediate Release:

July 28, 2010

Contact:Katie Grant
(202) 225 - 3130
WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the House passed by voice vote the Fair Sentencing Act (S. 1789):


“I applaud the House for passing the Fair Sentencing Act by voice vote, making our federal drug sentencing policies fairer and more rational.
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Addicted to Bush

For Immediate Release:

July 23, 2010

Contact:Paul Krugman

New York Times

For a couple of years, it was the love that dared not speak his name. In 2008, Republican candidates hardly ever mentioned the president still sitting in the White House. After the election, the G.O.P. did its best to shout down all talk about how we got into the mess we’re in, insisting that we needed to look forward, not back. And many in the news media played along, acting as if it was somehow uncouth for Democrats even to mention the Bush era and its legacy.

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House Democratic leader issues party's election battle cry

For Immediate Release:

July 23, 2010

Contact:DAVID LIGHTMAN AND WILLIAM DOUGLAS

McClatchy Newspapers

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., plans to detail Friday what's expected to be his party's rallying cry in this year's congressional elections: Republicans can't be trusted, and remember the economic horrors of the Bush administration.

Democrats have been trying for weeks to divert attention from the fact that the economy remains sluggish and the employment picture weak despite their $862 billion 2009 economic stimulus package.

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Majority Leader Hoyer Announces Staff Changes

For Immediate Release:

July 14, 2010

Contact:Katie Grant
Maureen Beach
(202) 225 - 3130

WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) today announced staff changes in his leadership office.  Hoyer has hired James Leuschen as Senior Policy Advisor, replacing Ed Lorenzen, who will be joining the Peter G. Peterson Foundation as a Senior Policy Advisor to the CEO.  In addition, Hoyer also announced the promotion of Shuwanza Goff to Floor Aide.

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