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2005 House Budget
April 7, 2004 — Press Item
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Refuting Republican Rhetoric, Republicans Spend More Than Democrats
March 30, 2004 — Press Item
A look at the past four White House Administrations shows Republicans spend more than Democrats:
House Overwhelmingly Endorses Bipartisan Pay-Parity Resolution
March 31, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the bipartisan resolution H.Res. 581, which expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that pay adjustments should be the same this year for both civilian and military Federal personnel.
DEMOCRATIC WHIP HOYER ON PASSAGE OF PENSION FUNDING BILL
April 2, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in support of House passage of H.R. 3108, the Pension Funding Equity Act of 2003:
Deficit Sparks Family Feud Among House Republicans
March 13, 2004 — Press Item
Lawmakers are split on spending caps and tax cuts as they try to build a budget for fiscal 2005
HOYER STATEMENT ON THE 2005 BUDGET
March 25, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) today spoke on the House Floor in opposition to the fiscal year 2005 House Republican budget, and in support of the House Democratic budget, which would balance the budget in 8 years and invest in America’s priorities.
HOYER: DEMOCRATIC UNITY ON BUDGET VOTE DRAWS CLEAR DISTINCTIONS
March 25, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this evening after the Democratic Caucus united in voting against the Republican Budget Resolution for FY05 and for the Democrats’ budget alternative:
Oops, Republicans Almost Did It Again!!!
March 30, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after House Republicans “defeated” a Democratic Motion to Instruct conferees on the budget on a tie vote, 209-209.
WHIP HOYER AND DEMOCRATIC LEADERS:
March 25, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) and Democratic leaders on defense and security issues, including Armed Services Ranking Democrat Ike Skelton (MO), House Budget Committee Ranking Democrat John Spratt (SC), Homeland Security Committee Ranking Democrat Jim Turner (TX), and Rep. Ben Chandler (KY) this morning praised the House Democratic Budget alternative. The Democratic Budget alternative matches the House Republican budget on defense and provides more funding for homeland security than the Republican budget.
Hoyer Vows to Fight for Pay Parity
March 17, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today vowing to fight for pay parity for federal civilian employees and military employees in Fiscal Year 2005 after an amendment to add language in support of the bipartisan principle failed in committee:
Hoyer, Blue Dogs Tackle Ballooning Bush Debt
March 18, 2004 — Press Item
Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer and the Blue Dog Coalition inflated a giant red balloon today as a symbol of the ballooning Bush Debt. The Democrats also denounced the Republican leadership’s and Administration’s “hot air” on their ineffective “pay-as-you-go” (PAYGO) budget mechanism that only applies to spending and not to tax cuts.
Budget Battle Heads to Floor
March 23, 2004 — Press Item
As House Republicans work to build support for the fiscal 2005 budget, Democrats head into this week’s vote confident that their own Members will unanimously oppose the GOP bill.
IS IT IRRESPONSIBILITY WEEK IN THE U.S. HOUSE?
March 16, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) challenged Republicans this week to offer a budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2005 that reins in record budget deficits – rather than pretending to do so – and that meets America’s priorities. The following is Rep. Hoyer’s statement:
HOYER: REPUBLICAN BUDGET IS THE REAL MARCH MADNESS
March 11, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement regarding the fiscal year 2005 House Republican Budget:
Where’s the Republican Budget?
March 12, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning regarding the House Republicans’ failure on Thursday to finish their Budget Committee markup of the FY05 Budget Resolution due to internal conflicts over spending levels and deficit reduction:
Whip Hoyer Joins Democratic Leaders in Launching Discharge Petition on Bipartisan Manufacturing
March 10, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, along with Representative Baron Hill and the House Democratic Leadership, today signed a discharge petition that would force the House to vote on the bipartisan Rangel-Manzullo manufacturing bill.
HOYER: TAXING NOT-FOR-PROFIT CREDIT UNIONS IS BAD FOR CONSUMERS
March 8, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement in response to recent comments by Ways and Means Chairman Bill Thomas (R-CA) to the Federation of American Hospitals Forum in which he alluded to raising taxes on not-for-profit Credit Unions which provide basic financial services to low and middle income Americans:
South Capitol Street Bridge Receives Funding
January 26, 2004 — Press Item
A key transportation artery is in line for some much-needed repairs after last week’s Senate passage of the omnibus spending bill.
Hoyer, Ney Praise Voting Reform Funds In FY04 Omnibus
January 23, 2004 — Press Item
House Minority Whip Hoyer and House Administration Chairman Ney today lauded the passage of the FY04 omnibus appropriations bill for its inclusion of a $1.5 billion earmark to help fund the 2002 Help America Vote Act
Hoyer: As President Lauds Homeland Security Employees, He Refuses to Support Fair Pay Adjustment
March 2, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this morning after remarks by President Bush on the first anniversary of the creation of the Department of Homeland Security:
Hoyer: The Country Can’t Afford NOT to Provide Pay Parity
February 19, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to a recent Dear Colleague regarding the bipartisan principle of pay parity distributed to the press by Chairman Ernest Istook (R-OK):
2005 White House Budget
February 10, 2004 — Press Item
Comprehesive Clearinghouse of Budget Analysis
House Leadership of Congressional Fire Services Caucus Laments Cuts to Fire Grant Program
February 13, 2004 — Press Item
WASHINGTON, DC – The House leadership of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, led by House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), sent a letter yesterday to President Bush urging him to reconsider his decision to significantly reduce funding for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.
Hoyer: Administration’s Budget Language on Federal Employee Pay is Troubling
February 5, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding language in President Bush’s Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Analytical Perspectives (page 218) which states:
Bipartisan Majority of the House Votes to Extend Unemployment Benefits for Long-Term Unemployed
February 4, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed a Democratic amendment to the “Improving the Community Services Block Grant Act” (H.R. 3030) to authorize funding for a six-month extension of unemployment benefits.