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Hoyer Statement Supporting Voting Rights for District Residents
March 22, 2007 — Press Item
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor today in support of the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act.
Majority Leader Hoyer: Republican Stunt on DC Bill Shows Contempt for Taxpaying American Citizens
March 22, 2007 — Press Item
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement regarding the DC Vote bill that was debated on the Floor today. House Republicans used a parliamentary maneuver to delay the bill that would give DC citizens representation in the House.
The Troika and the Surge
March 21, 2007 — Press Item
I hope the Democrats, under Speaker Nancy Pelosi, keep pushing to set a deadline for withdrawal from Iraq, because they are providing two patriotic services that the Republicans failed to offer in the previous four years.
Hoyer Statement on Democrats' Continued Efforts to Restore Government Accountability and Oversight
March 13, 2007 — Press Item
Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD), along with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Whip James Clyburn, Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel, and Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, held a press conference this morning to discuss their continued efforts to make government more accountable and transparent.
Democrats are Making Government More Accountable and Transparent
March 16, 2007 — Press Item
This week, Democrats will pass five bills that build on our efforts to bring change to Washington and make government more accountable and transparent.
Hoyer Statement on Restoring Accountability in Goverment
March 15, 2007 — Press Item
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor today in support of the five government accountability and transparency bills considered by the House this week.
The Leader's Report: Week of March 5, 2007
March 9, 2007 — Press Item
Weekly summary.
Hoyer Statement on Introduction of the "District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007"
March 9, 2007 — Press Item
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) issued the following statement today regarding the introduction of the “District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007.
Leader Hoyer Announces Vote on DC Representation
March 7, 2007 — Press Item
Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on bringing voting rights for to the floor for a vote.
Hoyer Statement on Restoring Oversight in 110th Congress
March 6, 2007 — Press Item
Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on Democrats' commitment to restoring broad, vigorous, and effective oversight in the 110th Congress.
On Oversight and Iraq, Congress Finally Asserts Itself
March 7, 2007 — Press Item
The Iraq War is the topic of the day, the week, the month, the year. But before I get to it, I need to repeat a mantra that I will continue to chant: It’s the oversight, stupid.
House Passes Iraq Resolution
February 21, 2007 — Press Item
Democrats on Iraq
Democrats Respond to DOD Inspector General Iraq Report
February 12, 2007 — Press Item
Democrats on Iraq
House Democratic Leaders Regarding Iraq Resolution to Be Debated This Week
February 12, 2007 — Press Item
House Democratic Leaders released the following statements today regarding a concurrent resolution that will be debated on the Floor this week. The resolution expresses support for American troops and disapproval of the President's plan to increase the number of troops in Iraq.
The Leader's Report: Week of January 29, 2007
February 2, 2007 — Press Item
Summary of the week's releases.
Hoyer Statement on the Passing of Father Robert Drinan
January 29, 2007 — Press Item
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) released the following statement today on the passing of Father Robert Drinan...
The Leader's Report: Week of January 22, 2007
January 26, 2007 — Press Item
Summary of releases from the week.
Democrats Respond to Bush's State of the Union Address
January 23, 2007 — Press Item
videos and releases...
House Majority Leader Hoyer's Statement on the President's State of the Union Address
January 23, 2007 — Press Item
...the true measure of the President's commitment to bipartisanship is not the rhetoric he used tonight, but the results that we will achieve together in the months ahead on energy, immigration and health care...
The Leader's Report: Week of January 15, 2007
January 19, 2007 — Press Item
the House completes the 100-hour agenda....
Democrats Pass 9/11 Commission Recommendations
January 9, 2007 — Press Item
Democrats Implement 9/11 Commission Recommendations
War budget may carry conditions
December 6, 2006 — Press Item
House Democratic leaders, who will take control in January, said Tuesday that they are considering attaching a series of conditions to the estimated $160 billion supplemental war funding request for Iraq and Afghanistan that Bush is expected to send them early next year...
Hoyer Says Democrats Are Committed to Changing the Way Business Is Done in Washington
January 4, 2007 — Press Item
WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland spoke today on the House floor on House Resolution 6, the Rules package for the 110th Congress. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery:
The Leader's Report: Week of January 1, 2007
January 5, 2007 — Press Item
the opening of the 110th Congress with the Democrats in the Majority...
Congress gears up to earn its keep
December 13, 2006 — Press Item
The first step is to go back to a five-day work week. Incoming House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said this would include scheduling votes on Monday. This gives members an incentive to return from their home districts at the start of the week or be recorded as absent for votes, which is not something to boast about at election time...