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Homeland Security: First-Responder Grants Would Be Cut as Other Funding Grows
February 2, 2004 — Press Item
While many Cabinet agencies brace for a tight budget year, the Department of Homeland Security would receive a 9 percent increase under President Bush's proposal, as the administration continues to pour money into anti-terrorism efforts...
Hoyer: Bush Budget Lacks Credibility
February 2, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding President Bush’s Fiscal Year 2005 Budget:
HOYER: NOW IS THE TIME TO FINISH THE JOB ON ELECTION REFORM
February 2, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), a lead sponsor of landmark, bipartisan election reform legislation in 2002 (the “Help America Vote Act”), today expressed extreme disappointment in the President’s FY05 budget request for election reform and urged Members on both sides of the aisle to support full funding for the Act:
Pelosi: 'President’s Reckless Budget Spells Out Priorities in Black and White and Too Much Red'
February 2, 2004 — Press Item
Washington, D.C. -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on President Bush’s fiscal year 2005 budget: "The President’s reckless budget spells out his priorities in black and white and too much red...
Spratt Statement on the President’s 2005 Budget
February 2, 2004 — Press Item
“Today the President released a budget that deepens the deficits that his policies have helped to create. These huge deficits are not just an accounting problem. They are a moral problem because our children and grandchildren will be forced to repay the record amounts of debt we are borrowing today. The Administration has dismissed these deficits as ‘manageable,’ but chronic deficits threaten our economic strength by crowding out private investment, driving up interest rates, and slowing economic growth...
Bush Unveils $2.4 Trillion Fiscal 2005 Budget
February 2, 2004 — Press Item
President Bush said this morning he is "confident" the government can halve the $521 billion deficit during the next few years...
Hoyer: Civilian Federal Employees Deserve Pay Parity with Military
February 2, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the civilian federal pay adjustment proposed by President Bush in his Fiscal Year 2005 Budget:
Hoyer Leads Bipartisan Washington, DC Delegation in Introducing Budget Resolution on Pay Parity
January 30, 2004 — Press Item
The bipartisan Washington, DC regional delegation, led by House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), will introduce a resolution next week that would put Congress on record in support of the bipartisan principle of pay parity in its upcoming fiscal year 2005 budget proposal.
Inquiry Sought in House Vote on Drug Plan for Medicare
February 2, 2004 — Press Item
In a Jan. 20 letter to the speaker, Representative Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, the Democratic whip, said an investigation by the House ethics committee was needed to protect the reputation of the House after Representative Nick Smith, Republican of Michigan, said groups and lawmakers had offered support for his son's Congressional campaign if Mr. Smith backed the measure, which passed 220 to 215.
REP. RANGEL CRITICIZES BUSH ‘05 BUDGET AS “ONE OF THE MOST IRRESPONSIBLE BUDGETS IN AMERICAN HISTORY”
February 2, 2004 — Press Item
This indeed is Groundhog Day. The Bush Administration is once again proposing more tax breaks for the rich just as they did last year and the year before. Instead of getting a budget that acknowledges that, in time of war, there is a need for shared sacrifice, we are repeating the same day over and over again even though tax cuts for the wealthy have not led to more jobs, improved schools, helped the uninsured get health care, or made the country safer.
Declaración de Hoyer acerca de la Presentación de los Principios Demócratas de Reforma Migratoria:
January 28, 2004 — Press Item
"Estos Principios Satisfacen las Expectativas de los Inmigrantes, Reflejan las Necesidades de los Empleadores, y Respetan nuestras Necesidades de Seguridad Nacional"
Hoyer Responds to President’s Speech on Health Care
January 28, 2004 — Press Item
Says President’s Plan on Health Care, like Jobs Plan, Falls Short
Skyrocketing Deficit Gives Lie to Republicans’ Claim of Fiscal Responsibility
January 23, 2004 — Press Item
Clearinghouse of reports on the latest deficit estimates...
Spratt Statement on New CBO Budget Forecast
January 26, 2004 — Press Item
U.S. Rep. John Spratt (D-SC) issued the following statement on today’s new budget forecast by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
Democrats Look Forward to Improving the “State of the Union”
January 19, 2004 — Press Item
A thorough look at the current 'State of the Union', including pages devoted to each issue...
BLUE DOGS LAMENT NEW CBO DEFICIT PROJECTIONS
January 27, 2004 — Press Item
Washington, D.C. – Members of the House Blue Dog Coalition responded today to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projection unveiled Monday that the federal deficit will hit a record $477 billion this year...
Hoyer Statement on Announcement of Democratic Immigration Principle
January 28, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the announcement of the Democratic Immigration Principles at a news conference today:
Hoyer, Ney Discuss First Test of Election Reform in New Hampshire Primary on Tuesday
January 23, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) participated in a media conference call today with House Administration Chairman Bob Ney (OH) on the landmark election reform legislation, the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), and the first test of its implementation in the New Hampshire presidential primary this Tuesday.
Hoyer: Republicans Preach Fiscal Discipline, Practice Sin of Fiscal Recklessness
January 26, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding the new budget forecast by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The CBO predicts a $477 billion deficit for Fiscal Year 2004, which is 4.2 percent of GDP:
Hoyer Statement on Gephardt Decision to End Candidacy
January 20, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today regarding former House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt’s decision to end his candidacy for the Democratic Presidential nomination:
Hoyer Statement on President Bush’s State of the Union Address
January 20, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement tonight in response to President Bush’s State of the Union Address:
Bi-Partisan Washington, D.C. Regional Delegation Sends Message to President:
January 21, 2004 — Press Item
A bipartisan Washington, DC regional delegation, led by House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD), sent a letter today to President Bush urging that he support the principle of pay parity in his upcoming fiscal year 2005 budget proposal.
President Spent Almost As Much Time Discussing Steriods As He Did On the Jobs Crisis
January 21, 2004 — Press Item
House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on President Bush’s visit to Ohio, a state that has been severely impacted by the loss of millions of jobs under President Bush’s watch:
AFGE APPLAUDS LAWMAKERS' PAY PARITY LETTER
January 21, 2004 — Press Item
John Gage, National President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), today issued the following statement in response to the release of a bi-partisan letter from Washington, D.C. area lawmakers urging President Bush to support pay parity in his fiscal year 2005 budget proposals:
Bush to Trim Size Of Fund Request For AIDS Fight
January 5, 2004 — Press Item
President Bush plans to ask Congress for relatively small funding increases to fight AIDS and poverty in the developing world...