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Press Releases

» Hoyer Statement on the Obama Administration’s Elementary and Secondary Education Act Blueprint, March 15, 2010
The Obama Administration’s Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Blueprint is a significant step toward ensuring that all American children can receive a world-class education.

» Hoyer Statement on Republicans’ Selections for the Bipartisan Fiscal Commission, March 12, 2010
I am pleased that Leader McConnell and Leader Boehner have made their selections for the bipartisan fiscal commission.

» Health Insurance Reform Will Control Costs, March 12, 2010
The case continues to build for how Democrats’ health insurance reform legislation will bring down costs and produce long-term savings for families, businesses and the government. Below are good recent analyses on how reform succeeds in meeting the important goal of cost containment.

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Multimedia

» Hoyer Joined With Minority Whip Cantor to Discuss the Allegations Surround Congressman Massa on NBC, March 10, 2010
I thought the Ethics Committee was the appropriate venue in which to have this matter quickly investigated and resolved, and in fact, of course, within three weeks, as you know, the Congressman decided that the charges that were pending, or the situation that existed, was serious enough that he was going to resign from Congress... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Health Care Reform in Congress on CBS, March 02, 2010
We needed to provide access to affordable health care for all Americans and all families. That is the single best selling point because if we don't do that, the system is more expensive, less efficient, our nation is less healthy, and all Americans who have insurance are paying about $1,000 extra in their policies to accomplish that objective... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Speech on Government Debt and Fiscal Responsibility at Brookings Institute, March 01, 2010
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer talked about federal budget fiscal responsibility. Following his remarks he responded to audience members' questions, including one from Alice Rivlin, appointed by President Obama to his recently created bipartisan commission on reducing federal debt... [TRANSCRIPT]

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Statements and Speeches

» Hoyer Statement on Anniversary of Bloody Sunday, March 10, 2010
Forty five years ago, civil rights activists attempted a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to demand that their governor honor their right to vote and their God-given equality.

» Hoyer Statement on the 2010 Census, March 03, 2010
Every ten years, as long as we have been a nation under the Constitution, the United States has taken a Census of everyone who lives here.

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Articles

» Averting another Foley affair, March 10, 2010
Isn’t it nice when a congressional leader does the right thing?

» Roll Call: Can We Please Stop Talking About Reconciliation?, March 09, 2010
My fellow Roll Call columnist Norman Ornstein was one of the authors of a truly excellent chart on reconciliation that appeared in the New York Times on Sunday.

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Issue Spotlights

» House Bans For-Profit Earmarks, March 10, 2010
Today, the House Appropriations Committee announced that they are banning earmarks directed to for-profit entities.

» Department on Labor Releases February Jobs Report, March 05, 2010
Today, the Department on Labor released unemployment data for the month of February, indicating that the economy lost 36,000 jobs and the unemployment rate held steady at 9.7%.

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