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» 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.

» ECONOMY WEEKLY: WEEK OF MARCH 8, 2010, March 12, 2010 The Department of Labor announced that for the second straight week, “the number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits fell … to a level that indicates companies are nearing the end of payroll reductions as the economy recovers. First-time jobless applications dropped by 6,000 to 462,000 in the week ended March 6…”

» Coincidence Or Convenient?: GOP Earmark Ban Lasts Only Until Next Election, March 12, 2010 For more than a decade under Republican leadership, the number of earmarks nearly quadrupled – from 4,000 in 1994 to over 15,000 in 2005.

» Hoyer Statement on President Obama’s Plan to Increase American Exports, March 11, 2010 I applaud President Obama’s announcement of increased efforts to promote American exports, with a goal of doubling exports in the next five years.

» Democrats Lead the Charge on Earmark Reform, March 10, 2010 As Democrats continue to work to strengthen the economy and restore fiscal responsibility, Republicans are trying to forget their record.

» Hoyer: House Increases Openness and Transparency By Banning For-Profit Earmarks, March 10, 2010 Today, House Democrats announced another step in our ongoing work to increase openness and transparency by banning corporate earmarks.

» Hoyer Statement on the Prevent Deceptive Census Look Alike Mailings Act, March 10, 2010 Entering its 23rd decade, the U.S. Census is the longest-running national census in the world.

» Health Reform & Its Immediate Impact, March 09, 2010 Democrats are continuing to move forward on health reform that will make insurance more affordable for American families and businesses and give patients – not insurance companies – greater control over their health care.

» Hoyer Statement on GM Decision Allowing Dealers to Reopen Without Arbitration, March 05, 2010 I am pleased to hear that General Motors is giving more than 600 auto dealers the chance to quickly restore dealerships that were closed in the company’s restructuring.

» ECONOMY WEEKLY: WEEK OF MARCH 1, 2010, March 05, 2010 Today, the Department of Labor released the unemployment report for February showing that while economic conditions are improving, Americans are still losing jobs, a reminder that we have a long way to go to get where we want to be.

» Hoyer Statement on February Jobs Report, March 05, 2010 Any month in which the economy doesn’t create jobs is a disappointment. But today it’s clear that, thanks to the policies adopted by President Obama and the Democratic Congress, job losses are slowing to a halt.

» GOP Entitled To Own Opinions, Not Their Own Facts, March 05, 2010 Republicans claim that even though they used reconciliation in the past, it was not to pass partisan legislation.

» Democrats Continue Their Efforts To Create Jobs, March 04, 2010 Today, the House passed the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, legislation to help Americans get back to work.

» Hoyer Statement on the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, March 04, 2010 Last year, President Obama and the 111th Congress took their oaths of office as America faced the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression.

» Hoyer Spokeswoman Statement Regarding Rep. Massa, March 03, 2010 The week of February 8th, a member of Rep. Massa’s staff brought to the attention of Mr. Hoyer’s staff allegations of misconduct that had been made against Mr. Massa.

» 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.

» Hoyer Statement on President Obama's Call to Move Forward on Health Reform, March 03, 2010 We are at a pivotal moment in the effort to pass health insurance reform that will make insurance more affordable for American families and businesses, and give patients – not insurance companies – greater control over their health care.

» Majority Leader Hoyer: Disappointed by Republican Politics on Fiscal Commission, March 03, 2010 I am extremely disappointed by the transparently political statement released by Minority Leader John Boehner today.

» February Employment Report: Bad News Likely Due to Effect of Snow Storms Across the Northeast, March 03, 2010 On Friday, March 5, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will release its February 2010 employment report, showing the net number of jobs created or lost during the month of February as well as the unemployment rate.

» Health Care Reform: Doing Nothing Means Skyrocketing Costs, March 02, 2010 Health care reform is about reining in health care costs – for families, for small businesses and for our country. Without reform, costs are expected to skyrocket every year in the foreseeable future...

» Hoyer: Republican Obstruction Makes Hard Times More Difficult For Ordinary Americans, February 26, 2010 Last night, a single Republican Senator, Jim Bunning of Kentucky, blocked the extension of the benefits that are keeping Americans’ heads above water in the greatest economic crisis since the Depression.

» ECONOMY WEEKLY: WEEK OF FEBRUARY 22, 2010, February 26, 2010

» Hoyer Statement on President Obama’s Selections for the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, February 26, 2010 Today, President Obama named four members to the bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, which is charged with the crucial national goal of developing recommendations to return our budget to balance.

» Hoyer: Stronger than Initially Reported Economic Growth Another Positive Sign, February 26, 2010 News that the economy grew by 5.9% in the last quarter of 2009 is another encouraging sign that steps taken by the Obama Administration and this Congress are working to turn the economy around.

 

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