For Immediate Release: 2003-10-17T00:00:00 Contact Info: Median Income Declines Again, More Americans Live in Poverty Than Ever Before» House Democratic Whip Hoyer's Statement» Statement of Congressman John Spratt, Ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee and Assistant to the Democratic Leader» Poverty Increases And Median Income Declines For Second Consecutive Year: Ranks of the Poor Increase by 3 Million Since 2000» Pew Hispanic Center Report: "Jobs Lost, Jobs Gained: The Latino Experience in the Recession and Recovery,"