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Today the House is considering one of the most important human rights measures we have dealt with all year --- a bill related to the world’s worst ongoing humanitarian disaster, the genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

WASHINGTON - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer released the following statement tonight on the consolidated appropriations bill being voted on tonight in the House:
 
"Unfortunately for the American people, the President has chosen to engage in political posturing on this year’s appropriations bills.

 
WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H.

WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement this afternoon regarding Congresswoman Julia Carson (IN-07), who passed away early today:
 
It is unfortunate, and indeed shameful, that President Bush has once again vetoed fiscally responsible, bipartisan legislation that would provide health insurance coverage to 10 million low-income American children.

WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after the Senate Republicans blocked cloture on the Energy Independence and Security Act that passed the House on Thursday:

WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement in recognition of Human Rights Day, today December 10:
Today’s jobs report is just another indication that our economy, under President Bush, continues to muddle along, while millions of Americans are afflicted with economic insecurity and grappling with rising health care costs, gas prices and college costs and stagnating household income.

WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today in response to a report entitled "Democrats' War on American Jobs" that was issued by the House Republican Leadership on Democratic policies to grow the economy:
I am pleased to learn of Secretary Paulson’s plan to aid borrowers at risk for foreclosure as the result of interest rate resets scheduled to impact nearly two million homeowners.