I agree with Ed Schultz about moveon.org

[LittleClarkie]

Putting out an ad attacking a Dem Rep for one vote doesn't seem to cool to me.

What say you?

[WildEyedLiberal]

1. Agreed

I don't know who Moveon is trying to cater to by doing this. If it's an attempt to appear "non partisan", well, the Repubs aren't going to be fooled. If it's an attempt to be lefty freeperish and decide that it's okay to tear someone down for one vote (even if it was a horrible vote, like the bankruptcy bill), well, then Moveon has officially lost its relevance, IMO.

[LittleClarkie]

2. I think it is indeed lefty freeperism

The Dem Party is apparently supposed to be just like them or else.

It's funny, but in my travels over by Righty Freeperland, they're complaining that their do-nothing party has moved too far to the left. Substitute right for left, and it's just like what we hear from the leftists.

[elshiva]

3. I agree! As a Maryland Dem, I resent putting

a good MD Dem like Steny Hoyer down. He is a good liberal like 95% of the time. Why don't they pick on Lieberman if they even have to pick on Dems?

[WildEyedLiberal]

4. Typical lefty freepism - one bad vote and you're automatically a DINO

:eyes:

I think Moveon's officially jumped the shark.

[elshiva]

7. It is lefty freeper shit, but

I wouldn't give up on Moveon. It has done a lot of good work in the past and still can do good work...

[LittleClarkie]

10. I love that expression

and I love where it came from. I can't believe that Happy Days has effected our vernacular. People will be saying that for years to come, and have no idea where it comes from.

[JohnKleeb]

5. This is what I Was talkin about this weekend

Ed is right about this. I not only find it smacks of purism, because Hoyer is generally great but I find they are wasting their money, Hoyer has been in office since 1981, he aint going anywhere.

[LittleClarkie]

9. If anything, this is likely to make his constituents circle the wagons

I don't think moveon.org understands that they alienate people when they act like this.

But then we've seen similar folks go after John Kerry as Repub lite when we know he's more liberal than most, just more hawkish than some people would like, is all.

[JohnKleeb]

11. Yeah hes popular

This isnt going go too well with regular people, it really wont, I have a teacher who used to have Hoyer as a congressman and he really likes him. Its people like this that the party should be appealing to, not
some activist who takes every vote they dont like as republite.

[LittleClarkie]

14. Not that I want to move TOWARD the DLC

But they may be right about moveon.org.

But I don't agree with Frome's suggestion to move away from them.

Even so, it feels like they may be moving away from us of their own accord. Things like this certainly aren't attracting rank and file Dems to their agenda. A shame, as Elshiva says, because they could be helping to organize the grassroots. Instead, they choose a negative action.

They strike me as quite angry and humorless. Bleck.

[JohnKleeb]

15. There is a third way between lefty freeperism and DLCism

I agree with elshiva too, they could be doing things like organizing the grassroots.

[TayTay]

6. It nice for fans of suicide

It is idiotic, at best, to do this. There will NEVER be unanimity in the Democratic Party. (It is actually not a good thing to be unanimous. It is a good thing to be relatively united. There is a difference.)

As Ed Schultz correctly stated, this is giving aide and comfort to the Rethug enemy. MoveOn is on the road to irrelevance if they keep this up.

Again, we need moderates. They drive me nuts from time to time as much as anyone else. But they correctly reflect the will of the people in the states they represent. Moderates serve a purpose, they keep your party from going too far off into LiberalLand and falling off the cliff. The moderates filter the ideas and decide if they can be sold to a much larger segment of the population than just the base. We need this. It is strength, not weakness. Moderates sell the ideas to a public that can be wary and skeptical of change and wants such changes vetted.

I am not a fan of political suicide by Dems. So, I find this to be stupid beyond belief.

[LittleClarkie]

8. Yes, we have to remember sometimes these folks

are just representing their constituents. Those constituents will be mighty peeved if some outsider tries to unseat their elected official, I reckon.

As for moveon.org, I suspect they're not exactly Dem.

This is what I tried to say in another thread, and I guarantee someone is going to misunderstand. If all you can do in the Dem Party is attack, punish and criticize, I'd rather you went where you can be happy with the message of your party, and work for change.

I think some of these folks are unhappy with that idea, because it means a loss of power, as there is power in numbers. But sometimes I think they're doing more harm than good, esp. when they go negative like this.

[TayTay]

12. It just seems so naive

Is MoveOn trying to announce that they have the numbers to seriously mount a primary challenge against Hoyer? Are they roaring for the sake of placating their own liberal base and seeking to serve notice that they are peeved at the Bankruptcy Bill vote. So am I. But getting Hoyers canned and replaced with a Rethug will not help that cause. Getting some money from MoveOn and others into races that are close and might result in a R to D turnover would help. If Dems ran the House then some of the most odious parts of this bill would never have come up for votes. I don't get it. :shrug:

[JohnKleeb]

13. I dont see Hoyer being replaced with a republican but

it is a waste of money that could be used in a competive race against a GOP incumbent.

[LittleClarkie]

16. As I just said in another post

I'm not completely sure making sure Dems keep their seats is in their agenda. Can they really be described as a Democratic organization.

It seems like an exercize in purity to me. How... helpful.

[ginnyinWI]

18. Dems are supposed to stand for democracy

And that means that everyone gets a voice in the process. Moderates and Lefties should respect each other's opinions.

The Repubs' weakness is that they are allowing too little diversity, and they've skewed far to the right as a result, and those guys will drive them over a cliff sooner or later. We should take a lesson from it.

[Pirate Smile]

17. I totally agree! Some people would be happy to purge our party.

Great idea. Lets see if we can get down to 30% of Congress. :eyes:

I un-subscribed from their e-mails. If I had recently given them $$$ and they used it for this, I would be so pissed.

[GRLMGC]

19. I don't remember who it was that said it

but someone from MoveOn said that they owned the party now or something like that. This also smacks of lefty freeperism in the sense that they feel entitled to have everything their own way just because they "helped". It's pretty damn self-centered.

[sandnsea]

28. Today they said the opposite

Raw Story interview:

“We’re not the party,” he said, when asked about charges that the ads were poorly timed, “We are going to take positions on issues, and we’re going to be true to our members and to America’s middle class families before we acknowledge any sort of notion of Democratic fealty.”

[GRLMGC]

29. well they should have said that in the beginning

stupid shit like that pisses me off. Talk about inconsistency

[JI7]

20. moveon raised money for Robert Byrd AFTER he voted FOR the bankruptcy

bill. so not only is it a bad idea, it makes no sense. they are going after Hoyer for the vote on bankruptcy bill. yet they raised money for byrd's re-election AFTER he voted for that same bill.

[JohnKleeb]

21. You said that it could be about something else but what

This is fishy.

[JI7]

22. donations from angry Democrats

Byrd is too popular because of the IWR. i have already seen some people defend Byrd while going after Hoyer and some others.

but someone like Hoyer who isn't really popular would play into the angry democrats sense of victimhood. of how the party is betraying them and all the other things they always complain about.

[JohnKleeb]

24. That makes perfect sense

Byrd as we've discussed is actually the conservative senator from West Virginia and Rockefeller is more liberal and it turns out his IWR vote was much like Kerry's.

[LittleClarkie]

23. So what have they got against Hoyer

or is this a narcissistic move for attention? A bid for relevancy?

[JohnKleeb]

25. I have no idea what they would, here's vote smarts interest group ratings

Come to your own conclusions but this guy isn't bushlite or even DLC except for the fact he seems to be a big free trader.

Abortion Issues
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2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Abortion Reproductive Rights Action League 100 percent in 2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 0 percent in 2003-2004.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Abortion Reproductive Rights Action League 100 percent in 2003.

Agriculture Issues
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2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Farmers Union 67 percent in 2003-2004.

Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
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2003 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the Fund for Animals considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2003 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the The Humane Society of the United States considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Humane Association 67 percent in 2003.

2003 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the Animal Protection Institute considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2003 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2003 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the Society for Animal Protective Legislation considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2003 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the Doris Day Animal League considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

Arts and Humanities
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2004 On the votes that the Americans for the Arts Action Fund considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 98 percent of the time.

2003 On the votes that the Americans for the Arts considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2003 On the votes that the American Library Association considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

Budget, Spending and Taxes
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2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Taxpayers Union 7 percent in 2004.

2004 On the votes that the American Shareholders Association considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 30 percent of the time.

2004 On the votes that the Americans for Tax Reform considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 15 percent of the time.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Tax Limitation Committee 0 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Citizens for a Sound Economy 9 percent in 2003-2004.

2003 On the votes that the Americans for Tax Reform considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 10 percent of the time.

2003 According to the National Taxpayers Union, in 2003 Representative Hoyer, on ALL votes dealing with spending, voted to reduce or not increase spending 22 percent of the time.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Citizens Against Government Waste 13 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Republican Liberty Caucus on economic issues 35 percent in 2003.

Business and Consumers
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2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 38 percent in 2004.

2004 On the votes that the Small Business Survival Committee considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 27 percent of the time.

2004 On the votes that the National Association of Government Contractors considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association 33 percent in 2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Associated Builders & Contractors 10 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 On the votes that the American Forest and Paper Association considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 25 percent of the time.

2003-2004 On the votes that the National Association of Manufacturers considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 23 percent of the time.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Federation of Independent Business 8 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Business-Industry Political Action Committee 12 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 On the votes that the National Retail Federation considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 46 percent of the time.

2003-2004 On the votes that the National Small Business Association considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 36 percent of the time.

2003-2004 On the votes that the National Restaurant Association considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.

2003 On the votes that the National Retail Federation considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 46 percent of the time.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Associated Builders & Contractors 0 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Business-Industry Political Action Committee 12 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 40 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Federation of Independent Business 0 percent in 2003.

Civil Liberties
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2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 80 percent in 2003-2004.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Republican Liberty Caucus on personal liberties 45 percent in 2003.

Civil Rights
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2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 33 percent in 2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 100 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 93 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 95 percent in 2003-2004.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 20 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 89 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 95 percent in 2003.

Conservative
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Summer 03 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Conservative Index - The John Birch Society 38 percent in Summer 03.

Spring 04 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Conservative Index - The John Birch Society 38 percent in Spring 04.

Fall 2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Conservative Index - The John Birch Society 0 percent in Fall 2004.

2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Eagle Forum 9 percent in 2004.

2004 On the votes that the Christian Coalition considered to be the most important in 2004 , Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 15 percent of the time.

2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 0 percent in 2004.

2003-2004 On the votes that the Campaign for Working Families considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.

2003 On the votes that the Christian Coalition considered to be the most important in 2003 , Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 15 percent of the time.

2003 On the votes that the Eagle Forum considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.

2003 On the votes that the Campaign for Working Families considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 20 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Center for Reclaiming America 50 percent in 2003.

Crime Issues
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2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Citizens United for Rehabilition of Errants 50 percent in 2003-2004.

Education
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2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National School Boards Association 60 percent in 2003-2004.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Education Association 100 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National School Boards Association 80 percent in 2003.

Environmental Issues
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2004 On the votes that the American Wilderness Coalition considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2004 On the votes that the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 90 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Lands Alliance 100 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 On the votes that the National Parks Conservation Association considered to be the most important in 2003-2004 , Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 85 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Sierra Club 100 percent in 2003.

2003 On the votes that the American Lands Alliance considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2003 On the votes that the Comprehensive US Sustainable Population considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 61 percent of the time.

Family and Children Issues
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2004 On the votes that the Family Research Council considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 8 percent of the time.

2003-2004 On the votes that the National Parent Teacher Association considered to be the most important in 2003-2004 , Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Children's Defense Fund 100 percent in 2003-2004.

2003 On the votes that the Family Research Council considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 8 percent of the time.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American School Food Services Association 67 percent in 2003.

Foreign Aid and Policy Issues
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2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Friends Comm. on Nat'l Leg. 50 percent in 2004.

2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Armenian National Committee of America 69 percent in 2004.

2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 67 percent in 2004.

2004 On the votes that the Center for International Policy considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2003-2004 Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to American Muslims for Jerusalem's position, Representative Hoyer received a rating of -10.

2003-2004 Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation's position, Representative Hoyer received a rating of -6.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Center for Security Policy 8 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to Jews for Peace in Palestine and Israel's position, Representative Hoyer received a rating of -6.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Peace Action 100 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Friends Comm. on Nat'l Leg. 67 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Jews for Peace in Palestine and Israel -3 percent in 2003.

2003 Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation's position, Representative Hoyer received a rating of -3.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 0 percent in 2003.

2002-2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Citizens for Global Solutions 92 percent in 2002-2003.




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Representative Steny H. Hoyer (MD)

Current Office: U.S. Representative
Current District: 5
First Elected: 05/19/81
Last Elected: 11/02/2004
Next Election: 2006
Party: Democrat
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Abortion Issues
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2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Abortion Reproductive Rights Action League 100 percent in 2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 0 percent in 2003-2004.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Abortion Reproductive Rights Action League 100 percent in 2003.

2001-2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 0 percent in 2001-2002.

2001 On the votes that the Planned Parenthood considered to be the most important from 1995 to 2001, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2001 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Abortion Reproductive Rights Action League 100 percent in 2001.

2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Abortion Reproductive Rights Action League 100 percent in 2000.

1999-2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 5 percent in 1999-2000.

1999 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Planned Parenthood 100 percent in 1999.

1995-2003 On the votes that the Planned Parenthood (House) considered to be the most important, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

Agriculture Issues
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2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Farmers Union 67 percent in 2003-2004.

2002 Based on a 2002 survey given to all congressional candidates Vote Hemp chose to rate Representative Hoyer as Fence Sitter.

2001-2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Farmers Union 80 percent in 2001-2002.

2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Farm Bureau Federation 50 percent in 2000.

1999-2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Farmers Union 75 percent in 1999-2000.

1999 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Farm Bureau Federation 18 percent in 1999.

Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
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2003 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the Fund for Animals considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2003 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the The Humane Society of the United States considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Humane Association 67 percent in 2003.

2003 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the Animal Protection Institute considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2003 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2003 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the Society for Animal Protective Legislation considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2003 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the Doris Day Animal League considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2001-2002 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the Society for Animal Protective Legislation considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2001-2002 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the Doris Day Animal League considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2001-2002 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2001-2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Humane Association 67 percent in 2001-2002.

2001-2002 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the Animal Protection Institute considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2001-2002 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the Fund for Animals considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2001-2002 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the The Humane Society of the United States considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2000 On the votes that the The Humane Society of the United States considered to be the most important in 2000 , Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 63 percent of the time.

2000 On the votes that the Society for Animal Protective Legislation considered to be the most important in 2000, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 66 percent of the time.

Arts and Humanities
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2004 On the votes that the Americans for the Arts Action Fund considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 98 percent of the time.

2003 On the votes that the Americans for the Arts considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2003 On the votes that the American Library Association considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2002 On the votes that the Americans for the Arts considered to be the most important in 2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2001 On the votes that the Americans for the Arts considered to be the most important in 2001, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2000 On the votes that the Americans for the Arts considered to be the most important in 2000, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

Budget, Spending and Taxes
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2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Taxpayers Union 7 percent in 2004.

2004 On the votes that the American Shareholders Association considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 30 percent of the time.

2004 On the votes that the Americans for Tax Reform considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 15 percent of the time.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Tax Limitation Committee 0 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Citizens for a Sound Economy 9 percent in 2003-2004.

2003 On the votes that the Americans for Tax Reform considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 10 percent of the time.

2003 According to the National Taxpayers Union, in 2003 Representative Hoyer, on ALL votes dealing with spending, voted to reduce or not increase spending 22 percent of the time.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Citizens Against Government Waste 13 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Republican Liberty Caucus on economic issues 35 percent in 2003.

2002 On the votes that the Taxpayers for Common Sense considered to be the most important in 2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 33 percent of the time.

2002 On the votes that the Americans for Tax Reform considered to be the most important in 2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.

2002 According to the National Taxpayers Union, in 2002 Representative Hoyer, on ALL votes dealing with spending, voted to reduce or not increase spending 18 percent of the time.

2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Citizens Against Government Waste 13 percent in 2002.

2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Republican Liberty Caucus on economic issues 19 percent in 2002.

2001-2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Tax Limitation Committee 3 percent in 2001-2002.

2001-2002 On the votes used to calculate its ratings, the Concord Coalition attaches more value to those votes it considers more important. For 2001-2002, the Concord Coalition gave Representative Hoyer a rating of 43 percent.

2001-2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Citizens for a Sound Economy 5 percent in 2001-2002.

2001 On the votes that the Americans for Tax Reform considered to be the most important in 2001, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 5 percent of the time.

2001 According to the National Taxpayers Union, in 2001 Representative Hoyer, on ALL votes dealing with spending, voted to reduce or not increase spending 10 percent of the time.

2001 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Citizens Against Government Waste 7 percent in 2001.

2001 On the votes that the Taxpayers for Common Sense considered to be the most important in 2001, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 36 percent of the time.

2001 On the votes that the American Shareholders Association considered to be the most important in 2001, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.

2000 On the votes that the Americans for Tax Reform considered to be the most important in 2000, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 15 percent of the time.

2000 On the votes used to calculate its ratings, the Concord Coalition attaches more value to those votes it considers more important. For 2000, the Concord Coalition gave Representative Hoyer a rating of 40 percent.

2000 On the votes that the Taxpayers for Common Sense considered to be the most important in 2000, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 21 percent of the time.

2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Citizens Against Government Waste 4 percent in 2000.

1999-2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Tax Limitation Committee 15 percent in 1999-2000.

1999 According to the National Taxpayers Union, in 1999 Representative Hoyer, on ALL votes dealing with spending, voted to reduce or not increase spending 14 percent of the time.

1999 On the votes used to calculate its ratings, the Concord Coalition attaches more value to those votes it considers more important. For 1999, the Concord Coalition gave Representative Hoyer a rating of 73 percent.

Business and Consumers
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2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 38 percent in 2004.

2004 On the votes that the Small Business Survival Committee considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 27 percent of the time.

2004 On the votes that the National Association of Government Contractors considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association 33 percent in 2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Associated Builders & Contractors 10 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 On the votes that the American Forest and Paper Association considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 25 percent of the time.

2003-2004 On the votes that the National Association of Manufacturers considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 23 percent of the time.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Federation of Independent Business 8 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Business-Industry Political Action Committee 12 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 On the votes that the National Retail Federation considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 46 percent of the time.

2003-2004 On the votes that the National Small Business Association considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 36 percent of the time.

2003-2004 On the votes that the National Restaurant Association considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.

2003 On the votes that the National Retail Federation considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 46 percent of the time.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Associated Builders & Contractors 0 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Business-Industry Political Action Committee 12 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 40 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Federation of Independent Business 0 percent in 2003.

2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association 33 percent in 2002.

2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 42 percent in 2002.

2001-2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Associated Builders & Contractors 17 percent in 2001-2002.

2001-2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Federation of Independent Business 0 percent in 2001-2002.

2001-2002 On the votes that the Small Business Survival Committee considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 7 percent of the time.

2001-2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Business-Industry Political Action Committee 9 percent in 2001-2002.

2001-2002 On the votes that the National Association of Manufacturers considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 14 percent of the time.

2001 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Federation of Independent Business 0 percent in 2001.

2001 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 43 percent in 2001.

2001 On the votes that the American Coalition for Ethanol considered to be the most important in 2001, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2001 On the votes that the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association considered to be the most important in 2001, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 33 percent of the time.

2001 On the votes that the Small Business Survival Committee considered to be the most important in 2001, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 8 percent of the time.

2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Business-Industry Political Action Committee 10 percent in 2000.

2000 On the votes that the Small Business Survival Committee considered to be the most important in 2000, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 13 percent of the time.

2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Consumer Federation of America 89 percent in 2000.

2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Associated Builders & Contractors 7 percent in 2000.

2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 47 percent in 2000.

1999-2004 On the votes that the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association considered to be the most important in 1999-2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.

1999-2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Federation of Independent Business 5 percent in 1999-2000.

1999 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Associated Builders & Contractors 8 percent in 1999.

1999 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Consumer Federation of America 58 percent in 1999.

Civil Liberties
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2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Civil Liberties Union 80 percent in 2003-2004.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Republican Liberty Caucus on personal liberties 45 percent in 2003.

2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Republican Liberty Caucus on personal liberties 34 percent in 2002.

2001-2002 On the votes that the American Civil Liberties Union considered to be the most important in 2001-2002 , Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 87 percent of the time.

2000 On the votes that the American Civil Liberties Union considered to be the most important in 2000 , Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 86 percent of the time.

2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Liberty Lobby 0 percent in 2000.

1999 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Liberty Lobby 20 percent in 1999.

Civil Rights
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2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 33 percent in 2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 100 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 93 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 95 percent in 2003-2004.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Arab American Institute 20 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 89 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 95 percent in 2003.

2001-2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda 78 percent in 2001-2002.

2001-2002 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorships the Human Rights Campaign considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time..

2001-2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 92 percent in 2001-2002.

2001-2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 89 percent in 2001-2002.

2001-2002 Bsed on legislative votes, sponsorship of legislation not voted upon, and endorsements of special "dear colleague" letters that the Arab American Institute considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Representative Hoyer supported their preferred position 40 percent of the time.

2001 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 86 percent in 2001.

2001 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 100 percent in 2001.

2001 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda 91 percent in 2001.

2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda 100 percent in 2000.

2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 93 percent in 2000.

1999-2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Human Rights Campaign 90 percent in 1999-2000.

1999-2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights 94 percent in 1999-2000.

1997-1998 On the votes that the Campaign for a Color Blind America considered to be the most important in 1997-1998, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.

Conservative
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Summer 03 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Conservative Index - The John Birch Society 38 percent in Summer 03.

Spring 04 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Conservative Index - The John Birch Society 38 percent in Spring 04.

Fall 2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Conservative Index - The John Birch Society 0 percent in Fall 2004.

2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Eagle Forum 9 percent in 2004.

2004 On the votes that the Christian Coalition considered to be the most important in 2004 , Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 15 percent of the time.

2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 0 percent in 2004.

2003-2004 On the votes that the Campaign for Working Families considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.

2003 On the votes that the Christian Coalition considered to be the most important in 2003 , Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 15 percent of the time.

2003 On the votes that the Eagle Forum considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.

2003 On the votes that the Campaign for Working Families considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 20 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Center for Reclaiming America 50 percent in 2003.

2002 On the votes that the Eagle Forum considered to be the most important in 2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 13 percent of the time.

2002 On the votes that the Christian Coalition considered to be the most important in 2002 , Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.

2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 4 percent in 2002.

2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Conservative Index - The John Birch Society 25 percent in 2002.

2001-2002 On the votes that the Campaign for Working Families considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 11 percent of the time.

2001 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 9 percent in 2001.

2001 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Conservative Index - The John Birch Society 11 percent in 2001.

2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Conservative Union 12 percent in 2000.

2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Conservative Index - The John Birch Society 19 percent in 2000.

1999-2000 On the votes that the Christian Coalition considered to be the most important in 1999-2000 , Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 13 percent of the time.

Crime Issues
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2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Citizens United for Rehabilition of Errants 50 percent in 2003-2004.

1999-2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Citizens United for Rehabilition of Errants 56 percent in 1999-2000.

Education
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2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National School Boards Association 60 percent in 2003-2004.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Education Association 100 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National School Boards Association 80 percent in 2003.

2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Education Association 100 percent in 2002.

2001 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Education Association 100 percent in 2001.

2001 On the votes that the English First considered to be the most important in 2001, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.

2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Education Association 100 percent in 2000.

Environmental Issues
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2004 On the votes that the American Wilderness Coalition considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2004 On the votes that the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 90 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Lands Alliance 100 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 On the votes that the National Parks Conservation Association considered to be the most important in 2003-2004 , Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 85 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Sierra Club 100 percent in 2003.

2003 On the votes that the American Lands Alliance considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2003 On the votes that the Comprehensive US Sustainable Population considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 61 percent of the time.

2001-2002 On the votes that the National Parks Conservation Association considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 83 percent of the time.

2001-2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 86 percent in 2001-2002.

2001-2002 On the votes that the Comprehensive US Sustainable Population considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 57 percent of the time.

1999-2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the League of Conservation Voters 73 percent in 1999-2000.

1999-2000 On the votes that the Comprehensive US Sustainable Population considered to be the most important in 1999-2000, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 62 percent of the time.

Family and Children Issues
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2004 On the votes that the Family Research Council considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 8 percent of the time.

2003-2004 On the votes that the National Parent Teacher Association considered to be the most important in 2003-2004 , Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Children's Defense Fund 100 percent in 2003-2004.

2003 On the votes that the Family Research Council considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 8 percent of the time.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American School Food Services Association 67 percent in 2003.

2002 On the votes that the American Family Voices considered to be the most important in 2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 91 percent of the time.

2001 On the votes that the Family Research Council considered to be the most important in 2001, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time. (Due to the 49-51 split in the Senate, an insufficient number of votes were taken on issues of concern to warrant inclusion).

2001 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Children's Defense Fund 73 percent in 2001.

2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Children's Defense Fund 90 percent in 2000.

2000 On the votes that the Family Research Council considered to be the most important in 2000, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 66 percent of the time.

Foreign Aid and Policy Issues
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2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Friends Comm. on Nat'l Leg. 50 percent in 2004.

2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Armenian National Committee of America 69 percent in 2004.

2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 67 percent in 2004.

2004 On the votes that the Center for International Policy considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2003-2004 Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to American Muslims for Jerusalem's position, Representative Hoyer received a rating of -10.

2003-2004 Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation's position, Representative Hoyer received a rating of -6.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Center for Security Policy 8 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to Jews for Peace in Palestine and Israel's position, Representative Hoyer received a rating of -6.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Peace Action 100 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Friends Comm. on Nat'l Leg. 67 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Jews for Peace in Palestine and Israel -3 percent in 2003.

2003 Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions in support of or in opposition to U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation's position, Representative Hoyer received a rating of -3.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 0 percent in 2003.

2002-2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Citizens for Global Solutions 92 percent in 2002-2003.

2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Peace Action 50 percent in 2002.

2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Security Council 25 percent in 2002.

2001-2002 On the votes that the Jews for Peace in Palestine and Israel considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, a point system was established for both the Senate and the House. In the Senate, total possible points range from a high of +1 and a low of -5. In the House, points range from +6 to -6. The Jews for Peace in Palestine and Israel assigned Representative Hoyer a score of -4.

2001-2002 On the votes that the American Foreign Service Association considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 88 percent of the time.

2001-2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Campaign for U.N. Reform 91 percent in 2001-2002.

2001-2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Council for a Livable World 56 percent in 2001-2002.

2001-2002 On the votes , introduction of legislation, sponsorship or co-sponsorship of legislation and public speaking on legislation, for legistation, that the American Muslims for Jerusalem considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Representative Hoyer, rated -5.

2001 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Peace Action 25 percent in 2001.

2001 On the votes that the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (WRMEA) considered to be the most important in 2001, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.

2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Peace Action 10 percent in 2000.

1999-2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the PeacePac 14 percent in 1999-2000.

1999-2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Campaign for U.N. Reform 67 percent in 1999-2000.

1998-2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Center for Security Policy 56 percent in 1998-2002.

1995-2000 Based on the votes, committee votes, co-sponsorships and other leadership actions that took place between 1995-2000 the Armenian National Committee of America (House) assigned Representative Hoyer a grade of B+. With grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F-.

Gender Issues
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2004 On the votes that the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 50 percent of the time.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Association of University Women 100 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Concerned Women for America 14 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 On the votes that the Business and Professional Women USA considered to be the most important during the 108th Congress, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 54 percent of the time.

2003-2004 On the votes that the Women's Action for New Directions (WAND) and-WILL considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 89 percent of the time.

2003 On the votes that the Business and Professional Women USA considered to be the most important during the 107th Congress, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 57 percent of the time.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Concerned Women for America 15 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Association of University Women 100 percent in 2003.

Government Reform
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2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Radical Middle 15 percent in 2003-2004.

2003 On the votes that the Republican Liberty Caucus considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 40 percent of the time.

Gun Issues
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2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Rifle Association 0 percent during their legislative career up until 2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Gun Owners of America 10 percent in 2003-2004.

2003 On the vote that the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence considered to be the most important in 2003 , Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence 100 percent from 1988-2003 (Senate) or 1991-2003 (House).

2003 Based on the results of a questionnaire the Gun Owners of America assigned Representative Hoyer a 10

2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Public Health Association 100 percent in 2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Breast Cancer Coalition 17 percent in 2003-2004.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Public Health Association 100 percent in 2003.




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Representative Steny H. Hoyer (MD)

Current Office: U.S. Representative
Current District: 5
First Elected: 05/19/81
Last Elected: 11/02/2004
Next Election: 2006
Party: Democrat
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Abortion Issues
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2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Abortion Reproductive Rights Action League 100 percent in 2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 0 percent in 2003-2004.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Abortion Reproductive Rights Action League 100 percent in 2003.

2001-2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 0 percent in 2001-2002.

2001 On the votes that the Planned Parenthood considered to be the most important from 1995 to 2001, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2001 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Abortion Reproductive Rights Action League 100 percent in 2001.

2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Abortion Reproductive Rights Action League 100 percent in 2000.

1999-2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Right to Life Committee 5 percent in 1999-2000.

1999 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Planned Parenthood 100 percent in 1999.

1995-2003 On the votes that the Planned Parenthood (House) considered to be the most important, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

Agriculture Issues
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2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Farmers Union 67 percent in 2003-2004.

2002 Based on a 2002 survey given to all congressional candidates Vote Hemp chose to rate Representative Hoyer as Fence Sitter.

2001-2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Farmers Union 80 percent in 2001-2002.

2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Farm Bureau Federation 50 percent in 2000.

1999-2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Farmers Union 75 percent in 1999-2000.

1999 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Farm Bureau Federation 18 percent in 1999.

Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues
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2003 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the Fund for Animals considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2003 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the The Humane Society of the United States considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Humane Association 67 percent in 2003.

2003 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the Animal Protection Institute considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2003 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2003 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the Society for Animal Protective Legislation considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2003 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the Doris Day Animal League considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2001-2002 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the Society for Animal Protective Legislation considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2001-2002 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the Doris Day Animal League considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2001-2002 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2001-2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the American Humane Association 67 percent in 2001-2002.

2001-2002 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the Animal Protection Institute considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2001-2002 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the Fund for Animals considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2001-2002 Based on the votes, and co-sponsorship of legislation the The Humane Society of the United States considered to be the most important in 2001-2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 67 percent of the time.

2000 On the votes that the The Humane Society of the United States considered to be the most important in 2000 , Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 63 percent of the time.

2000 On the votes that the Society for Animal Protective Legislation considered to be the most important in 2000, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 66 percent of the time.

Arts and Humanities
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2004 On the votes that the Americans for the Arts Action Fund considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 98 percent of the time.

2003 On the votes that the Americans for the Arts considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2003 On the votes that the American Library Association considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2002 On the votes that the Americans for the Arts considered to be the most important in 2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2001 On the votes that the Americans for the Arts considered to be the most important in 2001, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2000 On the votes that the Americans for the Arts considered to be the most important in 2000, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

Budget, Spending and Taxes
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2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Taxpayers Union 7 percent in 2004.

2004 On the votes that the American Shareholders Association considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 30 percent of the time.

2004 On the votes that the Americans for Tax Reform considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 15 percent of the time.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Tax Limitation Committee 0 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Citizens for a Sound Economy 9 percent in 2003-2004.

2003 On the votes that the Americans for Tax Reform considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 10 percent of the time.

2003 According to the National Taxpayers Union, in 2003 Representative Hoyer, on ALL votes dealing with spending, voted to reduce or not increase spending 22 percent of the time.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Citizens Against Government Waste 13 percent in 2003.

2003 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Republican Liberty Caucus on economic issues 35 percent in 2003.

2002 On the votes that the Taxpayers for Common Sense considered to be the most important in 2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 33 percent of the time.

2002 On the votes that the Americans for Tax Reform considered to be the most important in 2002, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.

2002 According to the National Taxpayers Union, in 2002 Representative Hoyer, on ALL votes dealing with spending, voted to reduce or not increase spending 18 percent of the time.

2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Citizens Against Government Waste 13 percent in 2002.

2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Republican Liberty Caucus on economic issues 19 percent in 2002.

2001-2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Tax Limitation Committee 3 percent in 2001-2002.

2001-2002 On the votes used to calculate its ratings, the Concord Coalition attaches more value to those votes it considers more important. For 2001-2002, the Concord Coalition gave Representative Hoyer a rating of 43 percent.

2001-2002 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Citizens for a Sound Economy 5 percent in 2001-2002.

2001 On the votes that the Americans for Tax Reform considered to be the most important in 2001, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 5 percent of the time.

2001 According to the National Taxpayers Union, in 2001 Representative Hoyer, on ALL votes dealing with spending, voted to reduce or not increase spending 10 percent of the time.

2001 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Citizens Against Government Waste 7 percent in 2001.

2001 On the votes that the Taxpayers for Common Sense considered to be the most important in 2001, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 36 percent of the time.

2001 On the votes that the American Shareholders Association considered to be the most important in 2001, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.

2000 On the votes that the Americans for Tax Reform considered to be the most important in 2000, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 15 percent of the time.

2000 On the votes used to calculate its ratings, the Concord Coalition attaches more value to those votes it considers more important. For 2000, the Concord Coalition gave Representative Hoyer a rating of 40 percent.

2000 On the votes that the Taxpayers for Common Sense considered to be the most important in 2000, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 21 percent of the time.

2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Citizens Against Government Waste 4 percent in 2000.

1999-2000 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Tax Limitation Committee 15 percent in 1999-2000.

1999 According to the National Taxpayers Union, in 1999 Representative Hoyer, on ALL votes dealing with spending, voted to reduce or not increase spending 14 percent of the time.

1999 On the votes used to calculate its ratings, the Concord Coalition attaches more value to those votes it considers more important. For 1999, the Concord Coalition gave Representative Hoyer a rating of 73 percent.

Business and Consumers
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2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 38 percent in 2004.

2004 On the votes that the Small Business Survival Committee considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 27 percent of the time.

2004 On the votes that the National Association of Government Contractors considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association 33 percent in 2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Associated Builders & Contractors 10 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 On the votes that the American Forest and Paper Association considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 25 percent of the time.

2003-2004 On the votes that the National Association of Manufacturers considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 23 percent of the time.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the National Federation of Independent Business 8 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 Representative Hoyer supported the interests of the Business-Industry Political Action Committee 12 percent in 2003-2004.

2003-2004 On the votes that the National Retail Federation considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 46 percent of the time.

2003-2004 On the votes that the National Small Business Association considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 36 percent of the time.

2003-2004 On the votes that the National Restaurant Association considered to be the most important in 2003-2004, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 0 percent of the time.

2003 On the votes that the National Retail Federation considered to be the most important in 2003, Representative Hoyer voted their preferred position 46 percent of the time.




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[sandnsea]

27. $833,000 dollars

I know Byrd voted for some other not so cool stuff too. I haven't had time to get it all together, I want to do a post on it. Can anybody remember a couple of other crap votes of Byrd's? I don't want to bash on him, just the hypocrisy of Moveon.

[JohnKleeb]

30. He voted to confirm Ashcroft and Gale Norton

http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?vote_id=3332&can_id=S0950103
Yes to ban partial birth abortion, If they bring up West Virginia, remind them that Rockefeller voted NO
http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_keyvote_detail.php?vote_id=3440&can_id=S0950103
Yes on the federal marriage thingie that bans gay marriage (BTW if they try to say oh its West Virginia, Jay Rockefeller voted NO.
Thats all I could find, oh and all other cases except the Norton confirmation, Jay Rockefeller voted NO.

[JI7]

31. freddie stubbs did one pointing out the hypocrisy , but didn't get

many responses. i just kicked it up right now.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=3490782


but what you are talking about is a good idea and something i had been thinking about. another thing is as i was talking about with Kleeb. Hoyer is not a member of the dlc and yet these people are ranting on about the dlc.

there are some who do point out Byrd's crap votes from time to time but usually in response to another post in a thread rather than a thread on the issue itself.

[JohnKleeb]

32. I just read that

post number 2 is so ignorant, Hoyer is the second highest democrat in the house of representives, and Freddy while I used to fight with him in the primaries is right, Byrd is to the right of Lieberman.

[sandnsea]

33. Freddie Stubbs, lol

the irony. Never mind.

I'll go look at that thread. Between that and Kleeb's stuff, I can put together a quick blog. And maybe throw in Clark's comment as well.

I had to do a piece on Vanessa and you wouldn't think that would take a long time, but I like to collect all these links and jazz. :dunce:

This shouldn't take as long, since everybody else has already done the work! lol.

Thanks.

[JohnKleeb]

34. Congressman Hoyer is responsible for the Americans with Disabilites Act

Republican, my ass.

[paulk]

26. it makes me angry

and depressed.

100,000 to attack a Democrat?

There's some happy people in Freeperland tonight.

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I gave these fucking morons money during the campaign. I am really on the verge of completely giving up hope.


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MoveOn has destroyed it's credibility with this

[Withywindle]

35. I just don't understand this at all.

What could they possibly be hoping to achieve with this? It makes so little sense on any level I'm reduced to wondering if there's some good buddy of theirs who wants that seat.