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Steny Hoyer tries to explain fudging the numbers with Obamacare

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:48:04 GMT

Bipartisan group of lawmakers to meet with Obama tomorrow

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:53:37 GMT

Senator Harry Reid, D-NV, Majority Leader Senator Dick Durbin, D-IL, Majority Whip Senator Chuck Schumer, D-NY, Vice Chair of the Democratic Conference Senator Patty Murray, D-WA, Secretary of the Democratic Conference Senator Byron Dorgan, D-ND,...
Source: The Hill

Hoyer doubts jobs bill before break

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:51:38 GMT

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) Tuesday expressed doubt that a new jobs bill could be done in the next two weeks.
Source: The Politico

Congress closer to action in GM, Chrysler dealer dispute

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:41:50 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress moved closer on Tuesday to forcing a resolution on General Motors and Chrysler for handling complaints by terminated dealerships, a step lawmakers had previously sought to avoid.
Source: Reuters

House to move on jobs bill this year

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:32:05 GMT

Earlier Tuesday, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said leaders were discussing a jobs bill in the range of $75 billion to $150 billion.
Source: The Hill

Senate Medicare Expansion Proposal ‘Worth Consideration,’ Says House Majority Leader

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:37:32 GMT

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-M.D.) told reporters Tuesday that the proposed expansion of Medicare being discussed in the Senate is “an idea worth consideration.” “I think [Senate Majority Leader Harry] Reid obviously is trying to get his...
Source: Talk Radio News Service

Steny’s Singing From a Worn Out Hymnal

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:35:08 GMT

My first reaction to Steny Hoyer’s whining presentation was that he should whine from a different hymnal because this speech was from a discredited hymnal: “One of our two great parties is now an organization committed to an unprecedented level of...
Source: California Conservative

A TARP Counterfactual

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:33:10 GMT

Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), the House majority leader, gave a speech at the Center for American Progress on Tuesday arguing that the GOP's determination to simply obstruct whatever President Obama tries to do is damaging democracy and the institution of...
Source: Mother Jones

U.S. jobs bill could cost $75 billion to $150 billion: Hoyer

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:33:50 GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Job-creating legislation being crafted in Congress could cost between $75 billion and $150 billion depending on what the components are, House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer said on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters

Quoted in 'Hoyer blasts GOP as irresponsible opposition'

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:52:35 GMT

Steny Hoyer said in The Hill:

No one expects Republicans to roll over for President Obama

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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:40:44 GMT

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (2L) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (2R) walk with others after leaving a caucus meeting with President Barack Obama on Capitol Hill November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC.

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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:34:15 GMT

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) (L) and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) (C) listen while House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (R) speak to the press after a caucus meeting with President Barack Obama on Capitol Hill N...

Quoted in 'House Leaders Work To Bring Health Bill Below $900 Billion'

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:16:44 GMT

said in Medical News Today:

House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) is trying to sit down with House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) this week to discuss 'areas of agreement' in a health care overhaul. Cantor spokesman Brad Dayspring said Tuesday the House Republican No. 2 is seeking the huddle after Hoyer indicated last week that he wanted to meet but didn't follow up with an invitation