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The word on Capitol Hill is that it is going to be a long December for lawmakers. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced that the House may well be in session until Christmas Eve. Full Article at U.S. News & World Report
Bowing to legislative pressure, GM and Chrysler have announced today that they will initiate reviews of the dealer cull undertaken during bankruptcy. Full Article at The Truth About Cars
The House approved Thursday a measure making the current estate tax rate permanent, overcoming the objections of an unusual coalition of liberal and conservative critics. Full Article at The Washington Post
“I intend to pass the bill by the end of this year,” Berman, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told POLITICO. Full Article at Think Progress
From NBC's Luke Russert Countering the emerging narrative that next year's midterm elections will be a replay of 1994 -- when Republicans took back control of Congress -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer stressed that '94 doesn't compare with what's... Full Article at MSNBC
Job creation will probably have to wait until next year but the House is determined to extend the estate tax break permanently before leaving for the holidays, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters Tuesday. Full Article at Corrente
“The 111th Congress has confronted enormous national challenges and been incredibly productive during its first session,” Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said in releasing the 2010 House work schedule. Full Article at The Hill
The House will be voting 17 days in the first two months of 2010 and has nine five-day weeks planned, according to a calendar released by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.). Full Article at The Politico
Job seekers wait in line for a resume critique during a job fair in Oak Brook, Illinois. Democrats in Congress know the gravy train will soon be coming to an end. Full Article at Time Magazine
(CNSNews.com) – House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said he is “generally” supportive of a proposal to levy a “war surtax” on Americans to offset the cost of the Afghanistan war, a tax that would be set by the president himself. Full Article at CNSNews.com
You run across the darndest things sometimes. Like this press release from the NHDP back in late September chiding Frank Guinta's campaign for accepting $2500.00 dollars from the CIGNA PAC. Full Article at Free State Blogs
Echoing the recent message from Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters today that the middle of an employment crisis is no time to be slapping people with a new tax to fund the war in Afghanistan. Full Article at The Washington Independent
WASHINGTON House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer said the chamber will vote this week to permanently extend the estate tax rates scheduled to expire at the end of 2009, but the road will be tougher in the Senate. Full Article at NewsMax
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer took offense Tuesday at Vice President Dick Cheney's persistent criticisms of President Obama's handling of the war in Afghanistan, including comments reported in Politico in which Cheney says the president's... Full Article at Politics Daily
In the most recent polling in North Dakota on the subject, 85% of North Dakotans said that they oppose the estate tax. And for good reason. Full Article at Say Anything
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer took aim at Dick Cheney on Tuesday after the former vice president's recent criticism of President Obama, saying the Bush administration's handling of Afghanistan forced the president to take his time deciding on a new... Full Article at FOX News
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) says he doesn’t support Appropriations Chairman David Obey’s (D-Wis.) proposal for a war surtax to pay for the surge in Afghanistan. At least not yet. Full Article at The Politico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer said the chamber will vote this week to permanently extend the estate tax rates scheduled to expire at the end of 2009. Full Article at Reuters
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) accused the Bush administration of "turn[ing] tail," in their management of the Afghanistan war. Full Article at The Hill
Dick Cheney ought to look in the mirror before he accuses President Obama of weakness or indecision on Afghanistan, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters at his weekly press conference Tuesday. Full Article at Huffington Post
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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.
View Photo »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 November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (L), House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) (C) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (R) laugh while speaking to the press after a caucus meeting with President Barack Obama on Capitol Hill November 7, 2009 in...
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: From left, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) arrive to make a statement after a caucus meeting with President Barack Obama on Capitol Hil...
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) (L), Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) (2L), Rep. John Larson (D-CT) (2R) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) listen as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) makes a statement after a caucus meeting with President...
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (L), Rep. John Larson (D-CT) (2L), Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) (3L) and others stand while President Barack Obama (2R) leaves after a caucus meeting on Capitol Hill November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: President Barack Obama (2L) says goodbye to House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) (L) while Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (3L), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (3R), Rep. John Larson (D-CT) (2R) and Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) (R) watch af...
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) (L), House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) (2L), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (3R), Rep. John Larson (D-CT) (2R) and Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) (R) watch as President Barack Obama (C) gives Speaker of the House Nancy Pelos...
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: From left, Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY), House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), President Barack Obama, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Rep. John Larson (D-CT) and Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) stand together after...
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: U.S. President Barack Obama (3R) stands with House Democratic leaders House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) (L), Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) (2L), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (3L), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (C), Rep. Xavier Becerra (...
View Photo »WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 3: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (L) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) talk before a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill November 3, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (FROM L-R), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), former Senator Edward William Brooke (R-MA), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senator John Kerry (D-MA) gat...
View Photo »A statue of Helen Keller is unveiled in the Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009.
View Photo »From left, House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer of Md. , and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky. take part in a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, to unveil a statue of Hele...
View Photo »L-R: House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain walk on a path on the North Lawn of the White House following a meeting on Afghanistan an...
View Photo »U.S. House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD)(L) speaks with Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (2nd L), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH)(R) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after a meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan...
View Photo »L-R: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD, and House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH, walk with Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Sen. John McCain,R-AZ, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConell,R-KY, after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barac...
View Photo »L-R: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD, and House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH, walk with Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Sen. John McCain,R-AZ, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack O...
View Photo »From left House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. , Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner walk together following their meeting between President Barack Obama and Congressional leadership to discuss Afghanistan and Pakist...
View Photo »From left House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. , Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner walk together following their meeting between President Barack Obama and Congressional leadership to discuss Afghanistan and Pakist...
View Photo »From left House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. , Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner walk together following their meeting between President Barack Obama and Congressional leadership to discuss Afghanistan and Pakist...
View Photo »WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 29: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reacts to a question during news conference after a meeting with House Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on Capitol Hill, on September 29, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 29: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (L) and House Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) participate in a news conference after a meeting on Capitol Hill, on September 29, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 29: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (L) and House Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) participate in a news conference after a meeting on Capitol Hill, on September 29, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »Israel's President Shimon Peres (center L) and a delegation of Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives, headed by U.S. House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (center R), pose for a group photo after a meeting in Jerusalem August 10, 2009.
View Photo »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 November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC.
View Photo »American's have got a lot of angst, a lot of anger and a lot of fear ... Whether you're a Democrat, Republican or an Independent, all the polls reflect that the economy is the major issue.
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 ...
Frankly, they turned tail. That's pretty tough language, but I get angry when I hear vice president Cheney talk about a job they started but didn't finish
We are clearly not making the same decision the Bush administration made
Some are making the Vietnam analogy which some believe has more saliency (in Afghanistan) than the war in Iraq
I don’t disagree with his [Holder] decision in the other case ... I think the military commission, particularly as it has been changed and revised by the Obama administration, can in fact in that [al-Nashiri] case act appropriately.
There is bipartisan support for the actions that the attorney general has determined are in the best interests of bringing these heinous acts to justice ... We are agreed with the attorney general and the president that this can be done consistent with the safety and the security of the United States.
Clearly 10.2 percent unemployment is unacceptable and causing pain to literally millions of people around the country
We hope to finish the appropriations process as soon as possible without an omnibus, but the obstructionist tactics of Senate Republicans are making that difficult
I wouldn't refer to it as a squeaker, but I think it's going The Maryland Democrat said language on abortion and illegal immigrants was still being worked out, but predicted those issues could be solved by Saturday. We certainly have well over 218 people who say they want to vote for the bill
I can't imagine one of us, in the chamber, if Canada or Mexico rained down six missiles, let alone 6,000, that there's one member that would not want an immediate response
epitomizes the practice of singling Israel out from all other nations for condemnation
It's difficult to move things in the Senate ... I think Reid has the most frustrating job in American government.
I'm sure the [Supreme] Court will find a limit ... For instance, if we mandated that you buy General Motors' automobiles, I believe that would be far beyond our constitutional responsibility and indeed would violate the Due Process Clause as well -- in terms of equal treatment to automobile manufacturer...
I want to make it clear, this is not a criticism of Harry Reid ... It is difficult to get things done in the Senate. It's difficult to move things in the Senate.
We have sent a lot of work to the United States Senate
We were under resourced in Iraq for at least five-and-a-half years
For the Republicans who essentially diverted the attention of defeating terrorism in [Afghanistan] on the incorrect assertion that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, frankly, [Republicans' charges] don’t move me mightily as you can tell
McChrystal has now made recommendations — in light of the fact that we are now focused on Afghanistan — on what we need
My Republican colleagues, of course, abandoned their focus on Afghanistan for seven years — seven years — and let it drift, and did not resource it properly, and did not succeed
It's difficult to move things in the Senate ... I think Sen. Reid has the most frustrating job in government in the United States of America.
My Republican colleagues, of course, abandoned their focus on Afghanistan for seven years. Seven years they let it drift. And did not resource it properly. And did not succeed
As you probably heard [House Education and Labor Chairman] George Miller [D-Calif.] say on the floor, there was no money in that bill for ACORN. I think we’re going to be looking at what in fact are the facts here with respect to ACORN. Once we find out what the facts are then we’ll be in a better posit...
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