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Sabrina Siddiqui

House Democratic Leader Defends Obama In IRS Scandal

HuffingtonPost.com | Sabrina Siddiqui | Posted 05.16.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), the second-ranking Democrat in the House, said Wednesday he supports the Obama administration's ouster of Stev...

Ryan Grim

Bush Snubs Reid, Pelosi, Hoyer At Presidential Library Ceremony

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.25.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The Democrats' congressional leaders Sen. Harry Reid and Reps. Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer were not invited by former President George ...

Bid For FBI Building Sparks Competition

AP | ERIC TUCKER | Posted 04.20.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — The FBI's announcement that it needs a new home has touched off a virtual real estate beauty contest, with communities around the r...

Sabrina Siddiqui

House Passes Continuing Resolution To Fund Government, Protect Defense Against Sequester Cuts

HuffingtonPost.com | Sabrina Siddiqui | Posted 03.06.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to keep the federal government funded through the end of the fiscal year, seeking to avert ...

Top Dem: 'Managing From Crisis To Crisis' Is Absurd

AP | Posted 02.21.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer says Congress must "put aside ideological constraints" and resolve differences over taxes, budget and sp...

Congress Considers Drone Strike Limits

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 02.06.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Uncomfortable with the Obama administration's use of deadly drones, a growing number in Congress is looking to limit America's authority...

Arthur Delaney

People On Unemployment Think Congress Is Just 'Playing Games'

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 12.29.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said on Thursday that Americans are paying unusually close attention to the fiscal cliff debate in Congr...

Hopes For Best-Case Fiscal-Cliff Scenario Have Faded

Reuters | Posted 02.22.2013 | Politics

* Hopes for "grand bargain" have faded * Obama sticks to demand for tax hikes on wealthy * Republicans hold out for deep...

Sabrina Siddiqui

House Democratic Leaders Slam NRA Press Conference: 'It Just Doesn't Make Sense'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sabrina Siddiqui | Posted 12.22.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- House Democratic leaders slammed the National Rifle Association and its CEO Wayne LaPierre on Friday for making remarks that “just don...

Ryan Grim

Nancy Pelosi Backs Up Suggestion That Her Million-Dollar Offer Was A 'Political Ploy'

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.19.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- On Tuesday, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) suggested that former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had only endorsed the million-...

Michael McAuliff

Fiscal Cliff: House Democrats Push Petition For Christmas Eve Tax Break

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.04.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- House Democrats mounted a bid Tuesday to give nearly all taxpayers a Christmas Eve present by trying to force a Dec. 24 vote on a bill t...

10 Years After the Help America Vote Act, Voters Face New Challenges

Rep. Steny Hoyer | Posted 12.29.2012 | Politics
Rep. Steny Hoyer

Let's strengthen our voting system to continue ensuring the accessibility and accountability our people deserve. We cannot afford another election debacle -- whether by hanging chads or millions of eligible voters left hanging.

Jennifer Bendery

House Republican Leaders Have Spent Nearly $1.5 Million On DOMA Defense

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 10.16.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- House Republican leaders have spent nearly all of the $1.5 million they allotted themselves to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in cou...

Hoyer Issues Warning To Young Voters

Posted 10.16.2012 | Politics

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) is starring in a new video urging young people to vote in November's election. Part of a campaign from Our...

Michael McAuliff

House Dems: 'Fired Up, Ready To Stay'

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 09.21.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Complaining that Congress is going on its election break at the earliest point in decades, Democrats in the House Friday challenged thei...

Top House Democrat: Mitt Romney's '47 Percent' Comment Reflects His 'Disdain For People'

The Huffington Post | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 09.19.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Mitt Romney's comments about nearly half of the nation mooching off the government reflect ...

Innovation Is Key to Helping Businesses Make It In America

Rep. Steny Hoyer | Posted 10.20.2012 | Politics
Rep. Steny Hoyer

Across the world, our competitors are investing in their future. We cannot afford to fall behind. As former President Bill Clinton wrote in his latest book Back to Work, it's time Americans got into the future business again.

Greg Rosalsky

House Dems: Holder Contempt Vote Is About Voter Suppression

HuffingtonPost.com | Greg Rosalsky | Posted 06.30.2012 | Politics

Republicans are using the "Fast and Furious" investigation to undermine Justice Department efforts against voter suppression, several Democrats said T...

WATCH: John Boehner Shows Nancy Pelosi Some Bipartisan Affection

The Huffington Post | Ethan Klapper | Posted 06.07.2012 | Politics

For a few minutes on Thursday afternoon, the partisan toxicity that pervades the House of Representatives subsided, as lawmakers gathered on the floor...

Dem's Daughter Comes Out

Posted 06.07.2012 | Politics

Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer's (D-Md.) daughter publicly came out of the closet as a lesbian on Wednesday in an interview published by the Washington B...

Bipartisan Assault on Middle East Peace

Stephen Zunes | Posted 07.30.2012 | World
Stephen Zunes

Earlier this month, the House of Representatives passed a dangerous piece of legislation which would undermine the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The margin was an overwhelming 411-2, with eight abstentions.

Republican Budget Represents a Bleak Future for America

Rep. Steny Hoyer | Posted 05.30.2012 | Politics
Rep. Steny Hoyer

All of us want to put America back on a sustainable fiscal path, but to do so everyone must be asked to pitch in. The Republican budget, however, places the entire burden of deficit reduction on the middle class, seniors, and the most vulnerable.

WATCH: New App Connects Congress, Facebook

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 06.19.2012 | Politics

Congress and Facebook are about to get a little bit closer. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) unveiled a new app on Tuesday called Citizen ...

War Without End: Hoyer Won't Stop Fighting Against Seniors, His Party ... and the American People

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.07.2012 | Politics
Richard (RJ) Eskow

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer is determined to advance his own career at the expense of middle-class Americans -- so much so that he's ignoring political common sense and the desires of most Americans, including most Republicans.

Liberal Group Blasts Hoyer Stance

The Huffington Post | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 03.01.2012 | Politics

Liberal grassroots group CREDO Action slammed House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on Thursday for his calls to limit spending on Medicare, Medicai...