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Jeff Muskus

Hoyer: House Stays Until Health Care Vote Happens

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics


Anyone trying to delay the House floor vote on health reform should know they're not leaving until it's done, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Friday....

Jeff Muskus

Hoyer: Senate Keeping House Empty

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


Count Steny Hoyer among those grumbling that the House isn't working enough, the Majority Leader told reporters Tuesday -- but blame the Senate. "I w...

Halftime At The Healthcare Reform Superbowl

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

A football locker room. Hundreds of Democrats are sitting on benches, to hear Coach's halftime pep talk in the Health Care Reform Superbowl. Some appear exhausted, some appear battered.

Jeff Muskus

House Expects Health Care Vote By Christmas

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics


President Obama may not have a final health reform bill on his desk by the end of the year, but House Democratic leaders are still committed to passin...

Cantor, Hoyer To Discuss Health Care Policy

AP | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — House Republican Whip Eric Cantor says he's going to sit down with Democratic leader Steny Hoyer and try to narrow their difference...

Jeff Muskus

Hoyer: Financial Reform Floor Vote Coming Next Month

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics


Look for financial regulatory reform to get a House floor vote in November, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday. "We expect to bring that bill t...

Re-Imagining What a School Can Be

Rep. Steny Hoyer | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics


Rep. Steny Hoyer

A century ago, American educators re-imagined what a school could be; today, we have an opportunity to do the same. In fact, it is our obligation.

Jeff Muskus

House Leadership Commits To Health Care Bill In October, But Not Specifics

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics


The combined House health care reform bill is coming in October, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Tuesday, but there are no hard deadlines for...

Jeff Muskus

Hoyer: McChrystal Should Testify Soon

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 09.22.2009 | Politics


In the wake of his leaked report warning of possible failure in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal should testify before Congress sooner rather than...

Wilson Censure Considered By Dem Leadership

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) has refused to apologize to the House of Representatives for his conduct Wednesday night, prompting Democratic leadership to ...

Fines Proposed For Going Without Health Insurance

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Americans would be fined up to $3,800 for failing to buy health insurance under a plan that circulated in Congress on Tuesday as di...

Ryan Grim

Hoyer: House Could Pass Health Care Bill Without Public Option

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics


House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters Tuesday that a health care reform bill that did not include a public insurance option could p...

Hoyer maintains support for public option

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics


WALDORF, Md. — House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told cheering and jeering constituents Tuesday he still supports a public health insurance opti...

Enough is Enough

James Zogby | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics


James Zogby

The first obligation of any government is to defend the rights of its citizens. Israel appears to have defined its own categories of US citizenship. Arab Americans are not fully recognized.

Hoyer: Public Option May Have To Go

Politico | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics


A day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that health reform won't get through the House without a public option, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer ...

Cantor -- Poor Judgment Abroad

Ira Forman | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics


Ira Forman

There is nothing inherently inappropriate for a member of the opposition party to debate a president's foreign policy. However, there is a tradition in this country of not doing so while overseas.

Oh-So-Sensitive Conservatives Get Their Feelings Hurt By Pelosi and Hoyer

Bill Scher | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics


Bill Scher

Conservatives, long the biggest enforcers of "political correctness" as it suits their political ends, have been quick to find offense during the health-care reform debate -- even if it requires twisting words around.

It's War. Media War

Sue Wilson | Posted 11.04.2009 | Media


Sue Wilson

Wake up, Democratic Leadership: We have been at war over facts for decades, and our democracy is suffering because of it. Only you can save us, and it's about time you get into the fight.

Are Democrats Determined to Become What They Most Despised About Bush?

Peter Daou | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics


Peter Daou

We have an endemic problem: the inexplicable adoption by Democrats of Bush-era policies and political tactics. Wasn't the point of regaining power to undo the worst of Bush's excesses?

Pelosi, Hoyer: Disrupting Town Halls "Un-American"

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The House's top two Democrats on Monday called some of the behavior of health care overhaul opponents "simply un-American." The Whi...

Physiological Link Between Affinity for Guns and Affinity for Health Insurance Bureaucrats?

David Sirota | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics


David Sirota

There's a deal between reporters and Blue Dog Democrats to explain Blue Dog opposition to health insurance regulation as an outgrowth of representing culturally conservative districts.

Un-Spinning Healthcare Reform: Part 1

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics


Kimberly Krautter

One of the most infuriating aspects to the issue of healthcare reform is the lack of honest debate by our public officials.

Steny Hoyer: There's No Consensus On Health Care Bill

AP | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says House Democrats are struggling to reach consensus on overhauling health care, a divide that ...

The Progressive Case for PAYGO

Rep. Steny Hoyer | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics


Rep. Steny Hoyer

The idea behind PAYGO is simple: our country, like any family struggling with deep credit card debt, must start paying for what it buys.

Dems: Stimulus Money Needs To Be Spent Faster

CNN Political Ticker | Posted 08.05.2009 | Politics


A leading congressional Democrat and Republican both expressed disappointment Sunday with the pace of the government's economic stimulus program, but ...