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....
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...
Chris Weigant | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics
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.
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...
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...
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...
Rep. Steny Hoyer | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics
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.
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
James Zogby | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics
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.
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 ...
Ira Forman | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics
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.
Bill Scher | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics
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.
Sue Wilson | Posted 11.04.2009 | Media
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.
Peter Daou | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics
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?
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...
David Sirota | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics
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.
Kimberly Krautter | Posted 08.29.2009 | Politics
One of the most infuriating aspects to the issue of healthcare reform is the lack of honest debate by our public officials.
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 ...
Rep. Steny Hoyer | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics
The idea behind PAYGO is simple: our country, like any family struggling with deep credit card debt, must start paying for what it buys.
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 ...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics