Steny Hoyer

Republican Budget Represents a Bleak Future for America

Rep. Steny Hoyer | Posted 03.30.2012

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 03.21.2012

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

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

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

Forget Michigan. Worry About Rep. Steny Hoyer (Corporate Party - MD) and Social Security

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 04.29.2012

Richard (RJ) Eskow

While most political eyes are fixed on Romney's primary results, the middle class faces a threat to its financial security right in the heart of the Capitol. The Democratic Party does, too.

WATCH: Fareed Zakaria's Plea To Focus On Poverty

Posted 02.13.2012

Back on Feb. 1, GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney made a controversial comment on poverty. "I'm in this race because I care about Americans," Ro...

Michael McAuliff

McConnell Calls On House To Act On Expiring Provisions

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 02.21.2012

WASHINGTON -- Moments after House Republican leaders dug in their heels on blocking a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut, Senate Minority Lead...

If It Ain't Broke, Break It

Rep. Keith Ellison | Posted 02.20.2012

Rep. Keith Ellison

Our democracy is built not only on compromise, but on trying solutions from both parties. And with an economic crisis as deep as ours, we can't afford to ignore ideas that create jobs. Our government is not broken, but Republican ideology certainly is.

Michael McAuliff

Dems Try To Shame GOP With House Floor Stunt

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 12.21.2011

WASHINGTON -- While House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) held a news conference Wednesday demanding that Democrats return from vacation to extend the p...

Howard Dean Reveals New Endorsements

The Huffington Post | Jordan Howard | Posted 12.07.2011

Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean (D) and Democracy for America, a progressive PAC, have endorsed Reps. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Donna Edwards (D-Md....

Jennifer Bendery

Democratic Rep: Bill Hurts Same Voters 'Targeted By Jim Crow Laws'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 12.02.2011

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans pushed through legislation on Thursday that would end public financing of presidential campaigns and terminate the Ele...

Perry Challenges Top Democrat To Debate

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 11.17.2011

Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry challenged House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to a public debate next week in a...

Mike Sacks

House Democrats Tell States to Fight 'Disturbing Trend' Of Voting Laws

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 01.03.2012

WASHINGTON -- House Democrats have penned a letter to the secretaries of state urging them to "put partisan considerations aside" and fight against th...

Christina Wilkie

PHOTOS: A-List Party For MSNBC Host

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 01.03.2012

WASHINGTON -- The back room of the Hay Adams Hotel was the place to be on Wednesday night, as Washington A-listers turned out to toast Chris Matthews'...

Jennifer Bendery

Pelosi, House Democrats File Brief In Case Challenging DOMA

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 01.03.2012

WASHINGTON -- House Democrats may not be in the majority, but they took action on Thursday to make it clear they don't agree with the decision by Hous...

House Republicans Defend Reduced Schedule

AP | By JIM ABRAMS | Posted 12.27.2011

WASHINGTON -- The House will be in session less than one out of every three days next year, a slight decline from past years. House Republicans say th...

Jennifer Bendery

House Defends DOMA By Arguing Gay People Are Powerful

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 12.20.2011

WASHINGTON -- Gay people have the political power to sway Congress to combat discrimination against them, so there's no need for a court to overturn t...

Elise Foley

House Democrats Vow To Vote Against Stopgap Spending Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 11.21.2011

WASHINGTON -- House Democrats are being urged to vote against a bill on Wednesday to continue funding the government, putting it one step closer to a ...

Obama's Measured Path to DADT Repeal

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 11.19.2011

Aubrey Sarvis

No single individual or organization brought about the tremendous feat of dismantling "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT). In the best military tradition, repeal was a team accomplishment.

Tyler Kingkade

House GOP Seeks Cuts To Auto Industry To Pay For Disaster Relief Funds

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 11.15.2011

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans rolled out their plan to fund disaster relief in Majority Leader Eric Cantor's (R-Va.) district, but at the cost of al...

Elise Foley

House Passes Debt Limit Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 10.01.2011

WASHINGTON -- The House passed a bill on Monday evening to cut spending by $2.1 trillion and raise the debt ceiling until 2013, just one day before th...

Sam Stein

Boehner Hasn't Reached Out To Pelosi, Hoyer On Debt Vote

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.28.2011

WASHINGTON -- With House Republican leadership scrambling for votes to save a now stalled debt-ceiling bill, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has n...

Harry Reid Battles and Democrats Must Not Surrender

Brent Budowsky | Posted 09.23.2011

Brent Budowsky

Every Democrat in America who believes in the values and heritage of the Democratic party owes Harry Reid a debt of gratitude for standing up for what we as Democrats believe.

Who's Sticking Up for the Middle Class?

Ellen R. Shaffer | Posted 09.12.2011

Ellen R. Shaffer

Both major parties state that they will not risk a default, and their friends on Wall Street clearly don't want one.

Sam Stein

Steny Hoyer Warns GOP: Don't Expect A Single Vote Without Revenues

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.10.2011

WASHINGTON -- The Democratic House leader in charge of counting votes on legislation to raise the nation's debt ceiling warned on Monday that he could...