Steny Hoyer

Banks with Glass Walls

Cate Long | Posted 12.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Investment Banks, John McCain, Congress, Steny Hoyer, Maurice Hinchey, Maria Cantwell, Financial Crisis, Banks, Glass-Steagall, Business News
Cate Long

We could use some banks with glass walls... Banks that don't operate like black boxes and put the entire economic system at risk with their risky trading ventures.

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StimCity: What America's Mayors Think of the Stimulus

Harry Moroz | Posted 12.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mayors, House, Oklahoma City, Jobs, Congress, Cities, Pat McCrory, Trenton, Steny Hoyer, Douglas Palmer, Charlotte, Economic Recovery, Mick Cornett, Dannel Malloy, Stamford, Senate, Politics News
Harry Moroz

Stimulus projects designed for job creation have proven ineffective. To find out why, I spoke with a handful of the nation's mayors, both Democratic and Republican.

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Jeff Muskus

Hoyer: Medicare Buy-In "Worth Consideration"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 12.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Medicare Extension, Steny Hoyer, Public Option, Health Care, Senate Health Care Bill, Politics News

The proposed Medicare extension making the rounds in the Senate is "an idea worth consideration," House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told repor...

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Sam Stein

Hoyer: GOP Obstructionism Damaging The Institution Of Congress

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hoyer Congress, Hoyer Republican Obstructionism, Congress Institution, Gop Obstructionism, Hoyer Republicans, Steny Hoyer, Politics News

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Mary.) offered a lengthy and searing rebuke of Republican leadership on Monday, claiming the minority party has t...

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Jeff Muskus

House Pushes Forward On Estate-Tax Break, Pushes Back Jobs Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: House, Economic Crisis, Job Creation, Estate Tax, Estate Tax Break, Steny Hoyer Estate Tax, Steny Hoyer, Politics News

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 ...

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Jeff Muskus

Hoyer Fires Back At Cheney, Bush Administration: 'They Turned Tail'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Troops, Steny Hoyer, Cheney, Afghanistan, Obama, War Tax, Bush, Cheney Dithering, Obama Cheney, Obama Dithering, Politics News

Dick Cheney ought to look in the mirror before he accuses President Obama of weakness or indecision on Afghanistan, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer ...

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Ryan Grim

Pelosi: 'We'll Never Have Deficit Reduction Unless We Have Job Creation'

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Deficit, Hoyer Deficit, Steny Hoyer, Pelosi Deficit, Hoyer Jobs, Pay as You Go, Paygo, Deficit Spending, Deficit and Jobs, Job Spending, Politics News

The deficit debate in Washington misses the fundamental point, said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday, arguing that the primary objecti...

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Ryan Grim

Democrats Contemplate Direct Government Hiring

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, Ceta Program Temporary Workers, Ceta Program Democrats, Ceta Program, Ceta, Steny Hoyer, Business News

As desperate Democratic lawmakers cast about for ways to create jobs from Capitol Hill, a 1970s-era jobs program is getting a fresh look. Known as C...

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Jeff Muskus

Hoyer: House Stays Until Health Care Vote Happens

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Steny Hoyer, Health Reform, Health Care, House Democrats, House Health Care Vote, Politics News

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....

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Jeff Muskus

Hoyer: Senate Keeping House Empty

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Delay, House, Steny Hoyer, Senate, Steny Hoyer House, Politics News

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...

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Halftime At The Healthcare Reform Superbowl

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: 60 Votes, Win One for the Gipper, White House, Kennedy, Chris Dodd, Democratic, Reform, Alan Grayson, Football Metaphor, Grayson, Halftime, Snowe, Pelosi, Edward Kennedy, Win One for the Skipper, Baucus, Nancy Pelosi, Budget Reconciliation, Health Care, Reid, Reconciliation, Conference Committee, House, Football, Cheerleader, Olympia Snowe, 50 Votes, Democrat, Congress, Democrats, Floor Vote, Teddy Kennedy, Ted Kennedy, Steny Hoyer, Coach, Chris Weigant, Sailing, Health, Corporate Whore, Max Baucus, Harry Reid, Superbowl, Dodd, Hoyer, Pep Talk, Healthcare, Senate, Politics News
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.

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Jeff Muskus

House Expects Health Care Vote By Christmas

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Steny Hoyer, Health Reform, Health Care, House Democrats, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News

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...

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Cantor, Hoyer To Discuss Health Care Policy

AP | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cantor Health Care, Cantor Hoyer, Eric Cantor Steny Hoyer, Eric Cantor, Cantor Cbs, Eric Cantor Health Care, Health Care, Healthcare, Steny Hoyer, Politics News

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

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Jeff Muskus

Hoyer: Financial Reform Floor Vote Coming Next Month

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Steny Hoyer, House Democrats, Regulatory Reform, Barney Frank, Financial Reform, Financial Regulatory Overhaul, House Financial Services Committee, Politics News

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...

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Re-Imagining What a School Can Be

Rep. Steny Hoyer | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Community Schools, Education, Education Reform, Steny Hoyer, Randi Weingarten, Politics News
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.

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Jeff Muskus

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 11.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Steny Hoyer, House Democrats, Nancy Pelosi, Health Care Reform, House Health Care Bill, Health Care, Health Reform, Politics News

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...

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Jeff Muskus

Hoyer: McChrystal Should Testify Soon

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, More Troops Afghanistan, Troops, Steny Hoyer, John Boehner, Stanley McChrystal, Afghanistan, General Mcchrystal, Politics News

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

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Wilson Censure Considered By Dem Leadership

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: James Clyburn, Censure Resolution, Steny Hoyer, John Boehner, President Obama, Joe Wilson, Poll, Politics News

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

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Fines Proposed For Going Without Health Insurance

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Max Baucus, Medicare, Steny Hoyer, Senate Finance Committee, President Obama, Health Insurance Reform, Politics News

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...

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Ryan Grim

Hoyer: House Could Pass Health Care Bill Without Public Option

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: House Public Option, Hoyer Health Care Bill, House Health Care Bill, Steny Hoyer, Politics News

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...

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Hoyer maintains support for public option

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Public Option, Steny Hoyer, Hoyer Public Option, Politics News

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

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Enough is Enough

James Zogby | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Palestinian Territories, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Jerusalem, Steny Hoyer, Middle East, Mike Huckabee East Jerusalem, Israeli Politics, US Foreign Policy, Israel, Eric Cantor, State Department, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Politics News
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.

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Hoyer: Public Option May Have To Go

Politico | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Steny Hoyer, Public Option, Healthcare Reform, House Democrats, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News

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 ...

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Cantor -- Poor Judgment Abroad

Ira Forman | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: National Jewish Democratic Council, Steny Hoyer, Israel, Foreign Affairs, Eric Cantor, Foreign Policy, Politics News
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.

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

Bill Scher | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care, Free Speech, Steny Hoyer, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News
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.

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