Topic: Steny Hoyer
George W. Bush "turned tail" from the Afghan war to invade Iraq, leaving President Barack Obama a worsening war he must now try to turn around, a senior Democratic White House ally said Tuesday.In unusually sharp comments, Democratic House Majority Leader Steny ...
Amid sky-high US unemployment, a top ally of President Barack Obama in the US House of Representatives said Tuesday he hoped to pass a new economic stimulus bill " targeted" on jobs by December 18. "I would certainly want to see us ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer said on Friday " we're very close" to securing the 218 votes needed for passing a broad healthcare reform bill but Democrats still needed to win over some reluctant members.One day before a ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to back a Senate plan to extend a popular homebuying tax credit through April and also expand its scope, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said on Tuesday. , but they did and ...
A key US Senate committee on Tuesday defeated a proposal to include a government-managed insurance plan in legislation to remake the way Americans get and pay for health care.Five of US President Barack Obama's Democratic allies on the Senate Finance Committee -- ...
The House's top two Democrats on Monday called some of the behavior of health care overhaul opponents " "These disruptions are occurring because opponents are afraid not just of differing views but of the facts themselves," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California ...
Minimum campaign contributions at fundraising events for 2008 Republican U.S. presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani have risen from $1,000 to $2,300. Former White House communications chief Dan Bartlett has been on a round of paid speaking engagements. Before the 2006 congressional election cycle, ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday lawmakers were " moving closer" to an agreement on healthcare reform but would not predict if a vote would be taken before a monthlong August recess.House Democratic leaders seized ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A plan to bring the ballooning U.S. deficit under control passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, requiring Congress to find savings to offset tax cuts or spending increases.The measure, which passed 265 to 166, faces an uncertain ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's far-reaching plan to guarantee all Americans healthcare ran into trouble on Friday over its more than $1 trillion price tag, forcing Democrats to look for ways to reduce costs as they moved the bill forward.Obama took ...
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