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2007 Articles

October Articles
» Denying Children, October 26, 2007
The House approved a revised bill to finance the children’s health insurance program yesterday by a 265-to-142 margin — a strong mandate, but still not enough to overcome another promised veto by President Bush.
» Another $200 Billion, October 25, 2007
President Bush waited until he had vetoed a relatively inexpensive children’s health insurance bill before asking for tens of billions of dollars more for his misadventure in Iraq.
» Daring Bush to Veto, October 18, 2007
The GOP has had a rough month.
» Surveillance Update, October 14, 2007
The House is poised this week to take up a carefully crafted revision to the law that addresses the administration's valid complaint about the old statute: that because of technological changes in international communications, intelligence agencies were being required to go through the time-consuming process of obtaining court orders to eavesdrop on foreign targets.
» Bush's chance to RESTORE credibility, October 13, 2007
This week, two House committees made good on a Democratic promise to approve new privacy protections for Americans innocently caught up in the eavesdropping on suspected terrorists by the National Security Agency.
September Articles
» Democrats Gain Ground in Fights Over Budget, SCHIP, September 27, 2007
Congressional Democrats hold the political high ground in their battles with President Bush over the budget and children’s health — and plan to press their advantage to the hilt.
June Articles
» Longest-serving Md. congressman, June 05, 2007
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, already the highest-ranking congressman in Maryland history, became the longest-serving yesterday.
May Articles
» Promoting public transit for energy independence, May 10, 2007
It is clear to all Americans that our nation has significant transportation needs that are driving our ever-expanding appetite for energy, and correspondingly, our over-reliance on petroleum products and foreign sources of oil.
» Lawmakers warn China of PR "disaster" in Darfur, May 09, 2007
More than 100 U.S. lawmakers sent China's President Hu Jintao a letter on Wednesday warning of "disaster" for the 2008 Olympic Games if Beijing fails to do more to stop carnage in Chinese ally Sudan's Darfur region.
» Sweet!, May 05, 2007
He's moved into some of the choicest real estate in the U.S. Capitol, all crystal chandeliers and gilt-framed mirrors a stone's throw from the rotunda.
» The House Leadership's Snake Charmer, May 01, 2007
He's 15 minutes late, but it hardly matters. In 15 seconds, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer will have a room full of hard-boiled political reporters giggling like schoolchildren.
April Articles
» In many ways, Hoyer is a man of opportunity, April 25, 2007
Just 36 hours after ending a dozen years of GOP control in Congress last November, Reps. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) sat with President Bush and Vice President Cheney in the Oval Office for photographs that would be transmitted worldwide.
» House Passes Bill to Give D.C. a Full Congressional Seat, April 19, 2007
The House today passed legislation to give the District a full seat in Congress, marking the biggest victory in nearly three decades in the city's quest for voting rights.
» Hoyer Leads Visit to Darfur, April 12, 2007
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) said he wanted to make a powerful statement by leading his first overseas congressional trip as House majority leader. So he went to Darfur, the region of Africa's Sudan that has been ravaged by genocide and torn by a civil war.
March Articles
» The Troika and the Surge, March 21, 2007
I hope the Democrats, under Speaker Nancy Pelosi, keep pushing to set a deadline for withdrawal from Iraq, because they are providing two patriotic services that the Republicans failed to offer in the previous four years.
» On Oversight and Iraq, Congress Finally Asserts Itself, March 07, 2007
The Iraq War is the topic of the day, the week, the month, the year. But before I get to it, I need to repeat a mantra that I will continue to chant: It’s the oversight, stupid.
» Leaders Ask Beard for a ‘Greener’ House, March 05, 2007
Responding to a request from House leaders, Chief Administrative Officer Dan Beard will spend the next few months working with other Congressional officials to come up with new ways to make the Capitol more Earth-friendly.
February Articles
» For Hoyer, a Life Of Quiet Victories, Redefined Purpose, February 27, 2007
His father abandoned him. His stepfather was an alcoholic. By his sophomore year at the University of Maryland, Steny Hoyer was short of cash, getting D's and drifting.
» Top Dems Blast 'Massive' Debt Hike, Inadequate Funding , February 05, 2007
Senate and House Democratic leaders today criticized President Bush's FY08 budget plan for the amount of debt it would create while shortchanging crucial programs.
January Articles
» Democrats may revise 2002 bill allowing Bush to call war, January 26, 2007
CNN.com article on Hoyer's Iraq speech
» House Democrats are determined to lead, govern effectively and get results, January 23, 2007
Op-ed by Mr. Hoyer in The Hill

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