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» Hoyer Op-Ed: Health reform too good to pass up, July 31, 2009 History shows that the chance to reform the American health care system is a once-in-a-generation opportunity. So reform is absolutely worth the time it takes to get it right.

» U.S. Pays $2.5 Trillion for Care Costing $912 Billion, July 28, 2009 The last time a president tried to overhaul U.S. health care, Americans were spending $912 billion on the system and 40 million were uninsured. Today they’re spending $2.5 trillion and almost 50 million lack coverage.

» Hoyer Op-Ed: Health care status quo would be disaster for middle class, July 27, 2009 How’s this for a health care plan? It will make your premiums go up—in fact, it will double health costs over the next ten years. It will strip millions of Americans of their coverage. It will send our deficit through the roof.

» Flow of Stimulus Funds Slightly Exceeds Forecast, July 08, 2009 Economic stimulus spending is currently "slightly ahead of estimates," with $29 billion distributed to state governments through mid-June, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.

» Preserving Medicare's Success, 43 Years Later, July 01, 2009 As popular as Medicare is now, it is hard to believe that it was once bitterly opposed. Medicare came into existence 43 years ago today, in the face of many who doubted that it could cover millions of people, provide them with excellent care, and keep costs low.

» Close Win Predicted For Cap-and-Trade Bill, June 26, 2009 The House could vote today on a measure to cap U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, with Democratic leaders predicting a tight victory for a behemoth bill that has grown more complex with each compromise.

» Congress Must Pay for What It Spends, June 25, 2009 In recent years, America's fiscal story has been one of steady decline -- from record surpluses to record deficits.

» House Unveils Health Bill, Minus Key Details, June 20, 2009 House Democrats on Friday answered President Obama’s call for a sweeping overhaul of the health care system, unveiling a bill that they said would cover 95 percent of Americans.

» Debate on Health Care Hits Snags At the Start, June 18, 2009 The debate over a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health-care system got off to a rocky start in the Senate yesterday as lawmakers delayed action on one key bill and engaged in partisan sniping over another.

» Congress advances $106 billion war-funding bill, June 17, 2009 Congress is on its way to giving President Barack Obama what could be its final emergency war-spending bill, an annual budgetary sleight-of-hand that since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has cost the nation nearly $1 trillion.

» Panel Lists Ways to Rein in Medicare Costs, June 16, 2009 The independent commission that advises Congress on Medicare payments said the federal government must give doctors and health-care facilities incentives to rein in costs in providing care for the elderly and disabled.

» Given Senate Gun Language, Hoyer Says Bill to Grant House Voting Rights for District Won’t Happen This Year, June 15, 2009 Legislation to grant voting rights in the House of Representatives to the District of Columbia probably won’t come to the House floor this year, Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer indicated June 9.

» Editorial: D.C. Voting Rights, June 14, 2009 THE PUSH for voting rights for the District of Columbia has stalled because -- or so congressional leaders say -- city officials can't agree on a course of action. Let's be clear about who really is at fault.

» Editorial: Politics of the Gun , June 13, 2009 Congress has shamefully caved in, yet again, to the gun lobby and abandoned the effort to grant the long-suffering District of Columbia a voting representative in the House.

» Auto-Parts Suppliers to Seek More Government Aid, June 11, 2009 U.S. auto-parts companies plan to ask the Obama administration for as much as $10 billion in new aid as General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC bankruptcies deepen the suppliers' troubles.

» Ethics panel confirms PMA investigation, June 11, 2009 The House ethics committee is investigating the now-defunct PMA defense lobbying group and its ties to lawmakers.

» D.C. Vote Supporters Defer Fight In Congress, June 10, 2009 Congressional leaders abandoned efforts yesterday to win passage of the D.C. voting rights bill this summer after city leaders wouldn't withdraw their opposition to an amendment that would do away with the District's strict gun-control laws.

» Some Democrats Warn of Loophole in Obama's Pay-As-You-Go Rules, June 10, 2009 President Obama called on Congress yesterday to enact pay-as-you-go budget rules to help tame a deficit forecast to top $1.8 trillion this year.

» Hoyer: No Economic Benefit To Closing Dealerships, June 09, 2009 U.S. auto dealers' political muscle was on display Tuesday, as House and Senate lawmakers increased pressure on General Motors Corp. (GMGMQ) and Chrysler LLC to pull back on planned dealership closings.

» Obama's Biggest Battle, June 07, 2009 While headlines talk about a "fight" over the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court that may never develop, a much bigger battle is about to break out over President Obama's No. 1 domestic priority, health care.

» Dems weigh climate floor debate before July 4 , June 02, 2009 Seeking to maintain momentum from last month's markup, House Democrats are considering an aggressive push this month for floor passage of energy and global warming legislation.

» As Busy Season Starts, Hoyer Cracks Whip on Vote Times, June 02, 2009 House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer has a message for members as they enter the busy summer months: Pick up the pace on roll calls, or miss your chance to vote.

» Congress Returns to a Full Plate, June 01, 2009 Congress returns this week to face an agenda stuffed with difficult, high-profile issues that will test the ability of Democrats and the White House to deliver health care, energy and spending legislation while simultaneously contending with a Supreme Court nomination.

» Hoyer: House Likely to Adjourn Thursday, May 21, 2009 The House will probably adjourn for the Memorial Day recess Thursday without having resolved differences with the Senate on the war funding bill, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said in an interview.

» Editorial: A Civil Right, on Hold, May 21, 2009 IN THE THREE months since the U.S. Senate approved the D.C. voting rights bill, dates targeted for a House vote have come and gone with no action.

 

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