IN THE NEWS

Multimedia Clips

» Leader Hoyer on Health Care Compromise on Bloomberg, July 30, 2009 I think the Bill that is being marked up now will go under the votes of the Majority of the members of committee. We then have two other Bills that have to be put together with this one. The Blue Dogs had a different perspective, and that is the legislative process. We have brought this to get there hopefully and we will move forward... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Talking Numbers Behind Health Care Reform on MSNBC, July 29, 2009 I think the American public has been watching a part of the debate both in the Senate and the House and they see a lot of different opinions. But I think they understand and that poll reflects it that they want a health care reform bill. 94% of them you say are concerned that we won't get the job done. I want to assure them we're going to get the job done. And as you said, a little earlier, we made significant progress last night. The Energy and Commerce Committee is back at the table marking up their bill... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Leader Hoyer on Reforming Health Care on CNN, July 27, 2009 ...the current system is not sustainable. The current system does not include all Americans, and the current system is too expensive and it's not sustainable over the long term. So, we've got to bring the cost curve down, lot of discussion about that. We've got to make sure every American has access to affordable quality health care. We've got to make sure the pre-existing conditions don't preclude people from getting insurance that they need. And we've got to make sure small business can afford insurance. Those are the objectives. [TRANSCRIPT]

» Building Support for Statutory Pay-go on House Floor, July 22, 2009 I want to say to Ed Lorenzen who worked with Charlie Stenholm on this proposition for over a decade, thank you for the work you have done. I want to say to my Blue Dog friends, thank you for your leadership. And I want to say to my progressive friends who understand the ramifications of spending deficits that adversely affect the most lnerable in our country, vote against this m.t.r., vote for this statutory pay-go, let us get back on the road to fiscal responsibility... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Defining the Health Reform Bill Deadline on CNBC, July 22, 2009 We want to get it through the House by the time we leave for the August break. But that just means the House Bill. That does not mean getting it done. Obviously the Senate has to pass a Bill, we have to go to Congress. The Senate and the House have to agree on one version, and then we have to pass it again through both Houses. The conference sends it to the President. So October is really the target date in terms of a signature by the President. So getting it done would be they're getting it done initially in the House or getting it done finally... [TRANSCRIPT]

» House Floor Speech on Pay-As-You-Go Budget Rules, July 22, 2009 I said the other night he was my friend, but friends have disagreements, and on this, on fiscal policy, we have had a significant disagreement. I have heard a lot of speakers on this floor talk about how this Bill doesn't get us to where we want to get. I have heard a lot of people talk about how we have four exceptions in this Bill. Most of the people have talked about the four exceptions in this Bill, have repeatedly talked over the last four, five years as to how this was current baseline spending and certainly we didn't have to pay for current baseline spending, i.e. continuing taxes in place... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Overcoming Health Care Reform Hurdles on Fox News, July 22, 2009 What people will continue to do is continue to work on this because a failure for the American people is not an option. We know that we need health care reform. As a matter of fact, as you know the issue in the last Presidential campaign is very much centered on health care reform. Senator McCain, Senator Obama, all of the Presidential candidates. It is no doubt that this was a huge issue for the American people, they wanted to accomplish the objective of bringing the costs down for families, businesses, and individuals. So many Americans are getting health care but not paying, others are having to pay the bill for them... [TRANSCRIPT]

» House Leaders Release America's Affordable Health Choices Act, July 20, 2009 House Democratic Leaders and Committee Chairs discuss the new healthcare reform bill...

» Discussing Congress' Health-Care Proposals on MSNBC, July 17, 2009 Let me say that I think the headlines today and the CBO's observations certainly are critically important for us to look at. One of the main objectives of this legislation is to bring health care costs down. Not only for individuals and families, which I think it will do, but also for governments. The President has said the present cost curve is not sustainable. We have to bring it down... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Talks on Health Reform Bill Progress on Fox News, July 16, 2009 I worked closely with them. They're all for health care reform, as was John McCain and Barack Obama. This was during the course of the campaign last year. The issue they have is a specific in terms of ways of doing that, and they are discussing that. They will have the votes for some changes in the Bill. I am not sure. The Bills could be marked up over the next four days or five days and we will see, but certain and that the Blue Dogs want to vote for health. They need to make sure that everyone in America has access to affordable health care... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Reaction to Senate Panel Passing Health Reform Bill on MSNBC, July 15, 2009 I think we need to remember this. Some people say gee, this is being popped up in a short period of time. During the last year, 2008, John McCain, Hillary Clinton and President Obama all talked about health reform being a major objective of their administrations should they be elect President . So every one of the major candidates said this is where we ought to go. It wasn't that they agreed on every facet of every bill, but they said we must have health care reform... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Hoyer and Boehner Talk about the Economy and Healthcare on Fox News, July 05, 2009 I think this is the most productive six months that I served in the Congress of the United Sates. I think the President put down a program and Democrats and the Congress supported programs which is exactly responsive to the last election what the American people wanted. Change we can believe in and wanted us to address the economy... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Details Discussed of Climate Change Bill on Fox News, June 26, 2009 The fact of the matter is, though, that there's no tax in this bill. This is an attempt through the free market system to address the global warming issue to make us energy independent and to focus on innovation and the development of renewable energy sources which will make us energy independent in the future which is critical for our national security... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Energy Independence and National Security Talks on Bloomberg, June 26, 2009 We think this is a critically important, historic day to move on some very critically important issues. One is our national security. We cannot continue to be held hostage to those from abroad who are supplying us with an overwhelming percentage of our energy needs. We also have to meet the global warming crisis that confronts us for these two issues are critical. This bill is a step, an important step, to meet these two challenges... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Speech on American Clean Energy and Security Act on House Floor, June 26, 2009 Mark this day, June 26, 2009. My colleagues we have an opportunity to serve in a historic session of the Congress of the United States. We have an opportunity to take action that will make a major difference in the security and independence and environment of our globe as well as our country. We have been given the privilege by our fellow citizens to serve in a time of historic change and meeting challenges that were the subject of this past presidential campaign. [TRANSCRIPT]

» Hoyer Speaks in Regard to DC Metro Crash on House Floor, June 24, 2009 On Monday evening, as millions of Americans were making their daily commute home, tragedy struck in our nation's Capital. The collision outside of the station in Northeast... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Democratic Leaders' Press Conference on the Accomplishments of Congress, May 22, 2009 Speaker Pelosi, Leader Hoyer, Vice Chair Bacerra, and Assistant to the Speaker Van Hollen

» Discussing Investigating Torture on MSNBC, May 14, 2009 ...what is more important is to get at the bottom of what exactly was done, why it was done, and whether or not in fact we knowingly broke the law and broke international treaties... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Democratic Agenda Regarding Health Care Reform on MSNBC, May 06, 2009 I'm hopeful that we are going to get bipartisan support. After all everybody in between gets sick. They need health care. So this ought not to be a partisan issue... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Thoughts on FASB Decision on Bloomberg News, April 02, 2009 There's general agreement with the action that was taken. Clearly, many of these troubled assets, these financial institutions have no intention of selling them at fire sale prices. Therefore, value in them at fire sale prices is not accurate... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Tobacco FDA Issue and Budget Plan Versions on Power Lunch, April 01, 2009 What we hope to accomplish is having the Food and Drug Administration, which is charged with making sure the public knows the risks and avoids the risks to the extent they can, look at this from a Federal perspective and make it clear to the public the consequences. So we think this will up the level of oversight, which we think is appropriate... [TRANSCRIPT]

» The Daily Dose Welcome Video, March 23, 2009 A daily health care update tracking Congress’s work on one of the most pressing national priorities—reforming America’s health care system. This update will keep you up-to-speed on the failings of our current system and the hard work of changing it. It will include a round-up of healthcare news stories, information on committee activity, useful background documents, and a fact of the day.

» President Obama's Budget: A New Era, March 19, 2009 The Majority Leader's Office has created a video highlighting President Obama and Congressional Democrats commitment to a budget that shows real leadership and makes the tough, responsible choices necessary to address the challenges facing our nation. Featuring President Obama and the following House Members (in order of appearance): Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-09), Rep. Peter Welch (VT), Rep. Allyson Schwartz (PA-13), Rep. Ron Kind (WI-3), Rep. Bobby Scott (VA-03), Rep. Joseph Crowley (NY-07), Rep. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Rep. Ron Klein (FL-22), Rep. Donna Edwards (MD-04), Rep. John Yarmuth (KY-03).

» Taking Action on AIG Executive Bonuses on MSNBC, March 18, 2009 I can't believe these guys or gals who got these bonuses from AIG, a failed company that had been very successful but was run into the ground by a lot of people would take these bonuses given the circumstances that exist. They ought to realize the American public are rightfully outraged, Congress is outraged. [TRANSCRIPT]

» Indignation Over AIG Executive Bonuses on Bloomberg, March 17, 2009 I cannot believe that the AIG executives who are getting this bonus money do not realize how dysfunctional they look, how greedy they look, and how insensitive they look. Having the American taxpayer pony up billions of dollars, but nonetheless, they have the temerity to take these bonuses... [TRANSCRIPT]

 

Displaying Multimedia Clips 1 to 25 of 275
» 1-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100 | 101-125 | 126-150 | 151-175 | 176-200 | 201-225 | 226-250 | 251-275

Multimedia Clips by Year
» All | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |

Subscribe to the Majority Leader Press Release RSS Feed