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» THE DAILY LEADER: TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 2009, June 22, 2009 Suspensions
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» THE DAILY DOSE: MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2009, June 22, 2009 Americans overwhelmingly support substantial changes to the health care system and are strongly behind one of the most contentious proposals Congress is considering. On Saturday President Obama announced a deal between lawmakers and the nation’s pharmaceutical companies that will bring down health care costs and reduce the price of prescription drugs for millions of America’s seniors.

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» 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.
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» THE LEADER'S REPORT: WEEK OF JUNE 15, 2009, June 19, 2009
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» THE DAILY DOSE: FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2009, June 19, 2009 Today, the House Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor Committees released the discussion draft of the House health care reform bill. They are inviting instructive input to be submitted via email. Committees will be holding bi-partisan hearings next week on the discussion draft.
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» THE WEEKLY LEADER: WEEK OF JUNE 22, 2009, June 19, 2009 Suspensions, H.R. 2892 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010, H.R. 2647 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, H.R. __ - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
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» Hoyer Statement Commemorating Juneteenth, June 19, 2009 On June 19, 1865, almost three years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, those still enslaved in Galveston, Texas learned that they were free men and women.
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» Hoyer Statement on House Health Care Reform Discussion Draft, June 19, 2009 I commend the three committees - the Chairmen, their Members and staff – for working together in an unprecedented way to put forward one draft that represents the next step in achieving health care reform for America.
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» House Tri-Committee Introduces Health Care Discussion Draft, June 19, 2009 Today, the chairmen of the three committees with jurisdiction over health policy in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled their discussion draft for health care reform.
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» THE DAILY LEADER: FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2009, June 18, 2009 H.R. 2918 - Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010, H.Res. 520 – Impeaching Samuel B. Kent, judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, for high crimes and misdemeanors
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» THE DAILY DOSE: THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2009, June 18, 2009 Former Senators Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, and Bob Dole have come forth with a bipartisan proposal for health care reform. As lawmakers discuss comprehensive health reform legislation amidst the backdrop of a struggling national economy, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) released the first-ever monthly measure of consumer confidence in American health care.

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» 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.
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» THE DAILY LEADER: THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 2009, June 18, 2009 Complete Consideration of H.R. 2847 – Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010,H.Res. 520 – Privileged Resolution Impeaching Samuel B. Kent, judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, for high crimes and misdemeanors (Rep. Conyers – Judiciary)
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» Hoyer Statement on the President's Plan for Regulatory Reform, June 17, 2009 Today, President Obama proposed a wide-ranging regulatory overhaul designed to prevent a recurrence of financial crisis.
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» House Democrats Introduce Statutory PAYGO Legislation, June 17, 2009 I am pleased that we have introduced statutory PAYGO in the House, taking a major step toward restoring a policy that turned deficits to record surpluses.
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» House Democrats Introduce Statutory PAYGO Legislation, June 17, 2009 Today, House Democrats introduced President Obama’s “Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009.”
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» THE DAILY DOSE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2009, June 17, 2009 As the legislative work of health care reform begins in earnest, the Foundation’s latest tracking poll finds a fair amount of stability in Americans’ attitudes towards possible changes in policy. Even though there are over 1,000 private insurance carriers in the U.S, most states are dominated by one or two health insurance providers.
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» Democrats Introduce Statutory PAYGO Legislation, June 17, 2009 Today, House Democrats introduced President Obama’s “Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009.”
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» Hoyer Statement on Introduction of Statutory PAYGO, June 17, 2009 Today, I am introducing statutory “pay-as-you-go” legislation in the House, with over 155 original co-sponsors, including the Members standing behind me.
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» 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.
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» THE DAILY LEADER: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2009, June 17, 2009 H.R. 2847 – Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
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» Hoyer Statement on Supplemental Appropriations Bill, June 16, 2009 I rise to voice my strong support for final passage of this supplemental appropriations bill.
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» THE DAILY DOSE: TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2009, June 16, 2009 The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has come out with a series of fact sheets on various proposals being discussed to help cover the cost of health care reform. MedPAC’s June report focuses on how incentives in the Medicare payment systems could be changed to strengthen the Medicare program and promote quality care for Medicare beneficiaries.

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» IMF Funding Is Critical to our Recovery, Security, June 16, 2009 This week, the House will consider the Fiscal Year 2009 Supplemental Appropriations bill, which includes funding for the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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» 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.
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