The Office of Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer - Congress

New York Times: House Republicans Continue To Waste More Time With 37th Vote to Repeal The Affordable Care Act

aott — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:47:29 +0000

We just had to share the New York Times’ pretty brutal assessment of the amount of time House Republicans have wasted in vain attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and take away patient protections from millions of Americans.

Hoyer Discusses The Need For Republican To Stop Playing Games With The Debt Limit on MSNBC

aott — Thu, 09 May 2013 18:25:32 +0000

For Immediate Release:

May 9, 2013

"Jobs was clearly on the President's mind and his focus. Economic growth of our country and getting us on a fiscally stable path.

Thu, 2013-05-09

Transcript:

"Jobs was clearly on the President's mind and his focus. Economic growth of our country and getting us on a fiscally stable path. We talked about all of the other issues that are being considered in the Congress. We talked about Make It In America agenda, which is about jobs, growth and manufacturing, expanding exports. We also talked about, as you would not be surprised, about gun violence and also about immigration. We spent a significant time on immigration and on jobs."

“For the first time in 2011, when they took us to the brink - they being the Republicans - took us to the brink of default, that was the first time in history that we had been downgraded, the first time that the crisis was really perceived to be real in the sense that a party or a group in the party - in this case, the Republican party - thought that the default was an acceptable alternative that you could take the national debt, the credit worthiness of the United States, hostage, in order to accomplish an objective. One thing we discussed last night [at the White House] … was that neither the President nor [Democrats] are going to be intimidated or held hostage by the debt limit. The debt limit is for obligations we have already incurred and taking it hostage and saying the most credit worthy nation on earth won't pay its bill is simply not an acceptable alternative. So to that extent … there is no doubt that the Republicans have decided once again to use the debt limit as a hostage to policies they want to pursue.”

Hoyer Statement On Rep. Mel Watt's Nomination By President Obama To Be Next FHFA Director

aott — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:08:46 +0000

For Immediate Release:

May 1, 2013

What Do They Stand For?

aott — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:33:39 +0000

Well, it was pretty evident this week that Republicans are at a crossroads, with national Republicans attempting to overhaul their national message –while House Republicans don’t seem to be getting the message. National Journal put a spotlight on the GOP’s disconnect on economic policy:

Hoyer Statement in Support of the Soap Box Derby

aott — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:38:01 +0000

For Immediate Release:

March 18, 2013

House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor in support of the Soap Box Derby.

Mon, 2013-03-18

Cry Baby Cry

aott — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:34:12 +0000

So, the Republican party is divided. What’s new? As reported by the Hill, the GOP leadership isn’t too happy with the continued internal strife:

“Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Friday called for conservatives to put aside their differences with fellow Republicans and unify to fight President Obama’s agenda, specifically the implementation of healthcare reform.”

Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference on President Obama Meeting With House Demcratic Caucus

aott — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:58:10 +0000

For Immediate Release:

March 14, 2013

VIDEO: House Democrats Fight to Stop the Sequester

aott — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:17:21 +0000

For Immediate Release:

March 6, 2013

House Democrats Fight to Stop the Sequester

aott — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:40:46 +0000

For Immediate Release:

March 6, 2013

Democrats continue to call for a big and balanced solution to stop the irrational and irresponsible across-the-board spending cuts known as the sequester.

Wed, 2013-03-06

Transcript:

Democrats continue to call for a big and balanced solution to stop the irrational and irresponsible across-the-board spending cuts known as the sequester. While House Democrats have proposed a solution to stop these reckless cuts, Republicans have refused on four separate occasions to bring this legislation to the House Floor for a vote. Watch the video above to see some of the House Democrats who have stood up for the American people on the House Floor and called for action to stop the harmful sequester that threatens our economic recovery and national security.

Boehner May Want to Rethink His Legislative Strategy

aott — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:49:47 +0000

The Hill: “Boehner: I Won’t Make Practice of Passing Bills Without GOP Support.”

It doesn’t look like that legislative strategy is going to work very well, Speaker Boehner. So far in the 113^th Congress, four bills will have been signed into law: