Congressman Steny Hoyer

–House Minority Whip Hoyer Hammers GOP For ‘All Or Nothing’ Stance By John Shaw WASHINGTON (MNI) – House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer said Wednesday that Democrats and Republicans in Congress should be working on a “big, bold, balanced plan” to cut future budget deficits, adding that such a bipartisan plan should be used to avert the coming fiscal cliff. In a briefing, Hoyer said Republicans have shown little interest in working with Democrats on a deficit reduction package that is “phased...Read Full Story

The floodgates continue to open: “One of the first votes I cast as a member of the Maryland State Senate in 1967 was to repeal the anti-miscegenation statute that remained Maryland law. It was a legacy of a discriminatory history of prejudice and segregation. It was my feeling then and now that individuals have a right to choose their partners, and society must accord them that freedom.“We now confront a variation of that miscegenation issue, and that has been what to call the relationship...Read Full Story

_ You can access all the past editions of The Daily Planet on the green Category bar on the top of each page under the heading PlanetPOV. _________________________________ BUDGET Think Congress’ deficit obsession will disappear if the Super Committee meets its goal? Think again  TPM: […] At his weekly Capitol briefing Tuesday, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) had a hard time pegging the panel’s chances for reaching an agreement to achieve trillions of dollars in deficit reduction. But...Read Full Story

_ You can access all the past editions of The Daily Planet on the green Category bar on the top of each page under the heading PlanetPOV. _________________________________ BUDGET Think Congress’ deficit obsession will disappear if the Super Committee meets its goal? Think again  TPM: […] At his weekly Capitol briefing Tuesday, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) had a hard time pegging the panel’s chances for reaching an agreement to achieve trillions of dollars in deficit reduction. But...Read Full Story

From Eric Dondero:ABC News reports that House speaker John Boehner reacted to the release of the Jobs Report on Friday, in a grim manner:“While the American people are asking ‘where are the jobs?’ the Democrats running Washington are determined to punish small businesses with higher taxes and more red tape – including hundreds of new regulations last month alone – and to keep their spending binge going at all costs. Instead of more jobs, they’re creating more fear, more uncertainty, and more...Read Full Story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of President Barack Obama's fellow top Democrats in Congress said on Tuesday he opposes Obama's plans to require federal contractors to publicly disclose donations to political campaigns.House of Representatives Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer told reporters that making campaign contributions public should not be part of the contract-award process."There are some serious questions as to what implications there are if somehow we consider political contributions in the...Read Full Story

News flash. The problems in America are your fault. You, the registered voter. Because you dared register, and you dared vote this past November 2010 election. So says chief asshat Steny Hoyer, House minority whip. These damned Democrats. . . Everytime I think they've run out of people to blame for their miserable failings, they surprise me once again. Now the failings of Congress are OUR fault? Because we dared vote in REPRESENTATIVES (look that word up, Stoyer) who would actually *gasp...Read Full Story

Liberty Alerts, Matt Cover, CNSNews.com House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said he opposes a proposed executive order from President Barack Obama that would require companies to disclose campaign contributions when applying for federal contracts. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said he also is against the order.“I am not in agreement with the administration on that issue,” Hoyer told reporters at his weekly press briefing on Tuesday. “It’s not a requirement now. I don’t think...Read Full Story

Liberty Alerts, Matt Cover, CNSNews.com House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Tuesday he would not “pinpoint” any cuts that Democrats would be willing to make in federal spending, offering only broad figures on an overall reduction. At Hoyer’s weekly Capitol Hill press briefing on Tuesday, CNSNews.com noted the Democrats’ criticism of the GOP’s proposed cuts and asked Hoyer, “Where specifically would Democrats cut spending? If these cuts that the Republicans are proposing are...Read Full Story

He makes 350k per term but wants more cuts to social programs. Who needs Republicans when we have Steny Hoyer? Filed under: newsRead Full Story