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• Health Care Constitutional or Not?

  
  Conservative Thoughts — Authority: 124
   The Question was asked by a reporter; Specifically where in the Constitution does Congress get its authority to mandate that individuals purchase health insurance? (CNSNews.com) – House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said that the individual health insurance mandates included in every health reform ...
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• Video: Rep. Hoyer in Copenhagen

  
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• Democrats Approve Short-Term $290 Billion Increase In U.S. Debt Ceiling Limit To $12.4 Trillion

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 740
  From Dow Jones: WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a short-term $290 billion extension in the nations debt ceiling, delaying a decision until February about a larger increase in the borrowing cap. The vote comes less than a week after House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer ...
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• If even Steny Hoyer grasps the folly of Glass-Steagall repeal, maybe it can be undone

  
  DownWithTyranny! — Authority: 619
  "As someone who voted to repeal Glass-Steagall, maybe that was a mistake." -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), as reported by Bloomberg (see below) by Ken Weve talked a fair amount here about the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933, which barred commercial banks (i.e., banks that accept customer deposits) ...
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• Renewal Of Glass-Stegall "Under Discussion" In The House

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 740
  A month ago Zero Hedge dubbed Gramm-Leach-Bliley the worst Bill ever passed . Its passage, coupled with a bunch of insane money printing leprechauns, presaged the ultimate collapse of Lehman, and was the main reason why capitalism nearly died last year (and why contrary to all you hear, is still in critical care). ...
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• Hoyer: House will Pass Senate Bill without Public Option

  
  Daily Kos — Authority: 797
  The "lets fix it in conference" idea just lost a lot of steam . House Democrats cant always get what they want, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told reporters today. But if they spin it right, he said, they just might find they got what they need. Faced with a likely public option-free health care reform bill ...
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• House Democrats plan short-term debt-limit hike (Reuters)

  
  enUws — Authority: 467
  Reuters – The House of Representatives will vote on a short-term boost to the U.S. debt limit this… The rest is here: (Reuters)"> (Reuters)">House Democrats plan short-term debt-limit hike (Reuters)
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• House Democrats Ready to Forgo Public Option

  
  Today With President Barack Obama — Authority: 447
  Bloomberg news reports that Steny Hoyer has announced that House republicans are ready to forgo a public option and the last minute idea of expanding Medicare. Bloomberg doesnt allow video embedding so youll have to watch it here . Im wondering about a trigger. Is the trigger out the window as well? But dont count ...
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• Goodbye, Public Option, Hello Senate Bill? Hoyer Vows, Not Going to Happen

  
  Politics Daily — Authority: 784
  Filed under: House , Health Care , The Capitolist , Public Option Setting up yet another intraparty battle, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday that although he thinks the House would be willing to vote for a bill without a public-run insurance option, they will most definitely not accept the Senate ...
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  Bildungblog — Authority: 155
  If being a Democrat makes you look like Steny Hoyer, wouldnt you really rather be a Republican?
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• $1.9 Trillion In Renovations To The GSE-Bloated US Debt Ceiling On Deck

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 740
  You didnt think all those massive stock market gains would come free of charge? The cost: about $1.9 trillion in new debt allowance according to Steny Hoyer, almost $500 billion higher than previous estimates by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad. It took a mere 4 days for Conrads optimistic estimate of the ...
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• Dems to lift debt ceiling by $1.8 trillion, fear 2010 backlash

  
  osmoothie — Authority: 142
  Politico , “ Dems to lift debt ceiling by $1.8 trillion, fear 2010 backlash ” by David Rogers The leadership is betting that it’s better for the party to take its lumps now rather than risk further votes over the coming year. But the enormity of the number could create its own dynamic. In a bold but risky ...
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• DIMS LIFT DEBT CEILING ONLY $1.8 TRILLION

  
  Angry White Dude — Authority: 138
  BUSH-OBAMA DEFICIT COMPARISON Today, DemonRats in charge of destroying the United States lifted the debt ceiling an additional $1.8 trillion. Why didn’t they lift it $11.8 trillion? Or $118 bazillion? Does it make any difference anymore?? Remember the Dims screaming when George W’s deficit in 2008 exceeded ...
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• Reading Between the Congressional Work Schedule Lines

  
  Building A Better Indiana — Authority: 130
  While Congress has an unusually busy December this year, don’t expect a repeat in 2010. House Democratic leaders have released a schedule that targets an October 8 adjournment. In the words of Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, "The House vote schedule for 2010 allows ample time for us to build on our work from this ...
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• Mexico takes a $1bn insurance policy against falling oil prices

  
  Survival News Network — Authority: 141
  Mexico has taken out a $1bn insurance policy against oil prices falling next year, a clear signal that commodities producers remain wary about the threat of a double-dip recession.“We want this as an insurance policy,” said Agustín Carstens, Mexico’s finance minister. “If we don’t collect any resources from ...
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• Dems to lift debt ceiling by $1.8 trillion, fear 2010 backlash

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  Dems to lift debt ceiling by $1.8 trillion, fear 2010 backlash By: David Rogers December 9, 2009 07:24 PM EST In a bold but risky year-end strategy, Democrats are preparing to raise the federal debt ceiling by as much as $1.8 trillion before New Year’s rather than have to face the issue again prior to the 2010 ...
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• How nice for them – federal employees are getting a 2 percent pay raise

  
  The Lonely Conservative — Authority: 538
  Million of Americans are out of work. The Federal Government is racking up unprecedented debt. Private sector workers are facing pay cuts or lay offs. So what do the “smart” people in Washington do? Why, they give federal workers a pay raise , of course. Congressional appropriators agreed Tuesday night to give ...
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• Whistling Past The Graveyard?

  
  Let Freedom Ring — Authority: 138
  It’s understandable that a politician facing a difficult election cycle would put on a brave face and pretend that his party will be fine. That’s what Steny Hoyer is doing in this interview : Countering the emerging narrative that next year’s midterm elections will be a replay of 1994, when Republicans ...
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• Steny’s Singing From a Worn Out Hymnal

  
  Let Freedom Ring — Authority: 138
  My first reaction to Steny Hoyer’s whining presentation was that he should whine from a different hymnal because this speech was from a discredited hymnal: “One of our two great parties is now an organization committed to an unprecedented level of lockstep opposition to the president,” said Hoyer. “A ...
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• Jobs bill could cost $75 billion to $150 billion: Hoyer (Reuters)

  
  enUws — Authority: 467
  Reuters – Job-creating legislation being crafted in the U.S. Congress could cost between $75 billion and $150 billion depending on what the components… Read the original here: (Reuters)"> (Reuters)">Jobs bill could cost $75 billion to $150 billion: Hoyer (Reuters)
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