Michael Goldfarb - The Blog (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
It's a novel approach: Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on Tuesday called for the elimination of the House rule that prohibits holding votes open for the purpose of changing the outcome. “Rule 2(a) is not enforceable,” Hoyer told the Select...
Free Frank Warner (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Here’s how the Democrats are investigating their leaders' illegal reversal of the Aug. 2, 2007, vote of the U.S. House of Representatives. They're not. Rep. Bill Delahunt, chairman of the Select Committee investigating the crimes of Reps. Steny Hoyer and...
Capitol Briefing (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
In an apparently unprecedented session, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) testified this afternoon before the special committee that was set up to investigate whether Democrats "stole" a controversial House vote last August. The vote in question was on a Republican motion to bar illegal immigrants from receiving taxpayer-funded benefits. The tally was very close, and in the end...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
B y now, we're used to it. Sending our receipts to the IRS. Making sure our sons register for the draft. And these days, even taking off our shoes at the airport. But every time Americans accept limits on our liberties, we hold our government to this unspoken deal: "Just give us a good reason why."
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Steny Hoyer, the United States House Majority Leader and a long-time champion of law enforcement, has been named the recipient of the 2008 Distinguished Service Award from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF). Majority Leader Hoyer is the 13th recipient of the prestigious award, which recognizes individuals or...
The Jawa Report (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
In August of 2007 Democrats may have violated House rules in defeating a motion denying illegal aliens welfare benefits. The hearings are to start tomorrow (Tuesday). High ranking Dems such as Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and Michael McNulty (D-N.Y.)...
Atlas Shrugs (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
The snake takes the stand. This is a very good thing. The Democrats are just plain crooked. Jerome Babbit over at Human Events: BOSS HOYER TO TAKE THE STAND House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md) will testify tomorrow afternoon in an unprecedented hearing before the Select Committee investigating how the Democrats violated House rules to produce a fraudulent result on August...
Sweetness & Light (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
From our friends at Human Events: HUMAN EVENTS Exclusive: Boss Hoyer to Take the Stand Jed Babbin 05/12/2008 House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md) will testify tomorrow afternoon in an unprecedented hearing before the Select Committee investigating how the Democrats violated House rules to produce a fraudulent result on August 2, 2007. According to a “notice of hearing” [...]...
News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said Wednesday accused House Republicans of abuse of process for delaying work on legislation.I understand that there is substantial angst among the minority. I empathize; I've been there, Hoyer said.I do not empathize with the abuse of process, he said to a chorus of boos from the opposition.House Republicans changed votes, asked for recorded...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
WASHINGTON, May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and Democratic Committee Chairs and Members held a news conference this afternoon to discuss propos...
Privacy Digest (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
Backroom FISA Deal in the Making? - Via ACLU Blog - Government Spying : There was chatter on the blogs last week that FISA compromise was in the works, but it wasn't until late Friday night that our lobbyists confirmed that House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) is working on a compromise bill with Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) — yes, the same senator known for taking thousands...
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
Steny Hoyer is reported to be working with Jay Rockefeller to achieve George Bush's fondest wish, to give retroactive immunity to the telecos (and the Bushies who worked with them, like Dick Cheney) on FISA. Only they plan to call it a "bipartisan" agreement, immunity that isn't immunity -- and then pat themselves on the head for their big victory. Glenzilla:
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
... out of fear, are enabling Republicans. Today Glenn Greenwald over at Salon pieces together how Steny Hoyer is working with the Blue Dogs to give Bush just what he’s looking for. C&L is working with Glenn and the rest of Blue America to raise some money to hold a Blue Dog accountable. Over 1,000 of our readers have pitched in so far. All those $5 and $10 and $20 contributions have...
Later On (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Look at this upsetting development, reported by Glenn Greenwald: Are House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and a small handful of “Blue Dog” Democrats working in secret to reverse one of the only worthwhile acts of Congressional Democrats since they were given control of Congress in 2006: namely, the refusal to vest the President with vast new [...]
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
Steny pledges his allegiance Back in November, 2006, I got a call from Steny Hoyer . He was trolling for support for his bid to become Majority Leader. Pelosi knew what a backstabbing corporate tool he is and she was pushing for Jack Murtha, no angel-- or reformer-- himself. Hoyer's office had noticed that I warned anti-war progressives infatuated with Murtha off because of Murtha's ultra-reactionary...
