Submit a Story!

Democrat Hoyer: "very close" to health bill votes

 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Democratic leader Steny Hoyer said on Friday "we're very close" to securing the 218 votes needed for passing a broad healthcare reform bill but Democrats still needed to win over some reluctant members. (link)

Tags:

Related Content
PELOSI LOSES ONE OF HER OWN IN FLORIDA!
satireworks.blogspot.com 26 days ago — Democratic Congressional Representative Suzanne Kosmas from New Smyrna Beach, Florida has announced her reversal in supporting Nancy Pelosi's Health Care Bill in Washington. With a standing voting record that supported the Democratic Party line for more than 90% of Bills presented...
Sick Teabaggers in D.C. Helped by Government-Run Healthcare
librarygrape.com 26 days ago — Oh, sweet delicious irony, how I love thee: Thousands of protesters came to Capitol Hill yesterday for Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-MN) protest against health care reform, capping months of fear-mongering about the dangers of so-called “socialized” medicine . However, the Washington Post’s ...
Yes, the House Public Plan Works
tnr.com 26 days ago — Jacob S. Hacker is the Stanley B. Resor Professor of Political Science at Yale University, author of The Great Risk Shift: The New Economic Insecurity and the Decline of the American Dream , and an occasional contributor to The Treatment. Diane ...
Hoyer: Health debate could stretch past Saturday vote time
thehill.com 26 days ago — This as House Democratic leaders labored to resolve last-minute disputes in their party about abortion and immigration. Read more...
Michele Bachmann & Erick Erickson Conf Call: 8pm EST Tonight
americansforprosperity.org 26 days ago — Americans for Prosperity will be hosting a conference call with Rep. Michele Bachmann and RedState.com’s Erick Erickson tonight (November 4th) at 8pm EST to discuss tomorrow’s Congressional House Call Day. (click below for details) read more
Hoyer sees close House healthcare voteReuters: Politics 27 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer on Thursday said he expects the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Saturday, but acknowledged that the vote would be close.
House, Senate hold moments of silence for Fort Hood victimsCNN Political Ticker 27 days ago
Washington (CNN) - Both chambers of Congress observed moments of silence Thursday for victims of the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, and their families. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Maryland, notified the chamber of the "extraordinarily ...
Tea Party activists hit the Hill, arrested outside Pelosi's officeCNN Political Ticker 26 days ago
Tea Party activists hit the Hill, arrested outside Pelosi's office. Washington (CNN) - GOP leaders and thousands of Tea Party movement protesters gathered on Capitol Hill Thursday to call House Democrats' health care reform ...
Hoyer: Health Vote May Be DelayedWSJ.com: Politics And Policy 26 days ago
The House majority leader said Democrats haven't yet lined up enough votes to pass their health-care bill and may push the vote back to Sunday or later.
Schedule for Health Vote in House Could SlipNYT > Politics 26 days ago
The House majority leader, Steny H. Hoyer, said on Friday that the vote might be pushed into next week.