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Hoyer: House Could Pass Health Care Bill Without Public Option
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters Tuesday that a health care reform bill that did not include a public insurance option could pass the House as long as it met key objectives. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has repeatedly said that such a bill would not have the ...
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cnsnews.com — Waldorf , Md. , (CNSNews.com) House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D.-Md.) told a town hall meeting on... Tuesday night that the health care reform legislation under consideration in Congress will not increase taxes or deficit spending, and must be paid ... (more) Hoyer on Health Bill: No Tax Hike, No Deficit Spending, ...
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Hoyer undercuts Pelosi on health care reform
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truthIt's Lord of the Flies time in the Democratic party.

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Political Animal — ... to present Congress with a bill of its own. * House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters today the House may be able to pass a reform plan without a public option. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) ...

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