thehill.com - 9/8/2009
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The House majority leader indicated that a public option might need to be dropped in order to pass health reform.
cnsnews.com - 9/3/2009
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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 ...
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Hoyer on Health Bill: No Tax Hike, No Deficit Spending, ...
online.wsj.com - 9/9/2009
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online.wsj.com —
Associated Press Audience members express their disapproval of
Democratic health-overhaul plans at a town meeting in Waldorf,...
Md., led by House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland on Sept. 1.
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Obama to Endorse Public Plan in Speech
thehill.com - 9/2/2009
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thehill.com —
WALDORF, MD -- House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer
(D-Md.) ran into a tough crowd Tuesday night, as...
hundreds opposed to Democratic healthcare proposals booed, jeered and screamed at their Congressman and one other. Fifteen hundred people – the limit set ...
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Hoyer gets earful at volatile town hall
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Hoyer Again Contradicts Pelosi, Says House Might Have To Drop Public Option
TPM Election Central —
... The Hill reports that Hoyer said, "In the final analysis, we have to see what will pass. ... I think the public option is a very good choice for consumers to have. On the other hand, I've said I hope we can move a bill forward." ...
Hoyer: We may really have to dump this public option
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... This morning, Steny Hoyer signaled yet again that the public option will get dropped from ObamaCare, even in the House, where a threat from the House Progressive Caucus says that would lose 100 votes on the final product. Hoyer broached the possibility ...
Hoyer: Public health plan might have to go
The Political Carnival —
... Qaigffeilfoeoodfjkfjduiejdk!!! House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday that a public option might need to be dropped from the healthcare bill in order to get it passed."In the final analysis, we have to see what will pass," said Hoyer (D-Md.). "If the public option wasn't in there, I still could support it, because I think there's a lot in there that's good." [...] Hoyer said that even without the public option, there are other crucial changes to the healthcare system, such as capping out-of-pocket healthcare costs for consumers and ...
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huffingtonpost.com 9/8/2009 — 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 ...
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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/27/2009 — House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) told reporters this morning the House may unveil its health care bill by the end of the week, but he also said that the Democratic leaders probably have more votes for a more modest public option than they do ...
Hoyer opens door to dropping public option
thehill.com 8/21/2009 — House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on Friday left the door open to moving a health reform package without a public insurance option prized by liberals. Hoyer’s remarks were in contrast to statements Thursday by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who ...
The Steny Hoyer Townhall: Reporting from the Outside
sundriesshack.com 9/2/2009 — Tonight, a standing room-only crowd of over 1500 people packed the gymnasium of North Point High School in my hometown of Waldorf, MD to attend a health care town hall meeting with Congressman Steny Hoyer. I’d love to be able to give you a ...
Hoyer Won
cnsnews.com 10/8/2009 — (CNSNews.com) House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) won't rule out having the House vote on the Senate health-care bill without making any changes in it, which would allow the bill to go directly to President Barack Obama without having to pass ...
Pelosi and Hoyer Have Crossed the Line
sundriesshack.com 8/10/2009 — It’s come to this: the official position of the leadership of the House Democrats is that public dissent to what they want to do is “un-American”.
This burns me. It’s not enough that Pelosi and Hoyer are lying through their ...
Hoyer: Vote Expected Saturday, But Could Be Pushed Back
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 23 days ago — On a conference call with reporters this morning, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said that Democrats are "very close" to securing the 218 votes needed to pass health care legislation, but that Republican delay tactics, and perhaps even ...
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From NBC's Luke Russert In his first off-camera pen-and-pad session with reporters since Congress adjourned for recess over a month ago, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) hinted that he would support a health-care reform bill without a ...
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