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GOP Governors Supporting Obama
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... on how Republican governors have become allies with President Obama as others in the party have spurned him.
But: Politico on House Majority Leader Hoyer pushing Speaker Pelosi to take a harder line with the Senate after a trio of Republican senators forced Congress to trim billions from the stimulus.
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Hoyer to Pelosi: Stand Up to Senate
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... The House majority leader is pushing the speaker to take a harder line after a trio of GOP senators forced them to trim billions from the stimulus.
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Pelosi Pushed to Take Hard Line with Senate
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) is pushing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to take a harder line with the Senate "after a trio of Republican senators forced Congress to trim billions from the $787 billion economic stimulus package," Politico reports. ...
Social Security, Medicare Reform to Get an “Up or Down” Vote
Firedoglake —
... Pelosi has opposed such a commission, though Steny Hoyer approved it. But this morning, Hoyer is encouraging Pelosi to stand up to the Senate where the Republicans have a stranglehold on any legislation that gets passed: ...
Is Steny Hoyer Setting Up a Coup?
The Sundries Shack —
Either Steny Hoyer has a much higher opinion of Nancy Pelosi’s intelligence than he should or he’s goading her to jump off a very high cliff . House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) is pushing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to take a harder line with the Senate after a trio of Republican senators forced Congress to trim billions from the $787 billion economic stimulus package. It’s not clear how far Pelosi is willing to go in standing up to the Senate — or, realistically, what effect Hoyer and Pelosi combined could have in the face of the 60-vote hurdle Senate ...
Hoyer tells Pelosi to stand up to Reid
Daily Kos —
Agreed. House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) is pushing Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to take a harder line with the Senate after a trio of Republican senators forced Congress to trim billions from the $787 billion economic stimulus package. It’s not clear how far Pelosi is willing to go in standing up to the Senate — or, realistically, what effect Hoyer and Pelosi combined could have in the face of the 60-vote hurdle Senate Democrats face. But after last week’s stimulus votes, Hoyer called on Senate Majority ...
The Myth Of The Filibuster: Dems Can't Make Republicans Talk All Night
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) made a plea typical of the genre, recently telling Politico that Reid should force Republicans into a filibustering talk-a-thon, "so that the American people can see who's undermining action." ...
The Myth Of The Filibuster: Dems Can't Make Republicans Talk All Night
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) made a plea typical of the genre, recently telling Politico that Reid should force Republicans into a filibustering talk-a-thon, "so that the American people can see who's undermining action." ...
The New 'Nuclear Option': Fast-Tracking Climate Change in the Budget
TPM Election Central —
... "The nuclear option," eh? If energy industry reps keep using that term, they're just going to make House Democrats more inclined to pull the trigger, given how happy the lower chamber is with the filibuster-happy Senate GOP these days. Stay tuned ... ...
