mediamatters.org - 7/11/2009
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On July 10, Fox & Friends suggested that donations
to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) played a role in the awarding of a
government contract to a Maryland company. However, Hoyer's office has
stated that Hoyer "had no involvement whatsoever with this contract." Fox & Friends ...
cnsnews.com - 7/15/2009
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Washington (CNSNews.com) House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.)
said that job growth and economic recovery would not...
be harmed by a Democratic plan to increase income taxes by $540 billion to pay for their health-care reform proposal because the ...
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Hoyer Says Small Businesses Don't Make $280,000 Per Year ...
blogs.abcnews.com - 7/17/2009
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Another case of sticker shock has slowed congressional
progress on health care reform, with the Congressional Budget...
Office reporting yesterday that the Democratic proposals now being considered won’t net the federal government any savings.
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Dems Sent ‘Back to Drawing Board’ on Health Care; Surtax ...
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... . Specifically, it stated: “Investigators who track the stimulus are skeptical that political considerations could be at work.” Perhaps it was no surprise, then, that Fox & Friends felt comfortable reporting on an alleged connection between a campaign contribution to Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and a stimulus-funded contract — without noting that Hoyer’s office had already denied any involvement in the awarding of the money. But it was MSNBC’s Mike Barnicle who best illustrated what’s wrong with the overwhelming majority of current economic punditry. On Wednesday, he asked his ...
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