majorityleader.house.gov - 1/26/2009
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“This week, the Appropriations, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce Committees held markups on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to include important feedback from Members to improve the package. As a result, this legislation will be even more tightly focused on quickly creating ...
thehill.com - 2/3/2009
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thehill.com —
A group of more than 50 House Democrats
has penned a letter to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer...
(D-Md.) imploring him to “restore this institution” and see that the House returns to a “regular order” process of legislating. The letter, signed by a large ...
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Dems warn leaders to resume regular order
thinkprogress.org - 1/28/2009
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thinkprogress.org —
Today, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) had
a message for Republicans complaining about the stimulus bill:...
“Being bipartisan does not mean having to lay down and say we’ll do whatever you want.” His comments came after ...
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Hoyer to GOP: Bipartisanship does not mean capitulation.
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Michele Bachmann: Democrat Bipartisanship at its Best
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
Last Friday, the House Ways and Means Committee concluded their markup of H.R. 598, the American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Plan . Here's what Majority Leader Steny Hoyer had to say about it : "This week, the Appropriations, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce Committees held markups on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to include important feedback from Members to improve the package." If you were to take his words at face value, you'd think that the resulting bill is a remarkable example of bipartisanship and mutual give and take between the parties. ...
Stimulus Markup Lacked Bipartisanship (Rep. Michelle Bachmann)
Congress Blog —
Last Friday, the House Ways and Means Committee concluded their markup of H.R. 598, the American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Plan. Here’s what Majority Leader Steny Hoyer had to say about it :“This week, the Appropriations, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce Committees held markups on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to include important feedback from Members to improve the package.” If you were to take his words at face value, you’d think that the resulting bill is a remarkable example of bipartisanship and mutual give and take between the parties. ...
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