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Obama Jumps Into Debt Debate; Hill to Get Preview

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama, jumping into a debt-reduction debate that will help define the rest of his term, will outline his ideas Wednesday for curbing the costs of Medicare and Medicaid and taking other steps to turn around the nation's spending habits. Ahead of his effort, House Republicans warned they would...

Senate Sends 3-Week Funding Bill to Obama

WASHINGTON -- Congress has approved $6 billion in spending cuts as part of legislation to keep the government running for three more weeks and give President Barack Obama and congressional leaders time to negotiate a far more sweeping package of reductions demanded by Republicans. The bill easily passed the Senate by a...

Speaker Launches Effort to Defend Gay Marriage Ban

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner said Friday the House may go to court to defend the federal law against gay marriage, which President Barack Obama's administration has concluded is unconstitutional. Boehner said he would convene a group of bipartisan congressional leaders that has the authority to instruct the...

GOP Wins First Budget Skirmish, Bigger Fight Looms

WASHINGTON -- Republicans won an early round Wednesday in their fight to shrink the government, pushing $4 billion in spending cuts through Congress in a bill that puts off the possibility of a government shutdown for two weeks. Largely a spectator so far, President Barack Obama dispatched his vice president to initiate...

Pelosi Gets Thumbs Down From 19 Fellow Democrats

WASHINGTON -- It was no surprise that Ohio Rep. John Boehner would be elected speaker of the House in the new Republican-controlled chamber today. What was surprising was that the old speaker, Nancy Pelosi, was not the choice of 19 of her fellow Democrats. In the end, Pelosi was elected leader of the House Democrats. But...

Steny Hoyer News From the Web

06/01/12 Hoyer hears innovations from outstanding teachers Source: SoMdNews.com - Waldorf MD U.S. Rep. Steny H. Hoyer hosted 15 award-winning teachers and principals from Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince Georgeï¿½s and St. Maryï¿½s counties at a luncheon Monday at Running Hare Vineyard in Prince Frederick.
06/01/12 Gender abortion bill fails Source: Telegram & Gazette - Worcester MA WASHINGTON The House on Thursday fell short in an effort to ban abortions based on the sex of the fetus as Republicans and Democrats made an election-year appeal for womens votes.
05/31/12 'Gendercide' abortion ban fails in House Source: ABC - KABC 7 - Los Angeles CA A proposal to ban abortions based on the gender of a fetus failed to pass in the House of Representatives on Thursday.
05/31/12 House rejects abortion bill Source: New York Daily News - New York NY The House on Thursday fell short in an effort to ban abortions based on the sex of the fetus as Republicans and Democrats made an election-year appeal for women's votes.
05/31/12 U.S. House rejects sex-selection abortion ban Source: AlertNet The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday rejected Republican legislation banning abortions based on the sex of the fetus in a vote that keeps the election-year spotlight on an emotionally charged issue.

Background on Steny Hoyer

Steny Hamilton Hoyer (; born June 14, 1939) is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1981. The district includes a large swath of rural and suburban territory southeast of Washington, D.C..

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