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Threats to US Government Leaders Spur Arrests

(April 7) -- In an era when political rhetoric seems increasingly vitriolic, some Americans are learning the hard way that our constitutionally protected free speech does not include the right to threaten the lives of elected officials with whom one disagrees. Today's arrest of a California man named Gregory Giusti, who...

President Obama's Remarks After House Passage of Health Reform

(March 21) Following is the White House transcript of President Obama's remarks made after the House passed health care reform. THE PRESIDENT: Good evening, everybody. Tonight, after nearly 100 years of talk and frustration, after decades of trying, and a year of sustained effort and debate, the United States Congress...

Top Lawmakers Spar Over Health Care Plans

WASHINGTON (March 17) -- With the substance of proposed health care reform having long ago been talked to death, two top Republican and Democratic leaders appeared on television today to spar over the shortcut procedure Democrats plan to use to pass their sweeping legislation this weekend. The Democratic House majority...

Opinion: Democrats Are Listening to the American People

(Feb. 25) -- On Thursday, I sat down with President Obama and my congressional colleagues from both parties to try to find a way out of the health care crisis threatening our families and businesses. It was a time to face facts none of us can deny: that insurance premiums more than doubled last decade, with no sign of...

Opinion: Health Care Reform Will Mean Security

(Nov. 6) -- For too long, skyrocketing health care costs have strained our families' budgets, hampered our small businesses, and eaten up a greater and greater share of our economy each year. It's time to put a stop to it. The Affordable Health Care for America Act being considered by the House of Representatives will do...

StenyHoyer 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.