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» Learn How Health Reform Will Affect You, November 06, 2009
an interactive "choose-your-own-adventure" style program to learn how H.R.3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, will affect you...

» ECONOMY WEEKLY - WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2, 2009, November 06, 2009
Today, the President signed the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act into law, which extends unemployment benefits to those who have been jobless for a long period of time, provides tax incentives to prospective homebuyers, and includes tax cuts for struggling businesses.

» Hoyer Statement on October Jobs Report, November 06, 2009
Today’s news that the unemployment rate has surpassed 10% is unacceptable.

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Multimedia

» Discussing the House Health Care Bill on MSNBC, November 06, 2009
Frankly, the Republicans createded what is called the medicare advantage. Medicare advantage has private sector. It's overpaid. Almost everybody believes it's overpaid by 10% to as much as 25% or 30%... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Health Care Reform and Afghanistan Topics of Discussion on MSNBC, October 22, 2009
I certainly think that when the House passes a Bill, and you know, Ed, we said we're going to give substantial notice to people, so we have days to go before we put this of the Floor, but when we pass this Bill, it will give us momentum. It will send a signal to the Senate that we believe the overwhelming majority of the American public want health reform... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Discussion of Health Legislation in Congress on MSNBC, October 01, 2009
I think we will have the Speaker absolutely correct and I think we will have a public option and the difference is how exactly will that public option be framed and there is a difference between the Ways and Means Committee and the vergence of the public option and the energy in commerce public option. We'll get those worked out and I think she's absolutely right, we'll have a public option and, yes, if the Senate Bill does not include a public option, we have to work that out in conference... [TRANSCRIPT]

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Statements and Speeches

» Hoyer: Inaccurate UN Report Distorts Facts, Treats Israel Unfairly, November 03, 2009
I rise to voice my objection to the unbalanced and inaccurate Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, otherwise known as the Goldstone Report.

» Hoyer Statement on the Affordable Health Care for America Act, October 29, 2009
Today, we are one step further on a long, hard road—the road to bringing quality, affordable health care to every American.

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Articles

» Re-Imagining What a School Can Be, October 01, 2009
Why do so many schools have auditoriums? Why do they have athletic fields? We take features like those for granted today, but there was a time when a school building with anything more than classrooms and chalkboards was considered wildly unorthodox.

» Hoyer out of Pelosi’s shadow, September 25, 2009
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) over the past week has slammed ACORN, renewed his offer to negotiate with one of the GOP's chief Democratic antagonists and said that he could live without a public option in healthcare reform.

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Issue Spotlights

» House Introduces Health Care Reform Legislation, October 29, 2009
Today, the House of Representatives introduced health care reform legislation.

» President Obama Signs Defense Authorization Act Including Hate Crimes Legislation, October 28, 2009
Today, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law, including historic hate crimes legislation.

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