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» Open Checkbooks: So Far This Cycle, DeLay, Hoyer Give More Than Hastert, Pelosi , March 05, 2004 When it comes to colleague-to-colleague giving, the No. 2 leaders are the tops

» Rational Exuberance, February 26, 2004 There is a strange, rare political species quietly roaming the landscape these days. Long endangered and occasionally thought to be extinct, its sudden re-emergence is as startling as it is sublime, particularly on Capitol Hill, where it seemed to face a fate on par with what the dinosaurs endured.

» Leaders Ponder Rewards for Newcomer, February 23, 2004 House Democratic leaders are scrambling to find a plum committee slot to reward their newest Member, Rep.-elect Ben Chandler (D-Ky.), for wresting away a Republican seat and giving them much-needed momentum heading into the 2004 elections.

» Hoyer 'Made to Order' as Minority Whip , February 22, 2004 These days, Hoyer, from La Plata, the 64-year-old dean of Maryland's delegation, finds himself in a comfortable spot almost everywhere he goes.

» Key legislators stand firm on military-civilian pay parity , February 20, 2004 Washington-area House lawmakers said Friday that they continue to support military-civilian pay parity, despite recent calls from the Bush administration and a senior congressman on the House Appropriations Committee to hold down the 2005 civil service pay raise.

» Democrats Take Kentucky Special Election, February 17, 2004 Former state Attorney General Ben Chandler (D) won a convincing victory tonight over state Sen. Alice Forgy Kerr (R) in Kentucky's 6th district, handing House Democrats their first victory in a Republican held-seat in a special election since 1991.

» For Hoyer, All Signs Point to Democratic Pickups, February 17, 2004 Pointing to hoped-for gains in upcoming special elections, renewed vigor in Texas House races and the nation’s evolving political mood, Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) is painting an ever-rosier political picture for House Democrats heading into the 2004 elections.

» Democrats Anticipate Momentum, February 10, 2004 Fresh off their annual retreat to plot election-year strategy, House Democrats for the first time in recent months believe they have a legitimate shot at narrowing the margin of their minority, sources throughout the Caucus indicate.

» Budgeting for Another Florida, February 08, 2004 President Bush has been spending money with reckless abandon, but he has found at least one place to economize: election reform.

» Bush's Unified Government, February 08, 2004 In the 27 months since he lost the popular vote by half a million ballots and won a majority in the Electoral College only by the intervention of the U.S. Supreme Court, George W. Bush has become leader of a uniquely unified government.

» Steny's Mission, February 06, 2004 Reflecting the party's strategy for cementing the traditional Jewish-Democratic bond, Mr. Hoyer makes the case that while Israel is important to most Jews, it continues to be just one of many issues that shape their votes and their political activism.

» Brad's Little Problem, February 04, 2004 In the Feb. 4 Roll Call, Nicole Duran reports that the refusal by Rep. Nick Smith, R-Mich., to "toe the party line on Medicare does not seem to be hurting his son's campaign to succeed him in Congress."

» For the Record, February 04, 2004 House Democrats may file an ethics complaint if Republican congressional leaders do not open an investigation into whether bribes were offered to win passage of the Medicare prescription drug bill, House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (Md.) said.

» Congressman Urges Vote-Buying Inquiry , February 03, 2004 A House Democratic leader said yesterday that he plans to press for an investigation by the chamber's ethics committee of alleged Republican vote-buying during deliberations on a new Medicare drug plan last November, threatening to end an informal agreement among lawmakers to refrain from triggering inquiries against one another.

» Hoyer Seeks Hastert Intervention, February 03, 2004 House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Monday he will for a third time call on Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) to urge the ethics committee to investigate alleged House floor bribery, but if the Republican leader continues to balk, he vowed Democrats will be forced to file a complaint.

» An End to Ethics Truce?, February 02, 2004 House Democrats are on the cusp of breaking the seven-year cease-fire with Republicans over filing ethics complaints, sources throughout the Caucus confirm.

» House Dems seek ethics probe, February 02, 2004 If the House ethics committee doesn’t investigate allegations of arm-twisting during voting on a Medicare bill, a House Democratic leader said Tuesday that Democrats will file a formal complaint within a few weeks.

» Hoyer Presses For Investigation Into Smith Comments, February 02, 2004 The flap over whether the House Ethics Committee should investigate statements by Rep. Nick Smith, R-Mich., about the Medicare prescription drug vote continued to simmer today.

» Inquiry Sought in House Vote on Drug Plan for Medicare, February 02, 2004 In a Jan. 20 letter to the speaker, Representative Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, the Democratic whip, said an investigation by the House ethics committee was needed to protect the reputation of the House after Representative Nick Smith, Republican of Michigan, said groups and lawmakers had offered support for his son's Congressional campaign if Mr. Smith backed the measure, which passed 220 to 215.

» Inquiry Sought In House Vote On Drug Plan For Medicare , February 02, 2004 leading House Democrat has called on Speaker J. Dennis Hastert to initiate an ethics investigation into accusations of bribery during last November's vote on the new Medicare drug plan

» Area House Members Urge Parity for Civilian Workers , February 01, 2004 A group of Washington-area House members plans to introduce a resolution Tuesday that would put the House on record in support of a "pay parity" raise in the upcoming fiscal 2005 budget debate.

» South Capitol Street Bridge Receives Funding, January 26, 2004 A key transportation artery is in line for some much-needed repairs after last week’s Senate passage of the omnibus spending bill.

» Hoyer, Ney Praise Voting Reform Funds In FY04 Omnibus, January 23, 2004 House Minority Whip Hoyer and House Administration Chairman Ney today lauded the passage of the FY04 omnibus appropriations bill for its inclusion of a $1.5 billion earmark to help fund the 2002 Help America Vote Act

» Primaries to test new election law, January 23, 2004 The New Hampshire primary next week will be the "first real test" of a new federal act providing billions of dollars to help states ensure that future elections will be accurate, honest and accessible, Rep. Steny Hoyer, one of the sponsors of the act, said Friday.

» Burying the Bribe, January 22, 2004 As Hefley well knows, the ethics committee doesn't need a House member to file a complaint before launching an investigation. But he's poised to use that as an excuse to bury the Medicare bribe story.

 

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