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House to Vote on Pay-Equity Bill Friday

Lilly Ledbetter is coming back.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) announced today that the chamber will vote Friday on legislation making it easier for workers to pursue payment-discrimination claims.

Report: Pelosi Kills Talk of December Session

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal.) on Tuesday ended the speculation that Congress might return to Washington after Thanksgiving if Democrats fail this week to pass legislation to bail out the auto industry, Roll Call reported:

Hoyer: No Plans to Reinstall Offshore Drilling Moratorium

For environmentalists hoping that the new Democratic margins in Congress might lead to the return of a decades-old moratorium on offshore oil drilling — you might not want to hold your breath.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters Tuesday that Democrats have no plans to reinstate the drilling ban, which Congress let expire at [...]

Hoyer: Congress Could Address Auto Bailout in December

It’s the last bit of news that his colleagues want to hear, but House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on Tuesday floated the possibility that Congress could remain in Washington into December if efforts to help the ailing auto industry fail this week.
Lawmakers had hoped to tackle the Detroit bailout quickly and be gone by [...]

Stimulus Stalemate?

Even as the nation’s economic news seems to darken each day, the White House and congressional Democrats remain at odds over proposals designed to reverse the trend.

For Those Who Don’t Want to Forget the Bush Years…

Feeling bored on a quiet Friday?
Well, staffers in the office of House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) have created an “interactive timeline highlighting Republican failures” under the Bush administration — everything from Enron to Iraq, Terri Schiavo to Abu Ghraib.
Clearly designed for those feeling nostalgic.

Might SCHIP Resurface This Year?

For months, political observers have been waiting for Congress to revisit legislation to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, which President George W. Bush has vetoed (and House Republicans have sustained) twice in the last year.
The thinking was purely political: That is, even if the Democrats couldn’t sneak their SCHIP expansion past the White [...]

Economic Stimulus II?

For months, congressional leaders and the White House have skirted the possibility of a second economic stimulus package, saying they wanted to allow time for their first effort — those billions in $600 rebate checks — to trickle through the economy.
But on Tuesday, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said that Congress will likely take [...]