Tag: Steny Hoyer

In this photo from Nov. 3, 2015, wind turbines dot the landscape near Steele City, Neb. Renewable energy advocates say they're encouraged by a new push to expand wind energy in Nebraska, which lags many of its neighboring states when it comes to tapping the resource. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Horse trading in Congress: Lifting oil ban for extending wind and solar tax credits

Joseph Lawler · December 8, 2015 9:41 pm

The spending fight is just starting in Congress

Susan Ferrechio · November 4, 2015 5:01 am

Dem Whip says Ryan an ‘outstanding’ choice for speaker

Kelly Cohen · October 28, 2015 4:38 pm

MitchÂ McConnell's decision doesn't kill the Export-Import Bank. Earlier this year, senators voted to add onto a longterm highway trust fund bill a provision that would bring the bank back to life. (AP Photo)

Senate won’t take up House’s Export-Import Bank bill

Susan Ferrechio · October 27, 2015 7:14 pm

Democrats are critical to passing the deal, as the GOP is unlikely to win support of its conservative members.Â (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Hoyer: Dems likely to back budget deal

Susan Ferrechio · October 27, 2015 4:44 pm

Hoyer says Dems will help GOP avoid a shutdown

Susan Ferrechio · September 16, 2015 5:16 pm

Hotel ownersÂ are worried about the NLRB's complaint against McDonald's Corp., charging that it is a "joint employer" with its franchisees and therefore legally liable for labor violations at them. (AP Photo)Â

Rein labor board, hotel lobbyists demand

Sean Higgins · September 14, 2015 4:01 am

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, walks with Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., toward the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 12, 2015. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

House sets Planned Parenthood defunding votes

Curt Mills · September 11, 2015 6:13 pm

The issue arose when a complaint last year named the McDonald's Corp. as a "joint employer" with its local franchises, a new and unusual interpretation of ownership. (AP)

Hotels, restaurants seek cover from Congress on NLRB ruling

Sean Higgins · August 15, 2015 4:01 am

The fund Medicare uses to pay hospitals covers hospital insurance benefits, but does not affectÂ Medicare Part B, which covers payments to physicians, or Medicare Part C,Â which is commonly known as Medicare Advantage.Â (Photo by Mario Villafuerte/Getty Images)

Medicare’s funding well to dry up in 2030

Robert King · July 23, 2015 4:01 am

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Md. leaves the House Chamber at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Hoyer rejects claims against Planned Parenthood

Susan Ferrechio · July 21, 2015 4:16 pm

In this 2014 photo Kristen Beck speaks at the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division in Clarksburg, W.Va. Beck, a transgender former Navy SEAL born in Wellsville, is planning a primary challenge to Maryland's longest-serving U.S. representative, Democrat Steny Hoyer. (AP Photo/FBI)

Transgender SEAL plans to bring fighting spirit to Congress

Emilie Padgett · July 16, 2015 9:25 pm