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» Democrats Aim to Hold Jewish Vote, June 19, 2003
House Democrats are pushing back against GOP efforts to woo Jewish voters, putting in place a broad campaign to remind members of the faith that they are best represented by the Democratic Party.

» House Democratic Whip Hoyer Intends to Ask Republicans If They Really Know What Time It Is, June 16, 2003
On Monday, House Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland unveiled for reporters the latest prop Democrats will try to use to point out what they regard as shortcomings of House Republicans...

» How House Democrats Got Their Groove Back, June 14, 2003
When Sen. Blanche Lincoln was introduced at a June 11 caucus meeting in the basement of the Capitol, House Democrats received her with a particularly boisterous ovation...

» Democrats Win One Battle, June 08, 2003
Washington - Union pressure, rare harmony among most House Democrats and a coterie of labor-friendly Republicans led by Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) threw the House Republican leadership off their game last week and deep-sixed a bill that would have loosened overtime pay laws...

» 'Family Friendly' Bill to Foster Comp Time Flexibility Gets Laid Off House Schedule, June 07, 2003
House Republican leaders returned from the Memorial Day recess confident that two days was plenty of time to beat back a months-long effort by organized labor to stop passage of legislation allowing employers to grant time off, instead of extra pay, when employees work overtime...

» Hoyer’s No ‘Hammer,’ But Efforts Get Results, June 04, 2003
Tom DeLay (R-Texas) was dubbed “The Hammer” for his approach to rounding up votes when he served as Majority Whip. But the new chief nose-counter for House Democrats appears to be finding success with a much more understated approach to the job...

» Congress may thwart FCC’s media ruling, June 03, 2003
Democratic lawmakers vowed to continue their fight against looser media ownership rules following the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision yesterday to press ahead with controversial deregulation...

» Hoyer Says Dems May Beat Back Comp Time Bill, June 03, 2003
House Minority Whip Hoyer suggested Monday that Democrats might be able to defeat a Republican bill allowing employees to take compensation time instead of paid overtime. House Republican leaders conducted a whip count on the legislation Monday, with an eye on Republicans from districts with a large union presence...

» House Democrats Launch Discharge Petition on Unemployment Bill, May 22, 2003
Senate Counterparts See ‘Disconnect’ Over Debt-Limit Increase Braced for defeat on the tax-cut package, Democrats turned their attention Thursday to issues on which Republicans may be more vulnerable: unemployment and the deficit...

» Hoyer Fits Role Of Dems' Right-Hand Man, May 16, 2003
Democratic Rep. Earl Pomeroy remembers the cold, wet day last year when House Minority Whip Hoyer came to North Dakota to campaign for his re-election and to praise his efforts to win federal flood control money...

 

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