... with only five Republicans voting for the bill and 32 Democrats opposing it. - Advertisement - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., unsuccessfully appealed to Republicans for support, saying 80 percent of the package still went to the ...

... dragging on and on. Republicans, however, have agreed to limit the amount of time debating the bills. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., acknowledged in a brief interview that one reason for restricting amendments is to save members of his ...

... income individuals and families. "Some would like to do more. Some would like to do less," House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said in advance of the final vote. "But we have reached a compromise ... and it is a compromise that ...

... to sign the bill soon. Supporters said the measure would save or create 3.5 million jobs. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer conceded there was no guarantee, but he said that "millions and millions and millions of people will be helped, as ...

... the American public that we need to assist these companies," said the House's second-ranking Democrat, Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland. Asked in a broadcast interview about passing a bailout in December, Hoyer replied: "I'm hopeful that ...

... federal bailout funds. Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are covered under the proposal. Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said the bill would be voted on under rules requiring a two-thirds majority for passage. Democrats are ...

... We want to hit the ground running on January 20th." Echoing that, the second-ranking House Democrat, Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, said, 'We expect to have during the first couple of weeks of January a package for the president's ...

... Capitol Hill. The Senate is scheduled to be in session next week to consider auto legislation, and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., issued a statement Friday that said the House was scheduled to meet on Tuesday. "However, whether the ...

... long as it meets his general priorities. "I just want to figure out what works," he said. On Capitol Hill, Rep. Steny Hoyer, the No. 2 House Democrat, and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., said Thursday they want ...

... disaster began to outpace the callers who were indignant at the idea of a bailout. House leaders, including Democrat Steny Hoyer of Maryland and Republican Roy Blunt of Missouri, worked together. Juvenile partisanship gave way, at least for the ...