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09/02/09
WALDORF (AP) - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told cheering and jeering constituents yesterday that he still supports a public health insurance option as part of a health care overhaul. Find Us On Facebook
Previously, he's said there's room for compromise. At a packed high school gym, Hoyer, D-St. Mary's, was shouted down repeatedly during a town hall meeting where a crowd of 1,500 appeared to be evenly split between supporters and opponents of the health care overhaul effort. One woman pressed the Democratic leader on whether he'd give in on the public option if Republicans refused to compromise. "If the...
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I stand corrected - 2009-09-03 17:20:05
I should have said Idiots instead of Senators.
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Hoyer isn't a Senator - 2009-09-03 10:05:05
Emma G,
Just FYI, Hoyer isn't the other Senator from Maryland. Ben Cardin is.
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Hoyer - 2009-09-03 09:41:22
Is simply nattering the Democrat talking points. Because of him and Mikulski the Old Line State is really the Liberal Line State. Heck, if it weren't for P.G. (Slum), Montgomery (Socialist hotbead) and Baltimore City (Where even the dead can vote) neither of these senators would have a job.
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Mr. Hoyer - 2009-09-02 18:54:59
Thanks, Steny, for standing up to the "nattering nabobs of negativity" and holding to the public option.
I've reservations about the bill as proposed in the House, as it seems to be a direct give-away to the insurance companies. I'd prefer to see Medicare expanded to fill the gaps created by the for-profit health insurance industry and their greedy ways.
Hang tough for the public option. Good, patriotic liberals nationwide have your back.
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Hoyer - 2009-09-02 14:40:58
seems to be a big reason why Congress has a 37% approval rating.
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