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» ECONOMY WEEKLY - WEEK OF NOVEMBER 16, 2009, November 20, 2009

» Thanks, GOP! Imitation Is the Highest Form of Flattery, November 19, 2009
Today, House Republicans held a meeting of the Republican Economic Solutions Group to discuss their “ideas to reinvigorate the economy and create jobs.”

» PAYGO Essential to Achieving Progressive Issues, November 18, 2009

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Multimedia

» Hoyer Discussing Future Policies Under the Principle of Pay-Go on the House Floor, November 19, 2009
What this bill does is puts statutory Pay-Go into law. He's right. But what he didn't say to you is when their side controlled the Presidency, the House and the Senate, they jettisonned paying for things. They did away with Pay-Go generally, and what happened? We went from substantial surpluses under the Clinton Administration to substantial deficits under the Bush Administration... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Democratic Leaders Speak on Health Care Reform on MSNBC, November 07, 2009
Today we will reform health care for America in the House of Representatives. We will make sure that we reach out to make sure that every mom and dad in America knows that they will have health available for their child. They know they need that. That's not an option for them. It is a necessity for them because they love their children... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Health Care Reform Analyzed on the Early Show, November 07, 2009
We hope it will be more than that and if it is, that will be a bonus. But it obviously takes 218 votes to pass the bill. That's what we're looking for. But the real focus is on the substance of this Bill and what it does for America... [TRANSCRIPT]

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Statements and Speeches

» Hoyer Statement on the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act, November 19, 2009
Today, we have the chance to vote for health care our seniors can count on, and a fiscal future all Americans can have faith in.

» Hoyer Statement on the Fire Grants Reauthorization Act, November 18, 2009
Every day, we and our families live under the blanket of protection provided by America’s firefighters—men and women who are willing to risk their lives to safeguard us, our loved ones, and our property.

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Articles

» Hoyer was healthcare’s middle man, November 20, 2009
As hundreds of Democrats erupted in thunderous applause when the House healthcare bill crossed the 218-vote threshold, a group of conservative Blue Dog Democrats who opposed the bill sat silently in the center of the chamber.

» Re-Imagining What a School Can Be, October 01, 2009
Why do so many schools have auditoriums? Why do they have athletic fields? We take features like those for granted today, but there was a time when a school building with anything more than classrooms and chalkboards was considered wildly unorthodox.

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Issue Spotlights

» House Passes Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act, November 19, 2009
Today, the House passed the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act 243 to 183, legislation that repeals a 21 percent fee reduction scheduled for January 2010, and replaces the physician payment formula. The bill also includes statutory PAYGO legislation.

» House Passes Affordable Health Care For America Act, November 07, 2009
Today, the House passed the Affordable Health Care For America Act.

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