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Hoyer: Democrats support border security, not taking the government ‘hostage’
House Democrats are “prepared to negotiate” with President Trump on border security, said incoming majority leader Rep. Steny Hoyer, but they don’t want the government, or the country, to be “penalized” in the meantime. Hoyer talks to Judy Woodruff about…
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Hoyer: Democrats believe in border security, not Trump’s wall
Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., says President Trump’s “theater” of suggesting he is willing to shut down the government if he doesn’t get what he wants for border wall funding is “not particularly productive” as a negotiating tactic. Hoyer joins Judy…
Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer, 79, hospitalized with pneumonia
A spokeswoman says Democratic Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland is being treated at a Washington hospital for pneumonia but is expected to recover quickly.
Democrats try to distance themselves from call for Trump’s impeachment
Democratic leaders recognize that any talk of impeachment energizes the Republican base, and that could undercut Democrats hoping for significant gains in next year's midterm elections.
In our news wrap Wednesday, the North Carolina police officer who fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott in September will not face criminal charges. The prosecutor said there was evidence that Scott, a black man, was holding a gun and ignored…
For a policy perspective, Judy Woodruff speaks with Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, about the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act.
House Democrats are taking final headcounts on health care reform in the run-up to a possible Sunday vote, as President Barack Obama rallied public support at a Virginia university on Friday. Kwame Holman reports.
House Democratic Leaders worked Friday to line up enough votes to pass a sweeping health care reform measure, but it seemed possible the vote might be delayed past House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Saturday deadline.
House Democrats' health reform plan received AARP's backing Thursday, but thousands of protesters rallied against the plan on Capitol Hill. Kwame Holman reports.
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