Congress

The Republican “Do-Nothing” Congress strikes again.  Looking toward the November mid-term elections, Majority Leader Eric Cantor has laid out an agenda for 2014 that makes it clear that Republicans still aren’t interested in getting anything done.  With fewer legislative days scheduled than last year and a trimmed-down list of legislative goals, the “Do-Nothing” Republican Congress is now slated to do even less.  From the

As 2013 comes to a close, the Office of the Democratic Whip has created a new digital calendar year-in-review website feature, where you can find a detailed, visual display of how the House Republican Leadership chose to spend time, and which issues they chose to focus on, over the past year.

“It has been a privilege to serve alongside Frank Wolf for over thirty years. 

"I am saddened that my good friend Rep. Jim Matheson has decided not to run for reelection next year. Jim has brought to the House of Representatives the kind of thoughtful, responsible leadership that this country needs to see more often.

WASHINGTON, DC – House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the promotion of Robert V. Fischer, Jr. to Manager of the Democratic Cloakroom.  Fischer, who has served as Assistant Manager of the Democratic Cloakroom since 1993 and previously served in the Office of the House Sergeant at Arms and the Office of the Doorkeeper, will be replacing Barry Sullivan, who retired last month:

MESSAGE FROM THE DEMOCRATIC WHIP

Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed a budget deal that set the funding levels of government for the next two years. I voted against this bill because it does not set our nation on a long-term fiscally-sustainable path, it does not replace the entire sequester, it did not extend unemployment insurance, it failed to address the debt limit, and it targeted hardworking federal employees and military pensions.

Number of Bills Signed into Law:

Of the Bills Signed into Law in 2013:

House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined 165 House Democrats today in a letter urging Speaker John Boehner not to adjourn the House for the year without bringing up an extension of federal unemployment insurance, which is scheduled to expire December 28.