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From NBC’s Luke Russert and Domenico MontanaroIn his weekly off-camera briefing with reporters House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said House Democratic leadership will move bills along at a quick pace for the rest of the summer, as President Obama</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>Hoyer: House to move quickly</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/06/03/1952037.aspx#1952046</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:22:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1952046</guid><dc:creator>Broke Taxpayer</dc:creator><description>FR: &amp;quot; as President Obama wants to continue to push several big-ticket items. &amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And, who is going to pay for these big-ticket items?&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Hoyer: House to move quickly</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/06/03/1952037.aspx#1952049</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:24:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1952049</guid><dc:creator>B Hawkings</dc:creator><description>I guess we'll have about as much debate on the health care and energy bills as we did on the stimulus bill and on the government takeover of the car makers. That would be none.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Maybe though someone could read the bills first? Or would that be asking too much?</description></item><item><title>Hoyer: House to move quickly</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/06/03/1952037.aspx#1952052</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:25:29 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1952052</guid><dc:creator>Free American Tehachapi Ca.</dc:creator><description>Hurry! alot of you will be fired in 2010.</description></item><item><title>Hoyer: House to move quickly</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/06/03/1952037.aspx#1952054</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:26:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1952054</guid><dc:creator>Clara Kansas City, MO</dc:creator><description>On the upcoming war-funding bill: Recently House Republicans have said they will vote against the war-funding bill for Iraq and Afghanistan if it contains the $5 billion that the White House wants for the International Monetary Fund. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You mean Republicans would cause a chill to run up the spine (sic less) of Cindy McCain by playing politics with War Funding?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, I am just shocked and dare I say, dismayed? &amp;nbsp;HA&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hypocrite, thy name is Republican - so shed your sheep clothing, so that Ms. Palin can take a shot at you.</description></item><item><title>Hoyer: House to move quickly</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/06/03/1952037.aspx#1952087</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:38:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1952087</guid><dc:creator>Anita, Birmingham, Alabama</dc:creator><description>On healthcare and energy reform: Hoyer said that President Obama, as well as the Democratic leadership, want to &amp;quot;accomplish both of these issues prior to the August break.&amp;quot; However, Hoyer went on to say that there is no specific deadline to pass health care or energy reform at this time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I don't care about a specific deadline, as long as it get's passed.&lt;br&gt;____________________________________________________&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;On the government takeover of GM: &lt;br&gt;&amp;quot;We have not created a specific oversight for the automobile issue at this point and time,&amp;quot; Hoyer said, going on to reiterate the Obama administration's position that the government has no interest in the day-to-day operations of General Motors. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I am just waiting on the wing nuts to pee on this fire hydrant, they can't tolerate facts. lol&lt;br&gt;________________________________________________&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;On the upcoming war-funding bill: Recently House Republicans have said they will vote against the war-funding bill for Iraq and Afghanistan if it contains the $5 billion that the White House wants for the International Monetary Fund. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;What else is new? They are to fond of &amp;quot;special funding request&amp;quot;, that was what they did for Bush. He didn't include war funding in his budget. The Democrats had better step up to the plate and do their jobs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>Hoyer: House to move quickly</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/06/03/1952037.aspx#1952124</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:50:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1952124</guid><dc:creator>DG, Houston, TX</dc:creator><description>The rush for Obama is to get all this accomplished while his approval ratings are good. Once they sink below 50% (and they will) it will be much more difficult for him to enact his catastrophic agenda. But for now, the sheeple believe in everything he says and does.</description></item><item><title>Hoyer: House to move quickly</title><link>http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/06/03/1952037.aspx#1952143</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:57:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:1952143</guid><dc:creator>Julie, Palm Desert, CA</dc:creator><description>Why do the republican's not support the troops? &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Why do they hate America? &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;After all, it's not like THEY ever put objectional things in supplemental war funding and then dared the democrats to vote against it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Let's have a vote and come 2010 and 2012, we can say how they only supported the troops when Bush was in office.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Like they only supported massive government defict spending when it was GWB doing the spending.</description></item></channel></rss>