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Purveyor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 02:39 PM
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House Democratic Whip Hoyer Against White House Plan For Contractor Political Disclosures
Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House Democratic leader opposes a White House proposal to require anyone seeking government business to disclose political contributions.

Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland says government contractors should be chosen on the merits of their applications, their bids and their capabilities. Hoyer is the House Democratic whip, the second-ranking party position.

Hoyer told reporters Tuesday, "It's not a requirement now I don't think it ought to be a requirement. So I'm not in agreement with the administration on that issue."

Read more: http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-us-contractor-contributions,0,3149837.story
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daggahead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 02:41 PM
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1. Hoyer is one of the ones that needs to go ... n/t
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RKP5637 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 02:42 PM
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2. +1, n/t
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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 03:11 PM
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9. +1 --- one of the many Dems who need to go --
We have to understand that the coup on JFK also took the Dem Party and

our "people's" government -- !!
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 03:45 PM
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14. I think he's one of those polticians that cuts deals to protect the players.
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RUMMYisFROSTED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 08:13 AM
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20. "Take a hoyer to Hoyer!"
:woohoo:
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 02:43 PM
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3. What is he hiding? nt
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glinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 02:46 PM
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4. "Being chosen on merits" is exactly why there should be disclosure.
Am sure he would be exposed.
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Angry Dragon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 02:50 PM
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5. Hoyer admits it may dry up his private retirement fund
if full disclosure is required
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DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 02:53 PM
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6. chosen on the merits of their applications, their bids and their capabilities.
Precisely.

But in the current system its all too often based on campaign money spent.
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Hestia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 02:56 PM
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7. There ALWAYS, no matter the issue, has to be one big name Democratic who is against anything
coming out of the White House and I mean always. You can do a search on this board - WH/Obama wants it, a Dem comes out against it. Makes us look like we can't get our act together.
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 03:02 PM
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8. Gotta get my daughter out of his district!
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EC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 03:19 PM
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10. Oh, so sad
a Dem taking money that he doesn't want anyone to know about? Why else would he want it to be kept quiet. His reasoning that contractors should be chosen by merits makes little sense, since this proposal has nothing to do with who gets the job...it's the repub line. And I know he has the brains to figure out this is just to see who is being paid by these corps in the form of contributions.
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SoapBox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 03:21 PM
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11. Hoyer, you are WRONG! And just wait...if The Thugs take control, they will demand the same for...
Dem supporters ONLY.

Tell Hoyer he is wrong:

http://hoyer.house.gov/
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Hotler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 03:26 PM
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12. Shut up Steny. You are part of the problem.
If you or the companies have nothing to hide.........
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 03:44 PM
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13. Well, I guess we're going to find out who the crooked Democratic politicians are.
Hoyer was top on my list.
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AlbertCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 04:28 PM
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15. contractors should be chosen on the merits of their applications,
How does telling us who they contribute to change this? Is he assuming they will be chosen by their political affiliation??? Has Obama fired Bechtel? gotten rid of Halliburton? Nixed Blackwater? Or do these fine examples of companies that we KNOW have committed fraud against the Government still have contracts?
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williesgirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 04:52 PM
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16. This fucker has been on the take for years - makes my skin crawl.
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CreekDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 05:04 PM
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17. but is willing to look at means testing Medicare
interesting priorities, regarding what one's open to and against automatically.
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Judi Lynn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-10-11 05:06 PM
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18. This is so sad. He may as well be a Republican. n/t
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pacalo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 02:09 AM
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19. He may just as well put a flashing neon sign on his forehead: corporate tool.
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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 08:26 AM
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21. Is he covering up on his own behalf or on behalf of some or all of the Dems who elected him?
Whenever you complain about a Hoyer or a Reid, remember, their fellow Democrats like them where they are.
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Zorra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-11-11 09:03 AM
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22. Could he be any more obvious?
"Hi. My name is Steny, and I'm a corporate tool."

From the link in the OP:

Hoyer represents a Maryland district in Washington's suburbs, an area rich in government contractors. His web page even provides advice on "Learning how to sell successfully to the U.S. government, the world's largest buyer of goods and services."

This is why we need to elect Progressive Democrats instead of corporate Third Way Party DINO's.

How are we going to ever make any significant progress if we have when we are being destroyed by enemies from within our own party?
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