Word: hoyer
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...STENY HOYER (D) District 5 (South--outer Prince George's County...
...Hoyer spends much of his time and energy in Congress looking out for the concerns of his constituents, including the federal employees who make up 17% of the district's work force. On a Treasury-postal-funding bill, Hoyer won an average raise 1% higher than President Clinton had asked for. His responsiveness to constituents' wishes makes him popular, giving him an edge...
...display of his head-counting skill, Bonior predicted he would receive 160 votes in the whip's race to 95 for Maryland's flamboyant Steny Hoyer. Bonior was right on the money on his own total, but underestimated Hoyer's strength by 14. When he begins to hunt down Democrats who do not always hew to party orthodoxy, Bonior will need to look no farther than the mirror: though generally a liberal, he is strongly antiabortion and vows to "continue to vote my conscience...