
House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer says the chamber will vote on a bill that would extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for most Americans, but call for a tax increase for those making more than $250,000.

Associated Press photographs House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, and House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, walk to a news conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, after being re-elected as the leaders of the House Democrats, although they will be in the minority in the 112th Congress next year.

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer denies he told his Republican challenger, "I'm coming after you."

Mr. O'Malley speaks at his gubernatorial rally in Bowie on Thursday. Democratic Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer and Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski also stumped for the governor.

Associated Press House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, sought Tuesday to blame Republicans for the congressional standoff over extending the Bush-era tax cuts, which are set to expire at year's end.

Associated Press House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, cautions Republicans that repealing the new health care law would be easier said than done, even if they retake control of Congress in November.

In this photograph provided by "Fox News Sunday," Rep. Steny H. Hoyer (left), Maryland Democrat, and Rep. John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, appear on "Fox News Sunday" from the channel's studios in Washington on Sunday. (Associated Press/"Fox News Sunday," Freddie Lee)