The race for House minority whip is probably the most hotly contested of the GOP leadership races.

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But Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the House minority whip, said more information should be provided.

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House Minority Whip David Bonior (D-Michigan), one of many congressional representatives at the event, called on House Speaker Dennis Hastert to put the patients' bill of rights legislation on the schedule.

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