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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Nov 4, 2021

Mr. President, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a tremendous toll on our Nation. Healthcare workers have valiantly served our communities throughout the crisis. Still, we face unprecedented challenges, and this moment calls for…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Nov 4, 2021

We are working on that. We hope the CBO can accommodate that objective. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Nov 4, 2021

Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, which will help fund essential government programs that invest in the success of everyday Americans and help build…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Nov 3, 2021

I thank the chairman for yielding and I thank him for his support. I want to thank the chairman of the committee as well for his agreeing to have this come to the floor, and I look forward to his support. I want to say, Mr. Speaker, I have…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Nov 1, 2021

Mr. President, I think all Senators can agree that we would not be able to deliver results for the people in our States and for our country if it were not for our extraordinary staff, who work with us each and every day. They are there…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Oct 28, 2021

Mr. President, I rise to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's--OSCE--Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights-- ODIHR--one of the world's most preeminent…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Oct 26, 2021

I thank the gentleman for yielding, who has been a dear friend of mine as his father was for a very long period of time. And we share in common a lot of things, but one of those things that we share in common is a great respect for Richard…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Oct 22, 2021

I don't think I can respond, nor do I intend to respond, to each one of those assertions. I noticed that the gentleman totally ignored the facts. The presentation the gentleman made, Madam Speaker, was as if the Republican policies were in…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Oct 22, 2021

And Members of the House, last month, on the 10th anniversary of 9/11, former President George W. Bush delivered remarks commemorating the heroism of the crew and passengers of United Flight 93 in Pennsylvania. The former President's words…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Oct 22, 2021

If this Congress had never met this year, we would have to extend the debt limit at some point in time this year. That is a fact. Mr. McConnell has said it is inconceivable that we would not extend the debt limit of the United States of…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Oct 22, 2021

I think that bill passed the Senate Wednesday, so we will look at it, but we haven't had a chance to look at it at this point in time. I want to get back--and I know this sounds like a broken record on the debt limit, but the gentleman…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Oct 22, 2021

The whip is talking about bipartisanship. There has been so little bipartisanship, and when there is bipartisanship, their Members are disciplined. When there is bipartisanship on saying that it wasn't a protest, it was an insurrection…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Oct 22, 2021

This needs to come to an end, obviously, but I will tell you this, as I stand here, as somebody who sat on this floor on January 6 and the question was would the House perform its function of accepting the electoral college vote to elect…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Oct 22, 2021

I thank the gentleman for his comments and question. Let me say that I mentioned two bills that will have a very, very substantial impact on the welfare of Americans, of their families, of their health, and yes, even of their environmental…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Oct 22, 2021

I thank the gentleman for yielding. On Monday, the House will meet at 12 p.m. for morning hour and 2 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed, as usual, until 6:30 p.m. On Tuesday, the House will meet at 10 a.m. for morning hour…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Oct 22, 2021

I thank the gentleman for yielding. The reason I said he was misstating the facts is we have a bipartisan bill. It wasn't done by the Democratic leadership. It, frankly, wasn't done by the Republican leadership. It was done by Members of…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Oct 21, 2021

I thank the chairman of the Rules Committee for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this resolution ought to be supported, and the underlying action that the rule provides for ought to be supported by every Member of this House who believes that this…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Oct 21, 2021

Today, Donald Trump said the insurrection took place on November 3. No, Mr. Trump. I am sorry. That is what we call an election in America; an election that was validated by more than 60 Federal or State courts, including before eight…

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