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Steny Hoyer: I love this institution. I am proud that I am a Member of the House of Representatives. But I have served no worse day…

On the recordApril 28, 1999
I love this institution. I am proud that I am a Member of the House of Representatives. But I have served no worse day than this one in the House of Representatives. [...] I hope the message that we send to them is not as a divided House or Nation but as a Nation that sees its duty and responsibility as the leader of the free world and, when it comes to the water's edge, can unite to stand for principle and for our alliance and for freedom.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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Addressing the importance of unity in confronting tyranny and supporting military action.

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