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Steny Hoyer: “We need to make sure they don't fall through the floorboards, because that’s what’s happening.”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2026
We need to make sure they don't fall through the floorboards, because that’s what’s happening.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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Remarks at a press conference on federal employee pay.

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