Political Quotes

Steny Hoyer: Mr. Speaker, that is speculation and I hate to speculate, but I know that this House has voted several times on these…

On the recordJuly 15, 2004
Mr. Speaker, that is speculation and I hate to speculate, but I know that this House has voted several times on these issues, and I know that the House wants to see a 10 percent tax bracket, the marriage penalty, and the child tax credit provisions to be extended and funded; and I would tend to think that the bill would have to come back with at least those provisions in it.
Said by
Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the potential for the child tax credit to be addressed independently in tax legislation.

Share

More from Steny Hoyer

Aug 14, 2026

Americans deserve to have Congress focus on the issues that matter, not litigating conspiracy theories from the pandemic.

hoyer.house.gov
Aug 11, 2026

For more than four years, Ukrainians have courageously defended their free democracy against Russia’s determined effort to stamp it out and impose despotism on its people.

hoyer.house.gov
Sep 1, 2026

Once again, this Administration is trying to drive hardworking public servants out of government, delivering the 'trauma' that OMB Director Russ Vought promised to inflict.

hoyer.house.gov
Jul 23, 2026

I believe these proposals do exactly the opposite of what we need to do in the sense that I think they weaken greatly the Congress and strengthen – even more than has happened today – the presidency, making the executive extraordinarily…

hoyer.house.gov

Other voices in this conversation