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Steny Hoyer: “I thank the gentleman for his comments; for his leadership on the minimum wage, to try to lift people up at the bottom…”

On the recordJanuary 28, 2020
I thank the gentleman for his comments; for his leadership on the minimum wage, to try to lift people up at the bottom of the wage scale; and also for his leadership on healthcare, to ensure that they have access to affordable, quality healthcare. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Houlahan), a Representative from the Philadelphia suburbs who served so well in the military of our country and then became a very successful businesswoman. I know she knows a lot about how to run a business and how to run an economy.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland
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Jan 28, 2020

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