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Steny Hoyer: “Reclaiming my time, what I think, Mr. Whip, is that we are showing that we intend to do our work and we intended to do…”

On the recordMay 15, 2020
Reclaiming my time, what I think, Mr. Whip, is that we are showing that we intend to do our work and we intended to do it with concern for the safety of our Members, with the safety of our staff, the safety of witnesses who appear before our committees, and the safety of committee members as they proceed. I will tell you that Mr. Smith and I had a discussion, as I said a little earlier, and he is going to be talking to his ranking member. I expect them to have a markup, and I expect that markup to be in person.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland
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May 15, 2020

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