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Steny Hoyer: “This amendment demeans the House. It demeans this bill, and it demeans all the Members of the House who vote for it. So…”

On the recordJuly 25, 2001
This amendment demeans the House. It demeans this bill, and it demeans all the Members of the House who vote for it. So I would suggest that the Members of this House vote against this amendment and send a message you cannot trot out amendments just to embarrass a constitutional officer in the country, the second highest ranking constitutional officer. And, really, what it does, it demeans all of us. We have got better things to do around here than to take a cheap shot at the Vice President.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland
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Editor's note · Context

Addressing an amendment perceived as an attempt to embarrass the Vice President during budget discussions.

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