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Steny Hoyer: “Frankly, these new Members of Congress apparently don't know what I am saying. We will vote to open DHS, including the…”

On the recordMarch 4, 2026
Frankly, these new Members of Congress apparently don't know what I am saying. We will vote to open DHS, including the Secretary's office, this afternoon, 1 hour from now, 2 hours from now. Bring it to the floor. Do not put in it what we all call a poison pill, and that is two components that are already funded--already funded. Democrats and Republicans together can start paying the others today, but for the objection to the unanimous consent.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the opening of the Department of Homeland Security during a House floor debate.

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