Steny Hoyer actually said...

"We ought to be prepared for any eventuality, such as if a new variant or virus has emerged that is deadlier."

"this representation that somehow proxy voting has made this a less productive Congress, I think, is demonstrably untrue."

"It does not help, when we don't have that person-to-person kind of interaction."

"this is one of the more productive Congresses in which I have served, and this is my 20th Congress."