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Steny Hoyer

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Steny Hamilton Hoyer is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 5th congressional district since 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, Hoyer has held various leadership positions, including House Majority Leader. Throughout his tenure, he has focused on issues such as education, healthcare, and economic development, advocating for policies that benefit his constituents in Maryland and beyond. Hoyer is known for his commitment to bipartisanship and has played a significant role in legislative negotiations over the years.

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May 3, 2017

I would hope the majority leader might give us some idea. Obviously, everybody in this town and around the country believes the possible legislation that might come forward is a version of, revision of, the American Health Care Act that…

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May 3, 2017

I am pleased to rise in support of this legislation. I want to thank Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mrs. Lowey, and all the subcommittee chairs and ranking members for the work that they have done to get us to this place. This vote we are about to…

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May 3, 2017

I rise for the purpose of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for tomorrow, and I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy). Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow the House will vote on H.R. 1644, our North Korean…

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May 3, 2017

I asked a question, though, you did not address. If, in fact, the healthcare bill were brought to the floor tomorrow, would it have a score from the Congressional Budget Office? I yield to my friend. Mr. McCARTHY. I thank the gentleman for…

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May 2, 2017

Freedom to make less. What could be wrong with that? Freedom to make less. Now, I am an employer, and I tell my employees, you have the freedom to either work for time and a half or just take comp time. One employee says: Well, I will work…

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May 2, 2017

I understand that. My example was totally a voluntary commitment by someone who will work for comp time. This is a bill, as I said at the beginning, you can work more and get less. Mr. Speaker, we ought to defeat this bill because…

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May 2, 2017

Where it is is not articulated in the bill, but you don't say if there are two employees in the example I have given, Madam Chair, whether or not the employer can say: Employee A, you are going to take some comp time, so would you work an…

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Apr 28, 2017

I am so pleased to be here in the House. I am not pleased that we are considering a continuing resolution. To that extent, I presume that I share the opinion of the chairman of the committee, Mr. Frelinghuysen. I presume, as she has just…

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Apr 28, 2017

I hope that the Speaker's intention is carried out, which will require, over the next 72 hours, hard work by Members and by staff and a willingness to understand that each side has some things it must have and each side has some things it…

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Apr 28, 2017

I thank the gentleman for that comment. The gentleman is certainly correct, we have very substantial disagreements. We believe the Affordable Care Act is working. I was pleased to see the administration, at least in the short-term…

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Apr 28, 2017

I thank the majority leader for the information on the schedule for next week. I would ask him, with respect to Korea, that being on the floor-- also, as I understand it, the committee has been working on a Syria sanctions bill. Obviously…

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Apr 28, 2017

I thank the gentleman for his focus on that issue because we agree, of course, that that is a serious and volatile matter with which we need to deal in a hopefully effective way. Two items, one that the gentleman mentioned. We just passed…

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