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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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Mar 17, 2017

I thank the gentleman for his information. People, I am sure, listening to this colloquy must get confused because they hear one representation from somebody who sounds pretty reasonable, my friend, Mr. McCarthy, and then they hear exactly…

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Mar 17, 2017

I rise for the purpose of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for the week to come, and it is my pleasure to yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy), the majority leader. =========================== NOTE…

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Mar 17, 2017

Of course, with the Affordable Care Act. We think the bill that has been, as I said, Mr. Speaker, offered will devastate many individuals, millions and millions and millions of people in this country. We have said that pretty clearly. But…

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Mar 17, 2017

I ask that the gentleman's words be taken down. I have never had such a vicious attack made on me. But I must admit I was deeply disappointed last night. My congratulations to the young men at Xavier and their coach, but my, my, my, I was…

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Mar 17, 2017

I certainly will do that. Mr. McCARTHY. It seems as though the gentleman has a little short- term memory of how they brought the Affordable Care Act and the CBO report when it came before us. It was not brought before us until it came…

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Mar 16, 2017

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in opposition to this bill, and I adopt many of the premises that my friend, Mr. Walz, adopted. I also adopt the premise of Dr. Roe, who is a really dear friend of mine, that Tim Walz is the kind…

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Mar 10, 2017

On a less happy collegial note, it comes as no surprise to the majority leader at the height of our displeasure and disappointment as it relates to what is going on, back to the consideration of the reconciliation process for the repeal or…

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Mar 10, 2017

I thank the gentleman for his comments. Mr. Speaker, we have had, literally, tens of thousands of hearings that have dealt with almost every issue that this House considers. I suppose I should take from the majority leader's discussion…

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Mar 10, 2017

I thank the gentleman for that insightful comment. Let me say this, Mr. Leader, if, as we did in the Defense Appropriations bill, if we follow the template where we will reach bipartisan agreement on those bills in committee without any…

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Mar 10, 2017

I appreciate the remarks of the majority leader. I presume that he has heard from--I don't have the quotes in front of me, but maybe I will bring them next week--the thousands of people who have said their lives have been saved by the…

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Mar 10, 2017

I thank the gentleman for that information. I would now like to ask him, we passed the DOD Appropriations bill and sent that to the Senate. We have already done the MILCON bill. And I am wondering--there are ten remaining bills--whether…

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Mar 9, 2017

It may not be true of your constituents, but most of my constituents were asleep between 12 and 6 this morning.

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