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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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Nov 17, 2015

I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, what we do not support is taking away protections from American workers, Native and non-Native alike, who work in commercial enterprises owned by tribes. All of our people deserve the chance to earn a…

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Nov 17, 2015

I thank the gentleman from Virginia for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I want to also say to my friend from Tennessee (Mr. Roe), he and I are good friends and have done a lot of work together, but on this we disagree. I want to say, Mr. Speaker…

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Nov 4, 2015

First, I would say I was moved by the remarks of the gentleman who just spoke, and I know we all join him in his sentiments. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an individual who has made a remarkable impact on higher education in…

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Nov 4, 2015

I thank the gentlewoman. I am sorry I don't have more time. Madam Chairman, this is a bill about jobs. The amendment is about killing jobs, as he wants to kill the Bank, the gentleman who sponsored this amendment. That is all it is. Every…

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Nov 4, 2015

I thank the gentleman. I need 10 minutes at least to respond to that assertion. There is no party with whom I have served over the last 35 years that has been any more into self-flagellation of the United States Government, the American…

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Nov 4, 2015

It is a Senate bill and a House bill that are exactly the same. If they had been passed alone, they would be on the President's desk right now. Once again, we need to help American exporters; but more importantly than that, we need to help…

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Nov 4, 2015

But I will tell you that I disagree with the gentleman's basic premise. He talks about the rule. The rule is not the issue. I am against this rule. Its substance, that is what the gentleman from Oregon was talking about. He was talking…

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Nov 3, 2015

I thank the gentleman for yielding. As a former majority leader, I want to tell my friend that the enthusiasm of the Members for late nights has a very short fuse, but I appreciate his efforts. Mr. McCARTHY. Well, I do thank the gentleman…

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Oct 28, 2015

I thank the gentlelady. I thank the gentleman from Maryland for yielding. I thank him for his outstanding leadership as ranking member of the Budget Committee on fiscal stability and fiscal responsibility and his willingness to lead in…

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Oct 27, 2015

I listen to this welfare-state rhetoric. The American public ought to know that 147 Republicans voted to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank just a few years ago under the leadership of Mr. Cantor and myself. It was not until the…

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Oct 26, 2015

I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I will say to my friend from Texas, there were 3 years to do exactly that. It wasn't done. I thank the gentleman from Tennessee for yielding, and I thank him for his courage and Mr. Lucas'…

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Oct 26, 2015

Reclaiming my time, I thank Mr. Fincher, I thank Mr. Lucas, I thank Ms. Waters, I thank Ms. Moore, and I thank Denny Heck. Vote for this motion to put a bill on the floor that the majority supports. That is democracy.

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