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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.
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, this is my 35th year in the Congress of the United States. I don't know that I voted against, prior to this year, either a Defense Appropriation bill or a Defense Authorization bill. I will…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Tonko) has been a leader on our agenda of Make It In America. It is a jobs plan which has included reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank as a way of helping…
We are going to be in session next week. Normally, as you know, we have a colloquy on the schedule. There is no colloquy today because, essentially, there is no schedule. We don't know what is going to be proposed to fund government, which…
The will of the majority is being thwarted in this House, the people's House. Mr. Boehner, our Speaker, said when he took his office as Speaker that the House worked best when the House was allowed to work its will. Mr. Speaker, let the…
We have only 7 legislative days left until another unnecessary, costly, and entirely preventable government shutdown. We need to negotiate an agreement to replace the sequester with a responsible alternative. Because Republicans have…
This morning, we had a moment of silence, but we recognize today 14 years of memories. All of us remember where we were when terrorists attacked our Nation 14 years ago, murdering 2,977 of our fellow Americans and shocking the conscience…
That is good news that the highway bill, at least, will be done before the deadline. I will tell my friend, like the majority leader, I had a discussion today with Mr. DeFazio, who is the ranking Democrat on the relevant committee, Mr…
With that answer, the gentleman can be assured that I will keep asking the question, and I keep asking the question not to vex the majority leader. I keep asking the question because the Speaker and I agree that we are losing jobs. We are…
Mr. Leader, there are 5 days--full days--left to go. You are right; we have been discussing this for some period of time, but with all due respect to any strategy that we have, you only brought six bills to the floor and passed six bills…
I thank the gentleman for the information. I would just observe that we share the view of the--you used the term ``horrific'' videos. As I understand it, these videos are heavily edited. I don't want to get into debate about them; we will…
I rise regretting that I was unable to be here when Marcy Kaptur, the gentlewoman from Ohio, was talking about Representative Louis Stokes. Congressman Stokes and I were very good friends. I had the opportunity to serve with him for many…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. First, let me mention the extraordinary respect I have for the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin). I had the honor of sponsoring the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1989 and 1990. We passed it…
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