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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 his comments. I would say that he mentioned two bills with reference to jobs--the SKILLS Act. Unfortunately, the SKILLS Act suffered from the same thing that the Homeland Security Act just today suffered from, as…
I would say that we have indicated on a number of occasions that we would love to see some growing-the-economy legislation on the floor, jobs bills on the floor, bills that the administration and Republicans and economists on both sides…
In other words, I think the gentleman is saying there is not going to be a conference because there is disagreement on what the result of that conference will be? Is that what I'm hearing you say? I yield to the gentleman.
I thank the gentleman for his comments. We have started the appropriations process. We did two bills this week. They were relatively bipartisan in nature. I regret, of course, the adoption of the King amendment, which we thought was a very…
I thank the gentleman for taking the floor, and I thank the gentleman from New York for joining in. I think that we are on the cusp of a real expansion and reinvigoration of our manufacturing sector in this country for a lot of reasons…
Now, my friend says he's been here for some time and he's participated in another legislative body. Well, I've been here for a long time myself, as the gentleman knows, some 33 years, and 12 years in the Maryland Senate, President of the…
I thank my friend. Mr. Speaker, what's before us is before us. What's before us is a rule, not the MilCon bill, not Homeland Security. What's before us is the bill. And what does the bill do? It doesn't have an open process. It doesn't…
I know that Members want to catch planes, and I will be brief; but I did want to take this opportunity. From time to time we, in sadness, see one of those people leave who have served this institution very well, and served me, both in my…
As the sequester's effects continue to place our economy and national security at risk, the news that 650,000 civilian defense workers will be forced to take unpaid leave ought to alarm all Americans who are concerned about our military…
Apparently the Republicans are opposed to ObamaCare. I know that comes as a shock to America, so we need to tell them one more time or 37 times or maybe a 38th or 39th or 40th or 100th time. I don't know how many times we have to replay…
The clock will not be turned back. ObamaCare is the law of the land. Those are not my words, but Speaker Boehner's. You say this vote is necessary so that freshman Members have a chance to get on record on a major issue. If they haven't…
This week the House will be voting for the 37th time to repeal the Affordable Care Act. This vote comes at a time when we are facing serious and pressing challenges, one of the most important of which is the operations of the sequester…
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