The Public Record
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. I have now heard and watched on television and I have been on the floor with two members from Georgia, both of whom are brand new to this body who were talking about the history. Well, I want to tell my…
I thank the gentleman for the information. I will tell him that I believe, on my side, we have three, perhaps, four amendments--one we think is subject to a point of order. So we have three amendments left on this side. I'm not sure how…
I thank the gentleman for that information. As I understand what the gentleman just said, we will probably have the next series of votes at approximately midnight. Would the gentleman have in mind when the next series of votes would be…
I yield to my friend, the majority leader, to inform us of the planned schedule for the evening.
Reclaiming my time, I will tell my friend, the majority leader, I still do not hear objection on our side.
I thank the gentleman from Washington State for yielding, and I thank the leader for her remarks. Jane Harman and I have known each other for almost half a century. We in fact grew up together in many ways, became involved in public…
If our country continues on a course of fiscal irresponsibility and continues to pile debt on our children, we will all feel the consequences, no matter our party. It is vital that our two parties work together, Mr. Speaker, to put our…
So I rise to say to all of us, all 435 of us, it will take courage, cooperation, and common sense to address the deficit situation that confronts us. And it is a crisis. It must be met. We do not have an alternative. Because if we do not…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would say to the previous speaker, my friend Mr. Pence, we did that. In 1993 we looked the fiscal posture of our country in the eye. We had sustained $1.4 trillion of deficit spending under Mr. Reagan…
I thank the gentleman. We can discuss it at a later time when we have more time.
I thank the gentleman and will end it with this: I am then to understand there will be no markup in the Appropriations Committee on the proposed cuts that will be brought to the floor? Am I correct in that?
I rise for the purposes of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for the coming week. I now yield to my friend, the majority leader, Mr. Cantor.
Politicians like Steny Hoyer
