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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.
Good morning and welcome back. Many of you, of course, visit on a relatively regular basis. Others of you we don't get to see as often. I now have been here long enough to know almost all of you, and have served with almost all of you. And…
We all voted for more spending than that over that period of time, given the size of our budget. What I said was, to be precise, you voted for $2 trillion of unpaid spending. I thank the gentleman for yielding.
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I want to tell my friend that I don't seek contrition. I do seek reconsideration of policies that have not worked, of policies that were projected to grow the economy, bring the deficit down and make us…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. As you know, Mr. Spratt and I and others have been working on this for many months now to try to see if there is a budget that can garner majority support. There was some indication, I will tell the…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I have not discussed specifically what actions Mr. Obey--Mr. Obey is looking at the supplemental. It was sent over to us. And he's discussing it with the various subcommittee chairs, I know. I don't know…
I thank the gentleman for his question. None of us want to commit to not talking to one another privately, I think. I think that's what the chairman was referring to. I am sure he and Mr. Dodd will speak. I am sure that he and the…
I thank the gentleman for his question. As I am sure most people know, the gentleman and I agreed--I made a statement on the floor last night, and I made a statement immediately after--Israel, like any other nation in the world that is…
In addition to the legislation I have announced for next week--the Small Business Lending Act, the DISCLOSE Act, and the supplemental--we will also consider in the future a Wall Street reform conference report. As the gentleman knows, the…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. On Monday, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for morning-hour debate and 2 p.m. for legislative business, with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. On Tuesday, the House will meet at 9 a.m. for morning-hour…
I thank my friend for yielding. I thank my friend for leading this effort at my request, and I thank those who have joined in in raising our voice to defend actions that really need no defense, actions that any nation on Earth would take…
I thank the chairman for yielding. I want to thank Chairman Levin. Chairman Levin has worked, along with his staff, Janice Mays, the staff director and other members of an extraordinary staff, around the clock. And I am sure Mr. Camp would…
I thank the Speaker for yielding. I have the honor of representing Herb in the Congress of the United States. He was born in Aquasco in April of 1936. In my view, he's a young man. For those of you who are much younger, I want you to know…
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