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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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Jul 21, 2022

And it would surprise him. Mr. Speaker, we have had this discussion for over a month now about these bills, but also every time we have it, there is the plea that we produce, and if we would only produce. I bring this statistic up. As the…

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Jul 21, 2022

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I have three daughters. They are all adults. They are all amazed that we are here debating this issue. The ranking member said, me too; obviously, for different reasons. In 1965, the Supreme Court--long…

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Jul 19, 2022

This is a bill that has to pass if we are going to keep the government operating. The chair of this committee has worked very hard to get that done, and she has been successful, as chair, of moving most of our bills through this House. The…

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Jul 19, 2022

The Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson demonstrated not only the extremist majority of justices' disregard for constitutional precedent; it also showed their disregard for the individual liberties of the American people. As if…

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Jul 18, 2022

I thank my friend, Mr. Costa, for yielding this time. I thank my friend and the ranking member, Mr. Turner, for his role in bringing this to the floor. Mr. Speaker, as has been said over and over again, Vladimir Putin made a terrible…

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Jul 15, 2022

I thank the gentlemen for yielding. Madam Speaker, as the doctor has just said, this is an extraordinarily complex and difficult issue for all. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of this bill and the Women's Health Protection Act that…

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Jul 13, 2022

Ladies and gentlemen---- Mr. McCARTHY. Madam Speaker, I thought the gentleman said yelling at one another doesn't help.

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Jul 13, 2022

This is going to be a very busy week. There are over 600 amendments made in order to the defense bill. Clearly, if we do what we just did, and we do it too often--take three times the time allotted to vote; this took about 47 minutes, 48…

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Jul 13, 2022

I yield to the gentleman from California. Mr. McCARTHY. Madam Speaker, I appreciate the gentleman yielding. I would like to speed this up, and with all due respect, not to yell anything else, but if we did eliminate proxies, we could go to…

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Jul 13, 2022

Let me conclude, Madam Speaker, by urging everybody to stay on the floor. What we are seeing happen many times is somebody votes, they are registered, and then when you go to the next vote they are 10 minutes, 15 minutes late. That is not…

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Jul 13, 2022

Reclaiming my time, I just admonished some people. This is a serious issue of how the House operates and how your time is respected. We have proxies. We are going to keep proxies. We can debate that, but the fact of the matter is, as long…

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Jun 24, 2022

For years, the gun violence epidemic in our country has forced us to cope with immeasurable grief and loss. Throughout America, many communities have begun to erect memorials to remember those they have lost through gun violence. These…

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