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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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Jan 13, 2022

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I am old enough to have grown up and become cognizant of public affairs in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It is ironic that today, I am hearing the language of interposition of States'…

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Jan 13, 2022

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I would say at the outset, I believe the committee on which he serves with Mr. Clyburn is one of the committees, among many, who ought to be looking at those facts. But let me say this, because in…

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Dec 14, 2021

I do not yield. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland is recognized. Point of Order

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Dec 14, 2021

First let me say that I respect the gentleman's service in the United States Navy as I respect all of our men and women in the Armed Forces of the United States. Let me end as I began. All of us ought to vote for this motion to hold…

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Dec 14, 2021

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, every Member of the House ought to vote for this resolution--every one of you. I see one shaking their head vigorously ``no.'' For those of us who have been here for some time, we have…

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Dec 2, 2021

How is that? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from Connecticut had 30 seconds remaining.

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Dec 2, 2021

I thank the gentleman, who is my friend, and I thank him for that. As I was saying, this is a failure. We knew that these 12 bills have to pass. Why? Because if they do not, government shuts down. It stops serving the American people. It…

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Dec 2, 2021

We have a list of suspension bills, which has been announced and has been on our calendar for consideration. Those would be the pieces of legislation with which we would deal, pending action by the Senate.

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Dec 2, 2021

Well, I think we will probably have to wait to see exactly what is going to happen. As the gentleman knows, we have passed a debt limit twice through this House. There has been a problem in the Senate, and I would expect Senator Schumer…

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Dec 2, 2021

With respect to the issues that I think we have broad agreement on, the cliffs that were created on Medicare and sequester are not good policy, and we ought to act on those. We are very seized of that issue, and hopefully, we can resolve…

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Dec 2, 2021

I agree with the gentleman. We have talked to the sponsor, and we have talked to others. I expect this bill to be on the floor next week.

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Dec 2, 2021

I thank the chair of the Appropriations Committee for yielding me 1 minute. I rise to say, of course, everybody is going to vote for this bill. I wish I believed that. Madam Speaker, this bill is a demonstration of the failure of 535…

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Dec 2, 2021

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, pending Senate passage of the CR tonight without amendment, the House will not be in session tomorrow--I want to reiterate, pending passage of the CR tonight. If the CR is not passed, we…

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Dec 2, 2021

I thank the gentleman, and I agree with his comments. It is my understanding, although I haven't talked personally, but it is my understanding that introducing the conference-agreed bill in the House, and passing it through the House will…

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Nov 18, 2021

Yes, that is my understanding. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

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Nov 18, 2021

There would be debate on the rule, and then the 20 minutes of remaining debate on the bill itself; 10 minutes on your side and 10 minutes on our side. I want to say, we do expect to have a full table of the score. As those of you who have…

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Nov 18, 2021

The Energy and Commerce has been done, so we do have that. But the other two will be in the table, correct.

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Nov 18, 2021

It is November 18, 2021. Those of us who serve in the Congress of the United States on this date will be able to tell our children and our children's children that we were there when the United States Congress passed one of the most…

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Nov 18, 2021

It will invest in child care, universal pre-K, and home care. The Build Back Better Act makes the largest commitment toward addressing the climate crisis ever considered by any nation in history.

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Nov 18, 2021

I thank the gentleman for his question. Let me read through this so I reach every point that I think each Member needs to know. Following the next vote, the House will stand in recess subject to the call of the Chair. As all Members know…

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Nov 17, 2021

We know where the glorification and promotion of violence lead, we`ve seen it, we`ve seen it this year, previous year`s, piercing tweets become sharp knives, fiery words bring out deadly firearms and cartoon killing begets real life…

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Nov 17, 2021

I think all of us would wish that we were not here on a subject of this gravity, on a subject so present in our society at large: The exhortation to violence to accomplish one's objectives. I have been sitting here since we started the…

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Nov 5, 2021

By adopting this rule, we are now lining up at the runway in preparation to land the plane on Build Back Better. As we wait for the CBO to complete its work and produce its analysis, which I believe will confirm an estimate from the White…

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Nov 4, 2021

I thank the gentleman for the question, and then we will conclude. We hope to have not only a JCT score but also CBO scores. As the gentleman knows, the overwhelming majority of the bill has been pending for some time. Obviously, the CBO…

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Nov 4, 2021

I thank the gentleman for this opportunity to inform the Members of where we are. So many of us have been through this process before, and I know that every Member wants to have as much certainty about the schedule as possible. But, also…

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