Feb 15, 2022
Congress has the authority to lift the debt ceiling to safeguard the full faith and credit of the United States and the responsibility to do so.
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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Feb 15, 2022
the debt ceiling become a political cudgel rather than some sort of useful policy tool.
Feb 15, 2022
I teamed up with Congressman Jodey Arrington in the Bipartisan Policy Center to craft and introduce the Responsible Budgeting Act.
Feb 15, 2022
the conclusion that we all reached was it wasn't the rules, it was the people.
Feb 15, 2022
America is one of the few countries in the world that has a debt limit and none of them go through the crises that we do.
Feb 15, 2022
It would vest in the Treasury secretary the authority to raise the debt ceiling while still reserving to Congress the authority to overrule that decision if Congress ever wanted to exercise that authority.
Feb 15, 2022
Hopefully, the Democrat Party will not remove any more from our Committee and we get to keep this same membership moving forward.
Feb 8, 2022
It is a great system. It is an absolutely essential system for the American people in our region, in the country.
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