Steny Hoyer

I thank the leader for that information. In any event, Mr. Speaker, the Members, as the majority leader has indicated, will not be having votes until, at the earliest, 6:30 on Tuesday. I believe that the balance of the week--or such time…

Just to repeat--of course, the majority leader announced it yesterday, and again today--we will not be having votes on Monday. Has the gentleman decided whether there will be a pro forma session yet on Monday? I yield to my friend. Mr…

I certainly hope she is correct, and I believe she is absolutely correct that we can work in a bipartisan fashion. There is nobody in this House who wants to see people in poverty. We may have different views of how to achieve the…

I thank the gentleman. As I said on the floor a little earlier today, this was a good week. We passed an education bill in an overwhelmingly bipartisan fashion. Just a few minutes ago, we passed an infrastructure-highway transportation…

I thank the gentleman. I understand that we are here until the 18th. Does the gentleman contemplate the possibility of a short-term CR from the 11th to the 18th at any point in time? Mr. McCARTHY. I thank the gentleman for yielding. Only…

I also want to thank, who showed great courage and great leadership, Stephen Fincher of Tennessee and Frank Lucas of Oklahoma, my Republican colleagues, without whom this Export-Import Bank provision would not be in this bill. I…

Judy Centers are helping to close that gap. In closing, I urge my colleagues to vote for this bill because it is a step forward. It is an indication, as well, that we can work in a bipartisan fashion to the benefit of the people we…

Given that there is no logical distinction to explain why these other laws should apply to tribes but the NLRA should not, the only plausible explanation is that this legislation is a precursor of other legislation and says, once again, we…

It is a Senate bill and a House bill that are exactly the same. If they had been passed alone, they would be on the President's desk right now. Once again, we need to help American exporters; but more importantly than that, we need to help…

I thank the gentleman. I need 10 minutes at least to respond to that assertion. There is no party with whom I have served over the last 35 years that has been any more into self-flagellation of the United States Government, the American…

Reclaiming my time, I thank Mr. Fincher, I thank Mr. Lucas, I thank Ms. Waters, I thank Ms. Moore, and I thank Denny Heck. Vote for this motion to put a bill on the floor that the majority supports. That is democracy.

I thank the leader. I hope that optimism is realized and that we do have the opportunity to consider a highway bill. I would urge the majority leader to urge those who are working on a resolution that the pay-fors, which are difficult, as…

I will yield to anybody on this floor who will say: Mr. Hoyer, you are wrong. Apparently, there is nobody on the floor who is going to suggest that the will of this House, as represented by a majority that would vote on this bill, would…

I didn't notice that ObamaCare had been repealed. I simply noticed the Supreme Court said it was a constitutional piece of legislation. I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

I could not possibly stand on this floor long enough to do that. I yield to my friend. Mr. McCARTHY. My answer still remains the same to the gentleman. There is no action scheduled in the House on Ex-Im.

I appreciate the majority leader's clarification. My Members will not necessarily appreciate it, but I understand it. I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

The last item on there is infrastructure. When you build infrastructure in America, you don't create jobs any place other than America. We are hopefully going to have a highway bill; and we need a permanent highway bill, a long-term…

As someone who has not served here as long as Tim--but for a pretty long time--I have gotten to know him very well when I have wandered across that side of the aisle. He always receives me with a very gracious attitude and is always very…

I appreciate the gentleman's observations. I would simply say, Mr. Speaker, that in that spirit, there are 240 people in this House who think the Ex-Im Bank ought to be extended and reauthorized. I hope we will follow that process. I would…

I thank the gentleman for repeating his answer. I heard that answer, but my question to the gentleman was: Is it his intention that the Export-Import Bank expire and, therefore, not bring legislation to the floor? Mr. McCARTHY. I thank the…

Does the majority leader intend to, therefore, have the authority of the Export-Import Bank expire, notwithstanding the Speaker's observation and that it will cost thousands of jobs? I yield to my friend. Mr. McCARTHY. Again, I thank the…

I apologize. Could the gentleman repeat himself? Mr. McCARTHY. There is no action scheduled for this House, no.

Thank you so much, Mr. Speaker. I was glad to be here with Jim Walsh. I looked at the list. As I look around--I am not sure this is accurate--but I saw in the list there are about, I would say, 30 names on this list, and I think there are…

I thank the gentleman. I am the whip. I wanted to make that perfectly clear. The fact of the matter is, did the gentleman just say if this amendment had been offered previously that you would have accepted it?

They are right about that, and I support the R&D being made permanent--if we pay for it. That is a principle the American public expects us to pursue. Many Democrats agree as well. However, what will be an even greater benefit to the…