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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.
We passed--if I can go to another subject briefly--we passed a bill today which the gentleman was a principle advocate of which cost $46 billion in terms of revenues in effect forgone, if you will, that otherwise were being expected, if…
With respect to the appropriations bills, much was made of the fact that you wanted to bring appropriations bills to the floor one at a time and under open rules. I think that's a good practice. Frankly, I would have liked to have done…
I didn't know whether those votes would help you get the job done that I think needs to be done. I don't say that facetiously. I think we want to go to conference. I have been told you want to go to conference, and I would hope we could…
I thank the gentleman. And in light of the fact that he looks forward to my help, I want to tell him that if he brings a motion to go to conference next week, I will bring the overwhelming majority of my caucus to a vote with that motion…
In fact, it adds $10 trillion, and then some magical formula that's somewhere out there, like waste, fraud, and abuse, we're going to find the money to pay for the $10 trillion in tax cuts. That's by the extension of the Bush tax cuts and…
I look forward to next week debating how we bring that deficit down, and I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________
Was there a bipartisan vote in the committee on that? I thought it was a totally partisan vote in the committee. Was I incorrect?
Normally, as you know, we've had alternatives made in order. We, of course, want to make in order an amendment which will guarantee that Medicare will be available to our seniors and that we will not decimate Medicaid, which we think is…
Well, I won't pursue it any further, Mr. Leader, but you've been unable to get agreement within your party on this side of the Capitol for well over a month. I hope you can get there. I would hope you would get there in a bipartisan…
I am pleased to yield to my friend from Virginia (Mr. Cantor), the majority leader, for the purpose of inquiring of the schedule for the week to come.
It is absolutely essential that we do so in a bipartisan way because the decisions that will have to be made are very tough decisions.
We can achieve this through the establishment of a national infrastructure bank, which will leverage public and private capital to finance large-scale projects.
Setting our economy back on a sustainable, predictable fiscal path will help us create jobs by restoring certainty for businesses.
Our budgets reflect our values and the direction we want for this country in the year ahead--and for several years beyond.
Our budget ought to help us level the playing field for American workers and businesses by providing incentives for insourcing and supporting programs that help increase exports.
Our budget ought to continue making higher education affordable for all, including students from low-income families by sustaining Pell grants at least at the current levels of $5,635.
Our budget, as all of us know, reflect our values and the direction we want for this country in the year ahead.
Our Make It In America plan also invests in rebuilding this country's crumbling infrastructure and laying the groundwork for future growth.
He cared about people, and particularly people who lived in Africa. I think there was no Member who knew Africa better than Donald Payne.
This is a sad day for America. It's a sad day for the Congress. It's a sad day for our African American brothers and sisters who have lost a real leader and an extraordinary friend.
I thank the gentleman for his comments, and as he observes, House Members have participated in this. There is a wonderful organization known as Faith & Politics. We believe strongly in the separation of church and State, but as I tell…
I thank the gentleman for those comments, and we look forward to continuing to work together. The next question I would like to ask is, clearly, we're coming up on March 15 in the not-too-distant future. It's my understanding from Chris…
I thank the gentleman. Ladies and gentlemen, we remember the difficult path we trod as a Nation to ensure the participation of all, and we ought to do everything we can to preserve it in our own day. It is not just history that we want to…
I now yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen), the ranking member of the Budget Committee.
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