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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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Nov 15, 2019

The gentleman talks about a bipartisan agreement. He does not talk about the stark fact that the House did its job. We passed bills. We passed 96 percent of the funding of the government. The Senate, led by Republicans, prior to the end of…

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Nov 14, 2019

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chair, by the way, Mr. McHenry is my friend. He and I have a good working relationship, and I appreciate that friendship. I regret that he is opposing this bill. I know there was an attempt to…

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Nov 14, 2019

I thank the chairwoman for yielding. And I thank Mr. McHenry for his work on the committee. Mr. Chair, I say to Mr. McHenry: There is still time to get well. Mr. Chair, I rise in strong support of this legislation. I have been the majority…

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Nov 14, 2019

We are involved in a very serious process to determine whether the President of the United States has committed high crimes and misdemeanors. The Constitution provides for the removal of high officials who violate their oath of office, who…

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Nov 14, 2019

I thank the gentlewoman. It takes care of the challenge that we had when there was no quorum, and the fact that we had no quorum was all about politics. Don't make this about politics as well. An estimate of 80,000 jobs, $150 billion lost…

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Oct 31, 2019

Today is a serious day. Last night was an extraordinary night. I rise for the millions of people who live in the Washington metropolitan area to congratulate and to exalt with all of our region on the extraordinary achievement of the…

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Oct 29, 2019

I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Engel), the chairman of the committee, for yielding. I thank Mr. Smith for his career-long advocacy of human rights and protecting the most vulnerable, not only in this country but throughout the…

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Oct 23, 2019

I thank my friend from Louisiana for yielding. On Monday, Mr. Speaker, the House will meet at 12 p.m. for morning- hour debate and 2 p.m. for legislative business, with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the House…

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Oct 23, 2019

I will respond as I responded last week. We are doing our constitutional duty of oversight of the administration and the actions of the President of the United States to determine whether or not there had been violations of law, whether…

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Oct 23, 2019

The gentleman keeps misstating the facts and the law and the process. Every Member is going to have access to all the documents, all the testimony before they are asked to vote on it, period.

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Oct 23, 2019

I cannot respond to that at this point in time. We haven't made that decision to move ahead. The committees, as the gentleman knows, are considering it, and if they decide that the House should move forward, then we will make that decision.

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Oct 23, 2019

I thank the gentleman for yielding. What he didn't mention was the Benghazi Gowdy commission was the eighth Republican-led investigation of that matter. They all reached the same conclusion and found no evidence of wrongdoing; eight…

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