Steny Hoyer

In a Congress that is too often polarized along partisan lines, Congresswoman Tauscher has won friends and respect on both sides of the aisle.

It has been an honor serving with you and I know the House is in good hands with your leadership.

I think she is an absolutely tremendous appointee who I hope will speed through the Senate with all due haste.

I therefore am testifying on behalf of her outstanding character, integrity, and ability to take on a demanding and essential job as Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security.

I come here with a great deal of conflict. I've been at war with myself whether to come here and vigorously oppose this nomination or to support it.

The Full Service Community Schools Act would fund partnerships between schools and community organizations.

I do want to acknowledge most particularly the efforts of the Majority Leader, Congressman Steny Hoyer, who has played such a key role in this regard.

I don't think the White House has the ability to tell us what to do.

The gentlelady is absolutely correct, and of course that provision was included by Chairman Frank in the original legislation, and it was included by Chairman Frank so that we would have this opportunity to make a second judgment. My…

My expectation is we're going to have it on the floor next week. Members on both sides want to vote on it, but as I said, it will not have any legal effect if the Senate defeats the resolution of disapproval.

I think historically the Ways and Means Committee has generally reflected a greater majority membership than the specific ratio of the parties on the floor of the House.

We have a crisis that confronts us. We have lost over 2.5 million jobs. We lost a million jobs in the last 2 months. People are hurting. We have and I know of you have a sense of urgency. We have worked with this administration to try to…

Extraordinary life. His bust is in the Rotunda. It is a real honor to be able to honor his birth and his message and his vision on Monday. This is a particularly auspicious recognition of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. How proud he…

I must say, following the last speaker, I think the last speaker is absolutely wrong. I think he misrepresented very substantially the facts of this bill, which strengthens verification. This administration, the Bush administration, will…

Today the House will stand in support of Israel as it faces enemies bent on its destruction. For 8 years, Hamas, aided by Iran and others, has sent deadly rockets and mortars into Israel; so many have already talked about that. In 2005…

I want to thank Mr. Cantor for visiting with me and talking about how we go forward working together on behalf of the American people and on behalf of this institution. We know that we'll disagree, perhaps more times than not, on major…

No, it will not. Obviously the legislation provides for a resolution of disapproval, provides a tight timeframe in which that resolution should be considered, and nothing in this bill will impact on that.

Well, of course, they're getting access, just as a citizen gets access when they go to a town meeting and spend some time there or when they volunteer in a campaign.

Frankly, an awful lot of people are going to look at this bill, not be pleased with what the Senate has done in adding those provisions that make the debt worse.

It's crystal clear that this administration's economic policies are demonstrably, evidently not working. And have not worked for average working men and women.

I was the sponsor and principal manager of the Americans with Disabilities Act when it passed. The good news is we have worked very hard, and the disability community has worked very hard with the business community, and we have agreement…

I support and I think we support on this side a diversified clean energy portfolio. We think that is critically important for our country. In the area of supporting energy supply, I hope the Senate will return the tax extender bill which…

I tell the gentlelady from North Carolina, I don't know whether she has left, and I appreciate her remarks, but it is America's subway. It's in the Nation's Capital, yet 18 million to 22 million Americans from outside this region ride it…

I had the great privilege of being elected to the Maryland State Senate in 1966. There were two other individuals... He served longer than any other individual representing our State, and one of the programs that he fostered was the…

First, let me say that I don't believe that the PAYGO, under the proposal that has been made, applies to the GI Bill, to the Webb bill, or to whatever bill there might be. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin has a bill as well. Mr. Mitchell has…