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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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Jul 19, 2018

Reclaiming my time, the gentleman knows damn well that is not the case, and I am tired of hearing him demagogue about that. I expect him to do it between now and the election, but the gentleman is not honest when he does it, and he knows…

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Jul 19, 2018

I thank the gentleman for his observation. I share his delight that the Senate is moving bills. I would observe that they appear to be moving them in a bipartisan fashion, which I think is positive for an outcome on the appropriations…

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Jul 19, 2018

I rise for the purpose of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for the week to come. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy), my friend, the majority leader. Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the…

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Jul 19, 2018

It would be inaccurate to say that this is a vote about process. It is a vote about substance. In fact, Mr. Quigley's amendment is about one of the most pressing issues of our time. The Director of National Intelligence has said that there…

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Jul 19, 2018

I am going to reclaim my time, Mr. Leader, for this. Mr. McCARTHY. If I can finish, you had stated at the end of your last statement that you voted for that funding. I was just correcting. By voting against the omni, you voted against the…

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Jul 19, 2018

Of course, I supported that policy. Now, the reason I was going to reclaim my time, very frankly, Mr. Leader, I have done some research on bills you voted against. I could go through them and pick out this, that, and the other that…

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Jul 19, 2018

I yield to the gentleman from California. Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I can't believe that to be true.

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Jul 19, 2018

I yield to the gentleman from California. Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I know he misspoke earlier on a couple of things, and I think he may have misspoken again. He made a comment. He said we…

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Jul 19, 2018

You are correct. Mr. McCARTHY. At any time, if I may finish, if I state that I voted for something that is incorrect, please bring it up.

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Jul 19, 2018

I will do that. I will tell you, you are correct in saying that I did not support the omni, but I did support the proposition. Mr. McCARTHY. In saying that, you just recently said you supported CHIP, but you voted against it because you…

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Jul 19, 2018

I voted ``present,'' Mr. Speaker, because I was not going to take it or leave it. I was not going to just take what the majority leader wanted to shove down my throat and the throat of others. Because, Mr. Speaker, the rhetoric in that…

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Jul 19, 2018

Voted ``present,'' Mr. Speaker, voted ``present.'' Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________

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Jul 19, 2018

I yield to the gentleman from California. Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, they didn't vote ``present.''

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Jul 19, 2018

I yield to the gentleman from California. Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, that is a lot less than under his leadership.

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Jul 18, 2018

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I thank the ICE agents for being present. It is unfortunate that our Republican colleagues are not present doing the business that cries out to be done. I am voting ``present'' on this resolution…

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Jul 10, 2018

Just as Federal agencies prudently provide support for State law enforcement in dealing with terrorism, Federal officials should give guidance and support in dealing with the election cybersecurity threat.

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Jul 10, 2018

We cannot leave States to their own devices in defending against the sophisticated cyber tactics of foreign governments.

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Jun 22, 2018

I reclaim my time just to remind the majority leader of what I asked. The majority leader likes to talk about what we did in the past. His party shut down the government, and he says I voted to shut down the government. That is absurd that…

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Jun 22, 2018

Together, working with their Conference, not with us, not, frankly, with a bipartisan group that has support on this floor of 240 Members. 240 Members of the House of Representatives, and you need 218 for a majority, support an option and…

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Jun 22, 2018

He didn't answer the question, of course. He hardly ever does. 400,000 more jobs created in 2016 than 2017. He doesn't say that. They inherited a growing economy. We inherited, when President Obama took office, a receding economy…

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Jun 22, 2018

I rise for the purpose of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for the week to come. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy), my friend, the majority leader. (Mr. McCARTHY asked and was…

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Jun 22, 2018

I thank the gentleman for the information. Mr. Speaker, I note that the bill that was supposed to be on the floor either yesterday or today dealing with DACA and dealing with the children, who are an object of great concern by all the…

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Jun 22, 2018

We will close now. Neither of the questions that I posed were answered. And certainly the fact that there are 240 votes on this floor was not disputed, by the majority leader, for the Hurd-Aguilar, which addresses security at the border…

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Jun 22, 2018

Certainly. Mr. McCARTHY. I know he likes to make long speeches before he gets to a question, and I know he likes to go back in decades for the decades that he has served, but I was only referring to this Congress. I was moving to the…

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Jun 21, 2018

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, these rules would mark the capitulation by a large number of Republicans who, for a time, reflected the views of 86 percent of the American people and the hopes of the Dreamers those…

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