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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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Jan 22, 2015

I thank the gentleman for his information. The last bill he says will be on the floor, I presume that it will be on the floor on Wednesday. Is that accurate? I yield to the gentleman. Mr. McCARTHY. Yes, that is accurate.

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Jan 22, 2015

I would find it shocking if a bill ever came to this floor that precluded all debate. The gentleman is telling me it is going to come up and there will be time for debate. I don't know that I have ever been here where a bill came up that…

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Jan 13, 2015

I thank the gentlewoman. Mr. Chairman, we will vote against these amendments. But the sad truth is you know, all of you, that if those amendments are put on this bill, the President of the United States will not sign it, and you will…

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Jan 13, 2015

I thank the gentlewoman. Mr. Chairman, I want to say to my friend, as I observed, I think there is a legitimate question here. No one wants to see you silenced. Everyone thinks you have the right. You are a party, and you individually and…

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Jan 13, 2015

Over 400 Members would support the underlying bill. Wouldn't it be wonderful to show to the American public that we come together not in a partisan way, but as Americans to make sure they are as safe and secure as we can make them? But…

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Jan 13, 2015

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. I want to thank the chairman of the subcommittee for the work that he has done on this bill. I want to thank the ranking member of the Committee on Appropriations and Mr. Price for working on this bill…

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Jan 9, 2015

I thank the gentleman. And lastly, Mr. Leader, if I could ask you about the border security bill. It is my understanding that the border bill could be coming to the floor this month. And I know that the gentleman from Texas, Chairman…

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Jan 9, 2015

I thank the gentleman. I look forward to working with him next week to hopefully achieve the passage of a bill that will not prove controversial in the Senate or with the President of the United States so that this can be effective, as the…

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Jan 9, 2015

I thank the gentleman for that, and I will make sure that our Members know that. Mr. Speaker, I know the Speaker just held a moment of silence--and I will be saying something in a few minutes--on the tragic events that have happened in…

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Jan 9, 2015

I thank the gentleman. I am pretty sure I understand exactly what the gentleman said. Therefore, those amendments will be offered on the floor and will not be incorporated in the base bill? Mr. McCARTHY. That is correct.

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Jan 9, 2015

I thank the gentleman for the information he has given us. First, Mr. Speaker, I want to congratulate the majority leader for bringing to the floor in a timely fashion the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, which we passed overwhelmingly in a…

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Jan 9, 2015

I thank the gentleman. When will the hearing on the rule be held so that our Members can know; so that if they have amendments they would like to offer, they can appear at the Rules Committee? And I yield to my friend. Mr. McCARTHY. I…

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Jan 9, 2015

``No person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty-five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that State in which he shall be…

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Jan 9, 2015

I thank the gentleman. And I hope that we can, as we did in the first iteration of the McCaul bill, have a unanimous bipartisan agreement because all of us want to make sure the border is, in fact, secure again, as we want to see that the…

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Jan 9, 2015

I rise, as I know all Americans would rise if they were here, to express our solidarity with, our sympathy to, and our convictions for a strong alliance with the people of France. The despicable and tragic murder in Paris on Tuesday of…

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Jan 9, 2015

I rise for the purpose of inquiring of the majority leader the schedule for the week to come. So at this point, I am pleased to yield to my friend from California (Mr. McCarthy), the majority leader. Mr. McCARTHY. I thank my friend for…

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Jan 8, 2015

As a result, up to half a million Americans would become uninsured, and this bill would increase the deficit by $53 billion. There is not enough time to really explain all the nuances of the adverse consequences of this bill. I ask my…

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Jan 8, 2015

As of this time, without being timed, I really miss my magic minute; I want to tell you that, Mr. Speaker. Since the Affordable Care Act became law, 10.8 million new jobs have been created in the private sector, and it has not led to a…

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Jan 8, 2015

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Save American workers. Make sure they don't lose purchasing power. Let's make sure that those at the bottom end of the employment spectrum are saved. That is the message. I presume the minimum wage bill…

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Jan 7, 2015

I thank the gentlewoman from New York for yielding. I appreciate her work. I also appreciate the work of Mr. Neugebauer for bringing this bill to the floor. This bill could have been--should have been, as Mr. Capuano said-- passed a long…

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Jan 6, 2015

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. Unfortunately, I don't have time to respond to many of the representations that Mr. Sessions made with reference to our economy, but we can all agree that our most important responsibilities as Members…

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Dec 11, 2014

We have one more vote. That will be the last time that the gentleman from Michigan, John Dingell, votes in this House after 59 years. He is a great servant of our country. I am pleased to yield to the gentleman from Ohio, Speaker Boehner.

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Dec 11, 2014

I was simply going to observe to my friend from Oklahoma that that puts an awfully heavy burden on the presiding officer.

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Dec 11, 2014

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I thank her for her leadership on the Rules Committee. I thank Mr. Cole for his remarks. Madam Speaker, I want to rise and support Mr. Cole. This is not the way to do it. It is what he said. The good…

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Dec 11, 2014

And Members, ever since the conference report was reported out, Leader Pelosi and I have told everyone how objectionable the two provisions that have been discussed are on our side of the aisle. We think they should not be in an…

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