Steny Hoyer
Steny Hoyer
Steny Hamilton Hoyeris the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 5th congressional district, serving since 1981. The district includes a large swath of rural and suburban territory southeast of Washington, D.C....
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth14 June 1939
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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In the last four years, the Republican Party has turned record budget surpluses into the largest budget deficits in American history, deficits as far as the eye can see, ... Democrats believe that it's not only irresponsible -- but it is immoral as well -- to force our children and grandchildren to pay our bills by incurring this debt.
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There is a direct link between the Democratic party's strong showing on Tuesday and the refusal of moderate and marginal Republicans to put their political necks in the guillotine by voting for this bad budget bill,
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What the American people saw today during the vote on this energy bill was the continuation of the corrupting of the democratic process,
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We are breaking a promise, and that is unfair to the people who fought so long and so hard for this legislation.
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This bill brings some very significant reforms. It answers many of the questions that were raised by last year's extraordinarily difficult election.
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Our economy is stagnant; we need to create more jobs and promote economic growth, ... We need to expand access to health care, enact a patients' bill of rights, and adopt a real prescription drug benefit for our seniors.
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I am informed that every member of Congress who is in town has voted.
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It shows a Republican majority in disarray and bereft of ideas that address the needs of the American people. The American public has expressed its opinion on the failed policies of this administration.
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very concerned by OPM's announcement tonight of a significant increase in health insurance premium costs.
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What the panel seems to offer with one hand, it apparently wants to take away with the other.
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What they have proposed will not offset Katrina. It will offset their tax cuts,
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inexplicable and a gross waste of taxpayer dollars.
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There has been a process going on in Washington for over half a decade of undermining democracy. We see another example of that today.
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We don't want the perfect to be the enemy of the good. This is a good bill. Is it a perfect bill? Probably not. Do we ever pass a perfect bill? Probably not,