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» General Debate on Pay-As-You-Go Rules on House Floor, February 04, 2010 Ladies and gentlemen of the House, as we have on numerous occasions we just raised the liability -- or the ability to b the -- those obligations, of course, come from actions america's already taken. Those actions cannot be changed. So was necessary to pay the bill. but we can and must confront our record debt going forward... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Rules for Debate on Raising Federal Debt Limit on House Floor, February 04, 2010 The gentleman who represents the minority party on the Rules Committee has confronted this issue in the past. He confronted it in 2002, he confronted it in 2003, he confronted it in 2004 and again in 2005. On each of those occasions he voted to increase the debt limit. His party was in charge. Unfortunately my party voted against it at that point in time because we weren't in charge. The point I make is that the American public too often believes that we do not do what we think is the responsible thing for our country but what think is the right thing to do from the perspective of our party... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Countdown to State of the Union on MSNBC, January 27, 2010 Democrats will get something done. Well, tonight, President Obama is having a healing tone. And toughest from the President as well and the conviction and House Majority Leader and we're waiting to hear what the President has to say... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Hoyer Speaks at the National Press Club on 2010 Agenda, January 26, 2010 When President Obama spoke to the Democratic Caucus this month, he took a moment to remind each of us how and why we were called to public service: We were willing to stand up in the public square, risk loss, risk embarrassment, because we knew in our hearts that something wasnt right... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Weekly Colloquy With Exchange Between Hoyer and Cantor on House Floor, January 21, 2010 I'd like to have bipartisan discussions moving forward on this issue. But I have concluded from my experience over the last year, and not just these -- I quote three but there have been other statements as well that indicate opposition for oppositions sake has been adopted at least by some on your side as a strategy and as a tactic. I think the losers are not so much Democrats in that context. I think the losers are the American people... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Finalizing Talks on Health Care Reform Bill on CNBC, January 15, 2010 I think it's sufficient to say that we're very close. We're working very hard. As you can tell, we've been working very long hours to try to get this done for the American people. And the President's been very engaged in our discussions, as you know, we've been at the White House now on three out of the last four days. And my expectation is that we will be getting very close today... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Insight Into Health Care Negotiations on MSNBC, January 14, 2010 I think that certainly our friends in labor have been very, very concerned about some of the financing mechanisms, as you point out that were in the senate bill. And they like better the financing mechanisms that were in our bill. And there are a lot of Americans that are not in organized labor very concerned about the so-called tax on high-end policies. But it's my view and my understanding that there's been a lot of work done... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Hoyer Gives Debt Limit Statement on House Floor, December 16, 2009 A little over a year ago, Mr. Boehner and i spoke on a bill that i said would be noted as a day of consequence in the House of Representatives. That bill was to at the request of President Bush and Secretary Paulsen and Ben Bernanke give some $700 billion to the Treasury to try to stabilize the financial sector of our economy... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Hoyer Speaks About President Obama's Jobs Program on Fox, December 09, 2009 We talk about possibilities -- not a stimulus package -- which had a broader reach, but a targeted jobs package was discussed, and what options were available. I think everyone agreed we needed to take action to get more people back to work, employed, and grow jobs... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Hoyer Statement in Memory of Abe Pollin, December 01, 2009 Our capital city is mourning the death of one of its leading citizens. A man I was proud to call my friend, Abe Poland. My thoughts and sympathy are with his wife, Irene, and his sons, Robert and Jim. Abe's business skill, his philanthropy changed Washington, D.C., for the better... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Hoyer Discussing Future Policies Under the Principle of Pay-Go on the House Floor, November 19, 2009 What this bill does is puts statutory Pay-Go into law. He's right. But what he didn't say to you is when their side controlled the Presidency, the House and the Senate, they jettisonned paying for things. They did away with Pay-Go generally, and what happened? We went from substantial surpluses under the Clinton Administration to substantial deficits under the Bush Administration... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Democratic Leaders Speak on Health Care Reform on MSNBC, November 07, 2009 Today we will reform health care for America in the House of Representatives. We will make sure that we reach out to make sure that every mom and dad in America knows that they will have health available for their child. They know they need that. That's not an option for them. It is a necessity for them because they love their children... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Health Care Reform Analyzed on the Early Show, November 07, 2009 We hope it will be more than that and if it is, that will be a bonus. But it obviously takes 218 votes to pass the bill. That's what we're looking for. But the real focus is on the substance of this Bill and what it does for America... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Hoyer Provides Vote Expectancy for the Health Care Bill on ABC, November 07, 2009 That's the biggest hurdle was convincing, as you point out, Progressives and Bluedogs, that the compromises that had been reached, the legislation that was fashioned, is, in fact, good for the country. Good for constituents. Good for small business. Good for their families. I think we've done that... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Hoyer Talks about House Vote on Health Care on MSNBC, November 07, 2009 We think we'll have 218 by the time we vote on this bill later on this afternoon or early this evening. We think that all the members of the Democratic Caucus without exception believe that we need to pass major health care reform so that we can make health care affordable and accessible for all Americans... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Majority Leader Hoyer Blasts the Republican Motion to Recommit on Health Care, November 07, 2009 My colleagues on the other side of the aisle demanded 72 hours notice for the bill and they've gotten four or five months notice. They gave us 72 seconds to consider this amendment... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Majority Leader Hoyer's Floor Statment on the Affordable Health Care for America Act, November 07, 2009 ...never again, never again will you be denied coverage because you have diabetes or asthma or some other disease or because you're pregnant or because you have anything else your insurer decides is a pre-existing condition... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Steny Hoyer and Eric Cantor Dialogue Over the Health Care Reform Bill on NBC, November 07, 2009 We're not going to bring it to a vote this morning. Later on this afternoon or this evening we will bring it to a vote. We expect to have 218 votes. We believe the American having millions of uninsured Americans without health care security is not only bad for them but bad for all of us because we're paying more and having a less healthy nation... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Discussing the House Health Care Bill on MSNBC, November 06, 2009 Frankly, the Republicans createded what is called the medicare advantage. Medicare advantage has private sector. It's overpaid. Almost everybody believes it's overpaid by 10% to as much as 25% or 30%... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Health Care Reform and Afghanistan Topics of Discussion on MSNBC, October 22, 2009 I certainly think that when the House passes a Bill, and you know, Ed, we said we're going to give substantial notice to people, so we have days to go before we put this of the Floor, but when we pass this Bill, it will give us momentum. It will send a signal to the Senate that we believe the overwhelming majority of the American public want health reform... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Discussion of Health Legislation in Congress on MSNBC, October 01, 2009 I think we will have the Speaker absolutely correct and I think we will have a public option and the difference is how exactly will that public option be framed and there is a difference between the Ways and Means Committee and the vergence of the public option and the energy in commerce public option. We'll get those worked out and I think she's absolutely right, we'll have a public option and, yes, if the Senate Bill does not include a public option, we have to work that out in conference... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Hoyer Talks on the Health Care Plan Debate on Fox, September 29, 2009 In the House of Representatives, I think there's broad agreement that a public option is a very important alternative, which will help to be more competitive environment, bring prices down, and assure availability and insurance for individuals and businesses and families... [TRANSCRIPT]

» On MSNBC Informing of Progress on the Health Care Bill, September 21, 2009 I think Boehner's wrong. I think it is going to pass. We're working very hard on it. I've been working hard on it just today. We're going to be working hard on it tomorrow and the next day and the day after until we get this passed. Clearly, Ed, as you and I both know, the American public is very conflicted, they're very worried that what they have now which they feel some degree of confidence in, they know the prices are going up, they know they're going up very fast and they're going up so fast they may be priced out of the market... [TRANSCRIPT]

» Efforts in Congress to Pass Health Reform Bill Discussed on WJLA, September 16, 2009 [TRANSCRIPT]

» Floor Speech in Response to Resolution Disapproving of Rep. Wilson's Outburst, September 15, 2009 Ladies and gentlemen of the House, none of us, none of us is happy to be here considering this resolution. I know I am not. At the same time, my colleagues, what is at issue here is of importance to this House and to our country. And that issue is whether we are able to proceed with a degree of civility and decorum that our rules and our democracy contemplate and require. The House code of conduct requires that each member, every one of us, each and every one of us conduct himself, and i'm quoting from the rule, at all times in a manner which shall reflect creditably on the House of Representatives... [TRANSCRIPT]

 

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