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Hoyer: If We Abdicate Our Responsibility as a Coequal Branch of Government, We Will No Longer Be One

Published May 21, 2026 | Video Starts at 03:07

And but for, in my opinion, Chairman Rogers, it would have been deeper and I thank him for doing that. And this morning we marked up An energy and water bill that cuts 252 million or 12% from the program that helps prevent rogue states like Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. No cops on the beat. This applies not only to the content of these bills, but to the character of our process. Very few hearings. Hear me? Very few hearings. (03:07–03:19)

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Asserts that the energy and water bill reduces funding for nuclear non-proliferation efforts.

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