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Steny Hoyer: “In September 2012, we did it again. Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer…”

Featuring: Steny Hoyer, Democratic | U.S. House Maryland, 5th Congressional District

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Hoyer: Adopt this Legislation and Make America as Safe as We Possibly Can

Published | Video Starts at 01:14

President Obama, then a member of the Senate, voted for it. And Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Clyburn and I voted for it. Along with others, the Republicans were overwhelmingly for it. In September 2012, we did it again. Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clyburn voted for it. We did it again in January of 2018, and Pelosi, Hoyer, Clyburn, Ryan, McCarthy and Scalise all voted for it. (01:14–01:22)

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Asserts that similar legislation was passed again in September 2012 with support from key Democratic leaders.

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