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Steny Hoyer: “The national debt apparently does not have any relationship…”

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

Hoyer: This is Complete and Utter Disorder and Undermining of the Appropriations Process

Published June 10, 2026 | Video Starts at 04:25

And with all due respect, Mr. Chairman, ICE was funded at 86% during the so called shutdown and CBP at about 84% during that so called shutdown? The national debt apparently does not have any relationship to ICE, CBP, or the Department of Defense. Excuse me. It was not just a $3.5 trillion tax bill in the big bad bill. It was according to dynamic scoring, which all of you think is such a good alternative, $4.7 trillion. (04:25–04:35)

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Asserts that the national debt is not related to ICE, CBP, or the Department of Defense.

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