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Steny Hoyer: “This bill is deeply underfunded.”

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

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 00:29

When I look at this bill alongside all the others we've considered, Mr. Chairman, there's one theme that I think connects them all. They are all sounding retreat from our constitutional responsibilities. Very frankly, I think This bill is deeply underfunded. Given the responsibilities we have, I think the MRAs are not sufficient. I think the committee staff is not sufficient. I'll speak about that. To oversee a bureaucracy of 2 million people. (00:29–00:32)

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Asserts that the bill lacks sufficient funding.

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