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Steny Hoyer: “We have not adopted the 302.”

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

Hoyer: It's Intentional to Marginalize the Work of the Congress and of the Appropriations Committee

Published April 17, 2026 | Video Starts at 00:35

This bill cuts from the previous fiscal year revenue. This bill, we have no 302 allocations at this point in time. I'm not sure, Mr. Chairman, where our number came from, but We have not adopted the 302. allocation, although I understand there is some plan to do so and that this bill is within the suggestion, but we haven't passed it. (00:35–00:41)

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Asserts that the 302(b) allocation has not been adopted.

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