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Steny Hoyer: “We have not had Secretary Besant, which is the one large…”

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

Published April 17, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:08

So we believe that this budget substantially underfunds many of the objects which are critically important. Now, we don't know because We have not had Secretary Besant, which is the one large department that we fund. We fund a lot of other very important enterprises, including GSA and OPM and OMB and the White House, none of whom have testified before our committee. (02:08–02:14)

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