I didn't take it as a profound, sort of long, thought-out strategy, he was looking at options because at that point, he was holding the president responsible.

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What is really important from our perspective is making sure that we have a Democrat that can win in districts that are tough, we pretty much key off what the locals think is the strongest position we can be in.

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I urged them to read it. by Steny Hoyer

I urged them to read it.

We’re not going to fall short of a majority, so I do n’t really h... by Steny Hoyer

We’re not going to fall short of a majority, so I do n’t really have to consider that.

I’ve always demurred on that question being a contingency, i think the omnibus needs to be considered on its own merits and that we ought to move ahead on DACA.

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When he became Speaker [Ryan said] that they were going to take the tough issues head on, what is he afraid of?

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We have 10-and-one-half days before we have another crisis in fun... by Steny Hoyer

We have 10-and-one-half days before we have another crisis in funding our government.

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We do the right thing, it is unacceptable, because we do the right thing, to be held hostage to bad policies because ‘ you Democrats will do the right thing and while we do, we House Republicans, will do the wrong thing. We will shut down the government as they have. ’ We are not going to be held hostage by doing the right thing, either.

I don’t want to get there. by Steny Hoyer

I don’t want to get there.

I believe this is an issue that we can quickly resolve, and I hope that Republican leadership will work with us to address this issue and bring the bill to the Floor for a strong, bipartisan vote this week.

They had time to figure it out, they haven't figured it out. by Steny Hoyer

They had time to figure it out, they haven't figured it out.

The Republicans have bitten off a very large piece of policy that I don’t know that they can chew, swallow and get a result.

The voter needs to follow through on their conviction. If they think that they want this legislation, they ought to stop voting for people who oppose it.

We had 217 people for non-discrimination right up until the last... by Steny Hoyer

We had 217 people for non-discrimination right up until the last moment.

Ryan was 11 months Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, he offered no bill. He’s been talking about tax reform for most of the time he was here.

The Syrian refugee bill I don't expect to be in there. If it were in there, that would be a different issue.

There is no final deal at this point in time. by Steny Hoyer

There is no final deal at this point in time.

It's a terrible, inefficient, wrong way to run the government of... by Steny Hoyer

It's a terrible, inefficient, wrong way to run the government of the United States.

We're trying to work toward a responsible solution that is doable... by Steny Hoyer

We're trying to work toward a responsible solution that is doable.

It's not our responsibility to try to solve their division. by Steny Hoyer

It's not our responsibility to try to solve their division.

I think that in some respects, they resonated those concerns, i think the concerns are pretty universal, and the president would say, 'Yes, I have those concerns myself, but this is not a perfect answer, but this is the best answer at this time.'.