Washington, Sept. 15 -- Congressman Steny H. Hoyer issued the following press release:
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"My statement is relatively short. The discussion of this is much more complicated. Nobody in this House believes that I am a defender of Donald Trump's failure to address this issue head on and effectively. No one has opposed his tariff policies any more than I have. They have been harmful to the American people [and] harmful to our relationship in the international community. Madam Chair and Ranking Member McGovern and distinguished Members of the committee, my amendments meant to address an issue of concern for many Members about this bill. A lot of what we've heard in this debate is about affecting other c...