Steny H. Hoyer

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House Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer said Thursday that the chamber should be in session working to avoid the looming “fiscal cliff.” (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

House Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer holds a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, to call on House Speaker John A. Boehner to bring the House back into session immediately to work on a "fiscal cliff" deal. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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House Minority Whip Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, says the new Congress is likely to be just as acrimonious as last year. "The only thing that we have on this week's agenda is a charade, a pretense, an abdication of responsibility." (Associated Press)

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Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland Democrat

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California (center), flanked by House Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland (left) and House Assistant Minority Leader James E. Clyburn of South Carolina, takes part in a Democratic Leadership Meeting on repealing the health care law Tuesday on Capitol Hill. Seated in the foreground are Rep. Karen Bass of California and Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Steny H. Hoyer

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NEW MINORITY: Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and outgoing House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland prepare Tuesday for changes on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

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"What a republic needs is leaders who are willing to look further, even if it costs them," House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, said yesterday about taking politically risky stands. (Associated Press)

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"What a republic needs is leaders who are willing to look further, even if it costs them," House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, said yesterday about taking politically risky stands. (Associated Press)

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House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer says the chamber will vote on a bill that would extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for most Americans, but call for a tax increase for those making more than $250,000.

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Associated Press photographs House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, and House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, walk to a news conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, after being re-elected as the leaders of the House Democrats, although they will be in the minority in the 112th Congress next year.