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Left to right: Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and former Washington, D.C. mayors Anthony Williams and Sharon Pratt Kelly chat together before a congressional ceremony to commemorate the dedication and unveiling of a statue of Frederick Douglass in Emancipation Hall of the the United States Visitors Center, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), second from right, whispers with Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), right, as House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), speaks at a press conference announcing leadership positions for the 113th Congress outside the 113th Congress democratic Caucus Organizational meeting in the cannon office building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, November 29, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (second from right) whispers to Rep. Chris Van Hollen (right) as Rep. Steny Hoyer, House minority whip, speaks at a press conference in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, to announce the House Democratic leadership for the 113th Congress. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden talk with Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md. as they wait for former President Bill Clinton to address the Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Arena in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, September 5, 2012. (Barbara Salisbury/ The Washington Times)

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House Democratic Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., addresses the Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Arena in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, September 5, 2012. (Andrew Geraci/ The Washington Times)

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Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., Parliamentarian of the 2012 Democratic National Committee Convention and House Democratic Whip addresses the Democratic National Convention2. (Barbara Salisbury/ The Washington Times)

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, is flanked by House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland (left) and House Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn of South Carolina after the House voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The Democrats appeared with supporters of the law who talked about how it has helped them. (Associated Press)

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House Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., is followed by reporters after holding a news conference on the payroll tax cut on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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House Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, is followed by reporters after holding a news conference on the payroll tax cut on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011 in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (right), Nevada Democrat, accompanied by House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, speaks Sept. 23, 2011, during a news conference on Capitol Hill to discuss the continuing resolution to keep the government open. (Associated Press)