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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 22: House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (C) answers reporters' questions during a news conference about the House's inability to pass a payroll tax cut extension with House Ways and Means Committee ranking member Rep. Sandy Levin (D-MI) (L) and Rep. Chris...

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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 22: House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (L) answers reporters' questions during a news conference about the House's inability to pass a payroll tax cut extension with Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) at the U.S. Capitol December 22, 2011 in Washington, DC. On...

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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 21: U.S. House Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (R) and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) (L) speak to the media December 21, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The House Democratic leaders responded to the accusations from the House Republicans of not...

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House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. , center, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md. , left, and Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. , left, walks away after participating in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011.

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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 19: House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) talks with members of the news media before heading into a House Democratic caucus meeting at the U.S. Captiol December 19, 2011 in Washington, DC. The House is expected to reject legislation passed by the Senate last...

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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 16: U.S. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (R) speaks as House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (L)listens during a news conference December 16, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The House Democratic leaders accused the Republican-led...

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U.S. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington December 16, 2011. A deal has been reached among congressional negotiators to fund U.S. government agencies through September 30, 2012, Democratic Senator Daniel Inouye said on Thursday.

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House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Md. , right, meets Danish Foreign Minister Villy Sovndal, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Md. , right, accompanied by House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rep. John Larson, D-Conn. , gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, after a Democratic caucus meeting.

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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 06: House Democratic leaders, (L-R) Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Budget Committee ranking member Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA), House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rep. John Larson (D-CT),...

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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 06: House Democratic Assistant Leader Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) speaks during a news conference with Democratic Caucus Chairman Rep. John Larson (D-CT) (L) and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) at the U.S. Captiol September 6, 2011 in Washington, DC. Clyburn...

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RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - AUGUST 11: In this handout image supplied by the office of the Palestinian President (PPO), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) meets with a delegation of members from the U.S. congress, led by U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (L), August 11, 2011 in Ramallah,...

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House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md. , left, shakes hands with Israel's President Shimon Peres, right, during a meeting of U.S. Congressmen at the President's residence in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011.

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House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md. , speaks prior to a meeting of U.S. Congressmen with Israel's President Shimon Peres, not seen, at the President's residence in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011.

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (C blue jacket) and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) pose for a group photo as they tour the Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland January 20, 2012, to greet F-35 Integrated Test Force personnel. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta...

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (C-R) laughs next to House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) as they tour the Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland to greet F-35 Integrated Test Force personnel January 20, 2012. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Friday that he...

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Jordan's King Abdullah II , second from right, with his Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, fourth from right, meets leader of the House of Representatives, from second left, House Majority Whip Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. , House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va. , House Minority Whip Rep....

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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 03: House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) answers reporters questions during a news conference about funding for the Federal Aviation Administration with Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Chairman John Rockefeller (D-WV) (L) at the U.S....

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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 03: (L-R) House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD), U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Chairman John Rockefeller (D-WV) talk before a news conference about funding...

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House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Md. , second from right, accompanied by fellow lawmakers talks about the need to overcome the partisan standoff over a bill to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Md. , center, talks about the need to overcome the partisan standoff over a bill to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) , Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are,...

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House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Md. , center, talks about the need to overcome the partisan standoff over a bill to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. He is joined at...

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U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (2nd L) talks to reporters after a Democratic caucus meeting about debt relief legislation with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at the U.S. Capitol in Washington August 1, 2011. Also pictured is Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) (L). A bill that raises the U.S....

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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 01: House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) leaves a House Democratic caucus meeting with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at the U.S. Capitol August 1, 2011 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate will possibly vote today on an agreement...

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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 27: House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) (L) leaves a House Democratic caucus meeting in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center July 27, 2011 in Washington, DC. Democrats and Republicans continue to meet separately to discuss strategy as the deadline for the federal...