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Steny Hoyer
stated on June 1, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown":

"We went from a $5.6 trillion surplus that George Bush inherited to over ... $11-plus trillion debt when George Bush left office."

By Louis Jacobson • June 2, 2011
Steny Hoyer
stated on June 13, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week'':

"The Republicans didn't have a budget in '02, '04, '06."

By Louis Jacobson • June 14, 2010
Steny Hoyer
stated on September 28, 2009 in a news release:

"House Republicans pledged to introduce a bill to reform America’s health care system," but "the 'party of no' has . . . failed to produce legislation."

By Catharine Richert • September 28, 2009