House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) delivered remarks today at a press conference with House Democratic Leadership following President Obama’s meeting with the House Democratic Caucus. Below is a transcript of his remarks: “Thank you very much Madam Leader. As all of you would expect, we talked about a variety of issues. What the President brought every issue to [is] how it impacted on expanding the middle class and growing jobs. He talked about immigration being a way to grow jobs and grow our economy. He talked about manufacturing and Make It In America, about how we grow manufacturing, grow good jobs, good security for our people. He talked about education, investment in infrastructure. He talked about the Affordable Care Act, that the Chairman [Becerra] spoke about, of giving security to our people, bringing costs down for our people so that they can have health care assurance for themselves and their family. “And lastly, one of the issues I would mention that I think is critically important – he talked about voting rights. Because ultimately it is the collective wisdom of America that will make a difference. It’s the voting of America, and we need to ensure that all [...]
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