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Rep. Steny Hoyer on the shutdown, Gaza peace hopes, Ukraine's war

By Tom Hall,
Sam Bermas-Dawes, Rob Sivak
Published September 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT
Steny Hoyer, 85, is a Democrat who has been the U.S. representative for southern Maryland's 5th congressional district since January, 1981. He was House Majority Leader between 2007 and 2011 and again between 2019 and 2023. Hoyer is the dean of the Maryland congressional delegation and the most senior Democrat in the US House.
credit: official photo, Rep. Steny Hoyer
Steny Hoyer, 85, is a Democrat who has been the U.S. representative for southern Maryland's 5th congressional district since January, 1981. He was House Majority Leader between 2007 and 2011 and again between 2019 and 2023. Hoyer is the dean of the Maryland congressional delegation and the most senior Democrat in the US House.

Veteran Democratic congressman Steny Hoyer joins Midday. He has represented Maryland's 5th District in the House of Representatives since 1981.

Congressman Hoyer discusses the likelihood of a shutdown of the federal government, the newly announced Trump proposal for an end to the Israel-Gaza war and the outlook for Russia's three-year-old war on Ukraine.

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