Transportation

It's going to pass. The Senate passed it in a bipartisan way. We came back from our break to make sure we pass it. We're anxious of teachers being laid off. We think this will keep 160,000 teachers on the job teaching our children...

It is a bill that's fully paid for, as you know, and it seeks to help states keep teachers on board so the class sizes are not exploding and we think that is going to keep about 160,000 teachers on the job this fall, which we think is positive for students, for parents and our country...

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer appeared at the Center for American Progress Action Fund on Friday, July 23rd at 11:15 a.m., speaking about Democrats’ record on job creation, economic recovery, and the challenge of balancing job creation with long-term action on deficits.