U.S. House Minority Whip Rep. &lt;a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Steny+Hoyer&amp;family=editorial&amp;specificpeople=588093 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'&gt;Steny Hoyer&lt;/a&gt; (D-MD) speaks members of the media during a pen and pad October 1, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Rep. Hoyer blamed the House Republicans for failing to avoid a government shutdown.