To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Share Embed Share URL Video File Node URL Embed Code <iframe title="MRC TV video player" width="640" height="360" src="https://www.mrctv.org/embed/122830" allowfullscreen></iframe> Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on Tuesday used the act of hostage-taking as a metaphor for the debt limit during a discussion on the upcoming fiscal battles in the House.