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PRESS RELEASE: MAR 22, 2019

Hoyer Statement on Special Counsel Mueller’s Report

I have been clear from the start of the Special Counsel’s investigation: Congress and the American people deserve to know what his investigation has uncovered, including information about Russia’s efforts to undermine our democracy, allegations of the President obstructing justice, and any other potential criminal conduct by government officials. 
PRESS RELEASE: MAR 22, 2019

Hoyer, Engel, Bass, House and Senate Democrats Call on President Trump to Allow Liberian Refugees to Remain in the United States

Today, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (NY-16), House Foreign Affairs Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights Subcommittee Chairwoman Karen Bass (CA-37), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Member Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07), Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), Rep. John Sarbanes (MD-03), Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Rep. Anthony Brown (MD-04), and House Foreign Affairs Committee Member Rep. David Trone (MD-06) in sending a letter to President Trump asking that he take action immediately to prevent several thousand Liberians with Deferred Enforcement Departure (DED) status from being deported from the country. 
PRESS RELEASE: MAR 21, 2019

Hoyer Announces Vote on Kennedy Resolution Rejecting President Trump’s Ban on Transgender Americans Serving in the Military

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) announced today that the House will vote next Thursday, March 28, on a resolution introduced by Congressman Joe Kennedy III (MA-04), Chair of the Equality Caucus’s Transgender Equality Task Force, which rejects President Trump’s ban on transgender Americans serving in the military and urges the Department of Defense to not reinstate a discriminatory policy.  
PRESS RELEASE: MAR 15, 2019

Hoyer: Exploiting Anti-Semitism for Partisan Advantage is Dangerous and Wrong

Exploiting anti-Semitism for partisan advantage is dangerous and wrong. 
ISSUE REPORT: MAR 15, 2019

A Look at House Democrats’ Progress on the For The People Agenda

Three months into the Congress, House Democrats continue to make progress on the For The People agenda focused on cleaning up corruption in Washington, lowering health care and prescription drug costs, raising wages, and rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure. 
LEADER'S REPORT: MAR 15, 2019

President Trump Releases Another Deeply Harmful Budget, Democrats Pass Legislation to Make Government More Transparent and Open

On Monday, the Trump Administration released its budget for Fiscal Year 2020. Once again, the President has put forward an irresponsible, unserious budget proposal that was dismissed as dead on arrival.
PRESS RELEASE: MAR 22, 2019

Hoyer Statement on Special Counsel Mueller’s Report

I have been clear from the start of the Special Counsel’s investigation: Congress and the American people deserve to know what his investigation has uncovered, including information about Russia’s efforts to undermine our democracy, allegations of the President obstructing justice, and any other potential criminal conduct by government officials. 
PRESS RELEASE: MAR 22, 2019

Hoyer, Engel, Bass, House and Senate Democrats Call on President Trump to Allow Liberian Refugees to Remain in the United States

Today, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (NY-16), House Foreign Affairs Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights Subcommittee Chairwoman Karen Bass (CA-37), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Member Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07), Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), Rep. John Sarbanes (MD-03), Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Rep. Anthony Brown (MD-04), and House Foreign Affairs Committee Member Rep. David Trone (MD-06) in sending a letter to President Trump asking that he take action immediately to prevent several thousand Liberians with Deferred Enforcement Departure (DED) status from being deported from the country. 
PRESS RELEASE: MAR 21, 2019

Hoyer Announces Vote on Kennedy Resolution Rejecting President Trump’s Ban on Transgender Americans Serving in the Military

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) announced today that the House will vote next Thursday, March 28, on a resolution introduced by Congressman Joe Kennedy III (MA-04), Chair of the Equality Caucus’s Transgender Equality Task Force, which rejects President Trump’s ban on transgender Americans serving in the military and urges the Department of Defense to not reinstate a discriminatory policy.  
PRESS RELEASE: MAR 15, 2019

Hoyer: Exploiting Anti-Semitism for Partisan Advantage is Dangerous and Wrong

Exploiting anti-Semitism for partisan advantage is dangerous and wrong. 
PRESS RELEASE: MAR 15, 2019

Hoyer Statement on the Deadly Shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand

The attack on the mosques in Christchurch was an attack against all humanity. It was meant to instill fear in Muslims and immigrants, an effort rooted in vile hatred.
PRESS RELEASE: MAR 14, 2019

Hoyer Statement on Reports of Rockets Fired at Tel Aviv

Hamas and its Iranian patrons must not be permitted to threaten the peace of Israel’s cities and communities with rockets and tunnels.
STATEMENT: MAR 14, 2019

Hoyer: Americans Should Have Transparency When It Comes To The Investigation Into Russia’s Interference In Our Elections

WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor today in support of a resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report should be made public to the American people and Congress. Below is a transcript of his remarks and a link to the video:
 
STATEMENT: MAR 7, 2019

Hoyer: We Must Reject All Forms of Bigotry and Prejudice

It is important to call out anti-Semitism in a way that is unmistakable and unambiguous. 
STATEMENT: MAR 6, 2019

Hoyer: Let Us Vote For the People

I thank [Committee on House Administration Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren] for her leadership on this bill, H.R. 1.
STATEMENT: FEB 27, 2019

Hoyer: Today The House Will Take Action To Address Gun Violence

This House is finally going to do its job and take action – not just a moment of silence, but action to address the epidemic of gun violence in our country.
STATEMENT: FEB 26, 2019

Hoyer Floor Remarks on the Termination of President Trump’s National Emergency Declaration

This issue is not about a wall. It is about the Constitution.
STATEMENT: FEB 13, 2019

Hoyer: It Is Time That We Set A New Course Forward On Yemen

Mr. Speaker, I want to thank [House Foreign Affairs Committee] Chairman [Eliot] Engel, [House Armed Services Committee] Chairman [Adam] Smith, Representative [Ro] Khanna, and others for ensuring that the House expresses its views on the humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen.
PRESS RELEASE: MAR 22, 2019

Hoyer Statement on Special Counsel Mueller’s Report

I have been clear from the start of the Special Counsel’s investigation: Congress and the American people deserve to know what his investigation has uncovered, including information about Russia’s efforts to undermine our democracy, allegations of the President obstructing justice, and any other potential criminal conduct by government officials. 
PRESS RELEASE: MAR 22, 2019

Hoyer, Engel, Bass, House and Senate Democrats Call on President Trump to Allow Liberian Refugees to Remain in the United States

Today, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (NY-16), House Foreign Affairs Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights Subcommittee Chairwoman Karen Bass (CA-37), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Member Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (MD-07), Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02), Rep. John Sarbanes (MD-03), Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Rep. Anthony Brown (MD-04), and House Foreign Affairs Committee Member Rep. David Trone (MD-06) in sending a letter to President Trump asking that he take action immediately to prevent several thousand Liberians with Deferred Enforcement Departure (DED) status from being deported from the country. 
PRESS RELEASE: MAR 21, 2019

Hoyer Announces Vote on Kennedy Resolution Rejecting President Trump’s Ban on Transgender Americans Serving in the Military

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) announced today that the House will vote next Thursday, March 28, on a resolution introduced by Congressman Joe Kennedy III (MA-04), Chair of the Equality Caucus’s Transgender Equality Task Force, which rejects President Trump’s ban on transgender Americans serving in the military and urges the Department of Defense to not reinstate a discriminatory policy.  
PRESS RELEASE: MAR 15, 2019

Hoyer: Exploiting Anti-Semitism for Partisan Advantage is Dangerous and Wrong

Exploiting anti-Semitism for partisan advantage is dangerous and wrong. 
ISSUE REPORT: MAR 15, 2019

A Look at House Democrats’ Progress on the For The People Agenda

Three months into the Congress, House Democrats continue to make progress on the For The People agenda focused on cleaning up corruption in Washington, lowering health care and prescription drug costs, raising wages, and rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure. 
LEADER'S REPORT: MAR 15, 2019

President Trump Releases Another Deeply Harmful Budget, Democrats Pass Legislation to Make Government More Transparent and Open

On Monday, the Trump Administration released its budget for Fiscal Year 2020. Once again, the President has put forward an irresponsible, unserious budget proposal that was dismissed as dead on arrival.
ISSUE REPORT: MAR 15, 2019

A Look at House Democrats’ Progress on the For The People Agenda

Three months into the Congress, House Democrats continue to make progress on the For The People agenda focused on cleaning up corruption in Washington, lowering health care and prescription drug costs, raising wages, and rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure. 
ISSUE REPORT: MAR 14, 2019

What They’re Saying: President Trump’s Unserious, Irresponsible Budget

This week, the Trump Administration released another irresponsible, unserious budget that doubles down on exploding the deficit and giving tax cuts to the wealthy while cutting Medicare, Medicaid, and investments in our nation’s future.
ISSUE REPORT: MAR 12, 2019

A Look at H.R.6, the Dream and Promise Act of 2019

Today, House Democrats, led by Representatives Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Nydia Velázquez (NY-07), and Yvette Clarke (NY-09) will introduce H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act of 2019.
ISSUE REPORT: MAR 12, 2019

What You Need to Know About President Trump’s Budget

Yesterday, President Trump released an irresponsible budget that has been panned as dead-on-arrival. Here’s what you need to know about this disastrous budget:
ISSUE REPORT: MAR 12, 2019

Sunshine Week: House Democrats Shine a Light on Open, Transparent Government For The People

House Democrats are recognizing this week as “Sunshine Week,” an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to open, transparent government that works of, by, and for the people.
ISSUE REPORT: MAR 11, 2019

Ten Questions for Republicans on President Trump’s FY2020 Budget

This morning, President Trump released his fiscal year 2020 budget, which is yet another unserious proposal that, if enacted, would jeopardize our nation’s security and economic well-being.
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