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LEADER'S REPORT: FEB 15, 2019

House Democrats Vote to Fund Government, Oppose President Trump’s National Emergency Declaration

Last night, I joined House Democrats to cast my vote for compromise report legislation to keep the government open and secure the border with smart and strategic investments.
PRESS RELEASE: FEB 14, 2019

Hoyer Statement on House Passage of the Bipartisan Conference Report

Tonight, the House voted to keep government open and serving the American people as well as to improve the security of our borders with smart and strategic investments. 
PRESS RELEASE: FEB 14, 2019

Hoyer Statement on Reports President Trump Will Declare a National Emergency

Declaring a national emergency would be a violation of the spirit of the laws Congress enacted to deal with actual emergencies by allowing an extraordinary circumvention of our Constitution’s framework of checks and balances.
SPEECH: FEB 14, 2019

Hoyer Delivers Eulogy for Congressman John D. Dingell Jr.

There is nothing I can tell you about John Dingell that you don’t already know.
 
PRESS RELEASE: FEB 14, 2019

Hoyer Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of the Shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

One year ago today, a deadly shooting upended the lives of students, teachers, administrators, and families of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
DAILY LEADER: FEB 14, 2019

THE DAILY LEADER: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2019

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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.
DAILY LEADER: FEB 12, 2019

THE DAILY LEADER: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2019

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PRESS RELEASE: FEB 12, 2019

Hoyer, Engel Statement on Venezuela

We are outraged that Nicolás Maduro continues to block the entry of food and medical supplies into Venezuela. Through authoritarianism, corruption, and incompetence, Nicolás Maduro and his kleptocratic regime have created a massive humanitarian crisis both inside Venezuela and throughout the Americas.
ISSUE REPORT: FEB 12, 2019

In the News: House Democrats’ Trip to the Border

This weekend, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) visited Texas and New Mexico with Congresswomen Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02), Deb Haaland (NM-01), and Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) to meet with migrants, advocates, and border law enforcement personnel.
DAILY LEADER: FEB 11, 2019

THE DAILY LEADER: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2019

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PRESS RELEASE: FEB 11, 2019

Hoyer Discusses Ongoing Border Security Negotiations on Fox News and MSNBC

There's still negotiations going on between the two sides, between the two [chambers], and hopefully they will reach an agreement, hopefully they will reach an agreement soon.
OP-ED: FEB 11, 2019

Medium Post: Our Nation Needs Strategic Border Security Investments, Not More Division and Demagoguery

Today, President Trump will head to El Paso, Texas for a campaign rally to divide and demagogue in order to make his case for his costly, ineffective border wall.
PRESS RELEASE: FEB 11, 2019

Hoyer Statement on the Passing of Rep. Walter Jones

I was saddened to learn of the passing of my friend Walter Jones. We may have stood on opposite sides of the aisle in the House, but I always respected him for his amiability, his candor, and his love of country.
PRESS RELEASE: FEB 11, 2019

Democratic Leadership Statement on Anti-Semitic Comments of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar

Anti-Semitism must be called out, confronted and condemned whenever it is encountered, without exception.
PRESS RELEASE: FEB 10, 2019

Hoyer Statement on Mulvaney's Shutdown Comments

Acting Chief of Staff Mulvaney’s comments this morning were irresponsible and alarming. Instead of threatening another unnecessary and dangerous government shutdown, the Trump Administration ought to reassure federal employees, their families, and the millions of Americans they serve that another shutdown is off the table.
DAILY LEADER: FEB 10, 2019

THE DAILY LEADER: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2019

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PRESS RELEASE: FEB 10, 2019

Hoyer, House Democrats Visit Southern Border to Meet with Migrants, Advocates, Border Law Enforcement Officials

House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) visited Texas and New Mexico on Saturday with Congresswomen Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Xochitl Torres Small (NM-02), Deb Haaland (NM-01), and Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05). 
LEADER'S REPORT: FEB 8, 2019

Democrats Take Action For The People

This week, I was deeply disappointed by President Trump’s second State of the Union address. It was not the message of unity the White House promised, but instead sounded more like a political campaign rally to appeal to his base than an address to the American people.
WEEKLY LEADER: FEB 8, 2019

THE WEEKLY LEADER: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2019
OP-ED: FEB 8, 2019

Hoyer Essay in The Atlantic: My Friend, John Dingell

When I nominated John Dingell for the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which he received in 2014, I quoted President Lyndon Johnson signing the Medicare into law.
STATEMENT: FEB 8, 2019

Hoyer Informs the House of Representatives of the Passing of Congressman John D. Dingell Jr.

Mr. Chairman, my fellow colleagues, I rise with great sadness to announce the passing of one of this House's great and good members, Former Representative John David Dingell Jr., who served in this House for almost a full six decades. His father preceded him for 22 years, and his wife, our beloved colleague, Debbie Dingell, serves now.
PRESS RELEASE: FEB 7, 2019

Hoyer Statement on the Passing of Congressman John D. Dingell Jr.

John Dingell was my friend.  He was a man of indefatigable spirit who loved life, the lovely Deborah his wife, and the House of Representatives. 
DAILY LEADER: FEB 7, 2019

THE DAILY LEADER: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2019

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PRESS RELEASE: FEB 7, 2019

Hoyer Meets With Stand With Parkland to Discuss House Democrats' Work to End Gun Violence

One week before the anniversary of the tragic shooting at Majority Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) met with Stand with Parkland, a national organization founded by families of students and teachers killed in the shooting.